There are more than 10,000 ancient tombs in Koguryo era in the plains around Ji 'an, which is a famous "Donggou ancient tomb group" at home and abroad. In July 2004, the World Heritage Committee listed the Koguryo Imperial City, Mausoleum and Noble Tombs in Ji 'an in the World Cultural Heritage List. The tomb of this representative general is called the Oriental Pyramid. Located at the foot of Longshan Mountain, 5 kilometers northeast of Ji 'an City, it looks like a giant stone tomb of the Egyptian pyramid. Approaching the stone tomb along the winding path, you can vaguely see the long grinding marks on the stone body. This is the "General Cemetery" known as the "Oriental Pyramid". As the tomb of Koguryo, General Cemetery is undoubtedly the most representative.
The main historical sites are
(1) Jiangjun powder
② Monument to King Tai Hao.
(3) Koguryo tomb murals
(4) Tai Hao Mausoleum
(5) Marudao Mountain City
(6) Domestic cities
(1) Jiangjun powder
Typically, this military tomb is called the Golden Pagoda of the East. Located at the foot of Longshan Mountain, 5 kilometers northeast of Ji 'an City, there is a huge stone tomb shaped like the Egyptian pyramid.
General Cemetery is the representative of the stepped tomb of Chinese altar among tens of thousands of Koguryo tombs in Ji 'an, and it is also one of the most magnificent tombs in China. It stands at the foot of Longshan Mountain, looking at Yalu River in the south and Yushan Mountain in the north. Longshan is connected with Yushan, and the general's grave is between them. From a distance, the two hills and the tall ancient tomb form the trend of "two dragons playing with pearls", and people all praise General Cemetery for his good "Feng Shui". Chinese experts have proved through archaeology and research that this stepped tomb of Fangtan should be the tomb of the 20th King of Koguryo, the "Longevity King".
General Cemetery was built in the early 5th century. It is made of more than 65,438+065,438+000 rectangular granite blocks with pebbles and gravel in the middle. In order to prevent the stone from moving outward under its own weight, three huge headstones were placed on each side. Except one lost in the north, other headstones are well preserved so far. General Cemetery height12.4m. The shape of the mausoleum is seven steps, and the tomb is opened in the middle of the fifth step. The tomb is covered with a whole stone slab weighing about 50 tons. There are two sarcophagus beds in the tomb, but the coffin and funerary objects have long since disappeared.
The "longevity king" recorded in the literature is "outstanding in appearance and heroic in ambition" He inherited the legacy created by his father "King Tai Hao" and continued to explore this territory. In order to develop in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, he moved to Pyongyang. Koguryo regime reached its peak in the period of "Longevity King" and became the most powerful country in Northeast Asia.
According to historical records, Koguryo people have the custom of heavy burial: "When men and women get married, they will do a little mourning. Re-burial, gold, silver and money, all in death, accumulating stones for printing, planting pines and cypresses. " The first thing Wang Wanshou did after he ascended the throne was to bury his father with all the strength of the country. As King Tai was safe and sound, King Wanshou began to build his own grave. Compared with Taihao Mausoleum, Changshou Mausoleum is slightly smaller, but more luxurious. According to a large number of relics such as blue-gray lotus tiles and chains unearthed at the top of the tomb, it can be inferred that there should be a building similar to a sleeping hall at the top of the tomb.
② Monument to King Tai Hao.
The ancient city of Ji 'an, surrounded by green mountains and green waters, is like a lotus leaf standing still in the lake, while the monument to King Tai Hao, which has stood in the city for more than 1500 years, is like a drop of dew on the lotus leaf.
"The First Monument in the East" is located at the foot of Yushan Mountain, 4 kilometers east of Ji 'an City, Jilin Province, on the Tonggou Plain. It was built for the tomb of Koguryo 19 King Haotai. It is tall, dignified and dark. According to historical records, the Monument to King Haotai was built in the 10th year of Yixi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (AD 4 14), with a history of 1590 years. It is made of a complete huge breccia tuff stone pillar with a small chisel. The monument is 6.39 meters high and its width varies from 1.34 meters to 2 meters. The weight of the tablet is about 37 tons, and the tablet body is slightly square, with no tablet forehead. The whole stone tablet stands directly on an irregular granite slab without any external force.
King Tai Hao, also known as Tan De, ascended the throne at the age of 39 1 18, and died at the age of 39. Posthumous title is "King of Tai Hao, a land of peace and tranquility". Experts' research shows that the 22-year reign of King Tai Hao was an unprecedented period of prosperity and development in Koguryo's history. With strong economic and military strength, he explored the east and west, occupied Liaodong, expelled the enemy, invaded Hanshui, and reduced surplus grain, which made Goguryeo's territory expand unprecedentedly.
The Monument to King Tai Hao was built by the Longevity King to commemorate his father's achievements. Inscriptions are engraved on all sides of the monument, which is an official script of Chinese characters. It is square and heavy. The inscription on four sides is 44 vertical lines * * *, with spaces between lines, each line is 4 1 word, and the original text is 1775 word. Thousands of years of wear and tear, as well as the burning of moss and improper extension of characters in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, have damaged the monument to a certain extent, and the recognizable characters are only about 1600 characters. The meaning of the inscription is generally clear, but many historical and archaeological issues involved in sentence breaking and textual research are controversial, and Chinese and foreign scholars have written books and expressed their opinions. On July 1 day, 2004, the Monument to King Tai Hao, together with the Tomb of King Wang Tai, was approved as a world cultural heritage by the 28th World Heritage Committee.
(3) Koguryo murals
The Koguryo regime was established in 37 BC, but the mural tomb appeared more than 300 years later. Archaeologists confirmed that in the middle and late 20th century, China and North Korea cleared and excavated a number of Koguryo mural tombs. 33 in China and 68 in North Korea. Koguryo mural tombs are mainly distributed in Ji 'an City, Jilin Province and North Korea. These mural tombs are mostly stone-sealed tombs, accounting for more than 90%.
The early Koguryo mural tomb appeared in the first half of the 4th century. The contents of the murals reproduce the social life of Koguryo princes and nobles, such as living at home, feasting, singing and dancing, hundreds of plays, traveling and so on. The way of painting is to draw a stone wall with white ash, and then paint on white ash. Murals better reflect the unique traditions of our nation, such as the corner-touching movement similar to Japanese sumo wrestling today, the hunting scenes on horseback, and the common animals such as tigers, deer, wild boar, bears, roe deer, white rabbits and pheasants in Changbai Mountain forest.
After rain erosion, shedding and mildew are the problems faced by many Koguryo murals. In order to maximize the protection of murals, the vast majority of Koguryo mural tombs in China have been tightly closed and protected. In order to satisfy people's desire for viewing, cultural relics protection workers adopted the technology of combining underground gallery with digital video during the maintenance of mural tombs, so that tourists can see some "living" beauty of Koguryo tomb murals without stepping into tombs.
(4) Beautiful natural scenery
Distributed in the mountainous areas around Ji 'an Basin, the mountains are green because of water, and the water is green because of mountains. There is a magical natural landscape between green mountains and green waters, which is magnificent.
(1), Wunvfeng National Forest Park
(2) Yalu River Scenic Area
(3) Yunfeng Lake Scenic Area
(4) Tiger Roar Qingshui Mountain Villa
(5) Natural Cave-Liu Lidong