In the eyes of the emperor, it is unlucky to build a mausoleum. He must be given a grand burial. The size of the mausoleum also hints at his position. Which imperial tomb is the most difficult to dig in China?
I said without hesitation that it was Wu Zetian's "longevity domain"-Ganling.
Ganling is known as the "ninth wonder of the world" buried underground.
Ganling has experienced thousands of years of vicissitudes, and the wind and rain remain the same. It is the burial place of Li Zhi in Tang Gaozong, but it is famous for the tomb of Wu Zetian. Grave robbers in the past dynasties basically failed in front of Ganling, and even the door to vision was not found.
The dragon and phoenix are buried here, undisturbed by mortals. Ganling is located in Liangshan, 6 kilometers north of Ganxian County, Shaanxi Province, and more than 70 kilometers away from the ancient city of xi 'an. It is indeed a treasure trove of feng shui.
Because Liangshan is a naturally formed limestone mountain, there are three peaks standing from east to west. The whole Liangshan is lifelike because of a woman's body lying on her back, and the locals also call it "Nitou Mountain".
Ganling is impregnable. Nobody stole it. In good condition. Where's the secret?
Ganling is the mausoleum of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian. In the eyes of many people, there must be a lot of gold and silver jewelry buried here. Therefore, Ganling has been chopped by the sword of the cold weapon era and bombed by machine guns in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, but it is still intact. Where are the well-preserved secrets?
Truth 1: I can't find it-due to the influence of geological structure, the tomb is closed in good condition.
According to the analysis of relevant archaeological experts, "Ganling was not built at the foot of Liangshan, but on the mountainside of Liangshan. Because Liangshan is limestone, the whole mountain has formed a new protective layer.
Under the protection of layers of rocks, Ganling was buried deeper and the tomb door became very secret. In addition, when building Ganling, Wu Zetian paid special attention to the structure of the mausoleum. In order not to be destroyed by the outside world, Wu Zetian ordered people to build it with hard and huge limestone as the main material, and blocked the tomb with rectangular or square stone strips. Each stone strip has a groove on it, which is convenient for embedding iron bolt plates for stacking.
After the stone bars are piled up, molten tin and iron slurry melted at high temperature is poured into the gap between the stone bars and the bolt plate, so it is strong and abnormal. After the pyramid-shaped mound is closed, it is integrated with the whole mountain, so it is difficult to survey and find the entrance to the pyramid-shaped mound.
Truth two, it can't be dug-according to the fact that the tomb was built on a mountain, it is more difficult to dig the main tomb than to climb to heaven.
This kind of burial system of "burying tombs because of mountains" is a common form of funeral for emperors and generals. Wu Zetian also built a mausoleum according to this burial system, with the main peak of Liangshan as the tomb and the underground palace halfway up the mountain in Liangshan. It can be said that the whole Fuling was integrated with Liangshan, and it was a huge project to build the underground palace on the hillside at that time, but it was precisely because of this construction method that the Fuling was not stolen.
Truth three, dare not dig-there is a five-meter-high fence inside and outside the periphery to protect it.
The building specifications of Ganling are modeled after those of Chang 'an Building in Tang Dou. It is understood that there is a five-meter-high wall inside and outside the whole mausoleum, and this dry mausoleum is even more impregnable.
So it was wishful thinking for those grave robbers to steal Ganling at that time. In addition, there are some mysterious colors about Ganling. Archaeological compilation records: "Wen Tao probably sent the Tang Mausoleum. It is impossible for a person to get close to Ganling. There is a storm nearby." Whenever faced with a crisis, there will be unexpected events and sudden changes in wind and rain, making people afraid to approach.
To sum up, we can see that Ganling is called "the ninth wonder of the world", which is why it can preserve the most complete and abundant cultural relics and has not been stolen. It is impregnable, and the door to the outside world will be closed forever.