Tomb raiding has a long history. It is no exaggeration to say that the history of grave robbery is as long as it is. Grave r
Tomb raiding has a long history. It is no exaggeration to say that the history of grave robbery is as long as it is. Grave robbing makes the living uneasy and the dead restless. All previous dynasties have imposed heavy penalties of death on grave robbery activities, but why have they been repeatedly banned? People die for wealth, birds die for food, and the reason is nothing more than the treasure buried in the ancient tomb.
There is an old saying in archaeology that nine of the ten tombs are empty, and nine of them have been emptied by grave robbers in past dynasties. One of them refers to some special tombs Due to various reasons, grave robbers can't steal if they want to, and they have been completely preserved to this day. Let's look at the three most mysterious tombs. Although every legend is full of treasures and attracts countless people to explore, no one has succeeded for thousands of years.
First, I can't find the tomb of Genghis Khan.
Genghis Khan is an outstanding politician and strategist in the history of the world. He is not only famous, but also famous all over the world. He established the Mongolian Empire across Eurasia, with the largest land area exceeding 45 million square kilometers, accounting for more than four-fifths of the whole human world at that time. He almost became synonymous with empire and conquest. Genghis Khan won countless treasures in his life's campaign. After his death, his descendants held a very special funeral for him and buried special figures in world history.
Legend has it that when Genghis Khan was buried, in order to keep it secret, the real burial place left no buildings and soil, and after the burial, more than 10 thousand war horses razed the original place to the ground. In order to facilitate the search in the future, on the day of burial, she will kill her baby camel in front of the mother camel and spill her blood on the cemetery. By the time the green grass sprouted the next spring, the cemetery was no different from other places on the grassland.
Only through the affection of the mother camel to the young camel can it be found, but after the death of the mother camel, no one can find Genghis Khan's grave again. Legend has it that Genghis Khan's mausoleum contains all kinds of treasures, even more than Qin Shihuang's mausoleum. For hundreds of years, countless experts, scholars and explorers have tried to find the real tomb of Genghis Khan. Unfortunately, a lot of manpower and material resources were used, and only a few suspected locations were obtained. The exact location has not yet been determined.
Second, it is impossible to dig-the dry tomb of Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian is the only orthodox female emperor in history. Although she was a woman, Wu Zetian's performance during her reign was not inferior to that of other emperors in the Tang Dynasty. Her strong national strength and economic prosperity also laid a good foundation for the later "rule of Kaiyuan". Wu Zetian died and was buried in Ganling, together with Tang Gaozong and Li Zhi. According to legend, the geomantic omen of Ganling was chosen by Yuan Tiangang and Li, famous fortune tellers in Tang Dynasty, and it is a rare treasure. Historically, there have been countless small grave robberies and three large grave robberies in Ganling, but none of them succeeded. Perhaps it is the excellent geomantic omen here that protects Ganling from grave robbers.
The first time was at the end of the Tang Dynasty when Huang Chao led 400,000 rebels and dug a ditch more than 40 meters deep in Ganling, but he couldn't find the entrance to the pyramid-shaped mound. After loyalist counteroffensive pursuit, Huang Chao had to withdraw bitterly. Up to now, there is still a deep ditch named "Huang Chao ditch" on the west side of the main peak of Liangshan. The second time was during the Five Dynasties, when Wen Tao led an army to dig Ganling. Wen Tao in the Tang Dynasty was very powerful. He dug 17 imperial tombs, but when he arrived at Wu Zetian, he hit a wall.
Wen Tao used tens of thousands of people, but it was stormy three times. The weather cleared up as soon as the troops retreated. Such a strange thing made Wen Tao finally give up. The third time was the early years of the Republic of China. General Sun Lianzhong, under the guise of protecting Ganling, hoped to bomb Ganling with gunpowder cannons. However, black smoke suddenly appeared in the middle, the wind was blowing hard, and sand and stones were flying, which scared Sun Lianzhong to leave quickly and finally failed.
Third, dare not dig-Qin Shihuang Mausoleum
Qin Shihuang was the first emperor to unify China in history, and he was also the first person to be called Emperor. He presided over the construction of many buildings that can be called wonders of the world, among which the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the most famous one. The mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is large in scale and complex in design, centering on the underground palace. There are a lot of burial pits and graves around the mausoleum, just like a huge underground palace. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is listed as the eighth wonder of the world only as a burial pit, and the underground palace, the core of the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum, has unimaginable shocking power.
Although the periphery of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum has been destroyed and stolen in history, the evidence in recent years shows that the core underground palace has not been stolen. For more than forty years since the discovery of the mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, there has been no plan to excavate it. On the one hand, there are many mysterious legends about the organs in the underground palace of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum, and many mysteries have not yet been solved. On the other hand, it should not be 100% sure to ensure proper protection after excavation. In order to prevent irreparable losses caused by hasty excavation, the underground palace of Qin Shihuang's mausoleum has only been protected so far, and it is afraid to dig.