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Xian Maoling Mausoleum

Xian Maoling Mausoleum

Located in Maoling Village of Nanwei Towm on the Weibei altiplano, about 9 kilometers southeast of Xingping Country and 45 kilometers from Xi’an, Maoling mausoleum is the tomb of Western Han Emperor Wu Di. Emperor Wu Di, going by the name Liu Che (156BC-87BC), was the fifth ruling monarch of the Western Han Dynasty. He had reigned for 54 years, being one of the longest-reigining emperors in China’s Dynasty. As an emperor with great achievements in Chinese history, the Han Dynasty was at the height of its power and splendor during the period of his power. In the second year of his region, Emperor Wu Di began to build the Maoling Mausoleum, which took 53 years to complete.

Xian Maoling MausoleumMaoling is the largest among the emperor’s tombs of Western Han. Around the mausoleum there are a wall surrounded it with a length of 431 meters from the east to west and 415 meters from north to south. The wall base is 5.8 meters wide. The gate stands in the middle of the four gates. The cover of the grave is 46.5 meters high, 231 meters long from the east to west and 234 meters long from the south to the north. Today the vestiges of the eastern, western and northern watchtowers can be clearly seen. Service to the mausoleum required some 5,000 gardeners and cleaners who also lived on the grounds. As per the record of history, the tomb is quite abundant in funeral objects. There are altogether 290 kinds of animals in the mausoleum including gold and sliver, birds and beasts, fish and turtles, cattle, horse, tiger, leopard, etc. Some maids-in-waiting were also put in the mausoleum. Besides the jade box, jade crutch presented by the Tang Q and a gold box full of 30 volumes of classics that Emperor Wu Di had read were buried together with him.

Hollow bricks engraved or painted with unique geometric patterns, the common bricks and tiles made in the Han Dynasty can be found everywhere. Moreover, small pottery figurines have been unearthed in the area, all of which are lifelike sculptures from the Western Han Dynasty.

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