Where is the prototype tomb of the nine-story demon tower?
Weixue no.1 tomb
1982, an ancient tomb was discovered in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Later, archaeologists discovered hundreds of ancient tombs nearby. This ancient tomb group was named "Hot Water Tomb Group", among which "No.1 Tomb of Blood Guard" is a large ancient tomb, which is said to be the prototype of the nine-story demon tower in the novel. Since then, various cultural relics 1000 pieces have been unearthed from Xue Wei's No.1 tomb. Recently, archaeologists have made new discoveries.
It is a great discovery in archaeology, hence the name "Nine-story Demon Tower". This huge tomb is located in Hot Water Township, about 10 km southeast of Chahanwusu Town, Qinghai Province.
This is the most magnificent tomb ever discovered in Dulan. According to the investigation, it is the tomb of Tuguhun royal family in the early Tang Dynasty. As early as a few decades ago, this tomb group was included in the six new archaeological discoveries and ten new archaeological discoveries in China, and it is also a key cultural relics protection unit recognized by the state.
According to geomantic omen, the tomb faces south, with a height of 33 meters, a length of 55 meters from east to west and a width of 37 meters from north to south. Once upon a time, this ancient tomb was shaped like "gold", so it was also called "Oriental Pyramid". There are two mountains behind the tomb, extending like two dragons, and there are many pits for sacrificing livestock in the south of the tomb.
There is a three-layer fence made of mud and stone under the tomb. From top to bottom, every 1m, there are rows of neat cypress trees across the mound, up to nine stories high, so it is called "nine-story demon building" by the locals.
According to archaeologists' speculation, it took at least 10,000 people more than a year to build such a big tomb in ancient times. Such a magnificent and unique architectural style undoubtedly excites archaeologists.
Archaeologists have been rescuing this huge ancient tomb since it was discovered in 1982. Although it has been excavated many times, our staff still found many precious cultural relics.
At present, only two of them have been unearthed, and the precious cultural relics unearthed are dazzling: gold, silver, jade pottery, brocade socks, leather boots, lacquerware, wooden dishes, wooden birds and animals, Roman gold coins, Persian silver coins and so on.
There is also a piece woven with polo characters used by medieval people, which is particularly precious. It is the only Persian script found in the world in the eighth century, which reads "King of Kings", which amazed archaeologists.
But so far, nothing has been found to prove the identity of the tomb owner. But judging from the scale of the tomb, the owner of the tomb must have an extraordinary prominent position at that time.
The ancient tomb was stolen.
Unfortunately, when archaeologists in China discovered this ancient tomb, the tomb and more than 200 small tombs around it were almost stolen by grave robbers. The tomb is 33 meters high, 55 meters long from east to west and 37 meters wide from north to south. From the front of the tomb, it looks like a "golden" child, so it is also called the "Oriental Pyramid".
Behind this tomb, there are two mountains stretching like two dragons, and the tomb is like a cornucopia, forming the trend of "two dragons playing with pearls". According to experts' calculations, it takes at least 1 10,000 people to build such a mausoleum every year, which shows how grand the scale is. This tomb belongs to the Turpan royal family in the Tang Dynasty and is of great research value.