1, Introduction

Jingling is the mausoleum of Xuan Wudi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is the second imperial mausoleum approved by the state for scientific excavation since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is a national key cultural relics protection unit. In the Northern Wei Dynasty, the diameter of Xuan Wudi Jingling was110m, and it is now 24m high. The underground palace is placed under the mound and consists of four parts: the tomb, the front tunnel, the back tunnel and the tomb, with a total length of more than 56 meters. 199 1 year, the underground palace of the tomb was completely protected. The front wall of the tomb is adobe and the back wall is brick. The sarcophagus in the tomb is a large dome space, and the blue bricks are paved layer by layer.

2. History

Xuan Wudi, the eighth emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was named Yuan Ke, the second son of Emperor Xiaowen. He inherited a series of reform policies from his father. 5/kloc-died in Luoyang in 0/5 and was buried in Jingling.

Historical evolution of Jingling underground palace

This huge mound was once considered as the Huailing of Emperor Chong of Han Dynasty in Qing Dynasty, and was later verified as the Jingling of Xuan Wudi in Northern Wei Dynasty after the founding of the People's Republic of China. 196 1 year Luoyang cultural relics protection unit. When Luoyang Tomb Museum was built in 1984, the protection of this tomb was put on the agenda because it was located next to this tomb. 1990, it was found that there were stolen holes at the top of the mound, and the backfill was not solid, and there was rainwater leakage.

In order to protect and expand the museum, the excavation work officially started in June with the approval of National Cultural Heritage Administration. 199 1. According to some data, this is the second mausoleum actively excavated after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and it is also the earliest one. The excavation took more than two months, without "uncovering the top", but along the tomb road, completely protecting the tomb and underground palace. 1992 resumed opening to the outside world in April. The tomb of Xuan Wudi Jingling Underground Palace is very long. The front section of the pyramid-shaped mound wall is adobe and the back section is brick. Compared with the stones in Ming and Qing Dynasties, it is rough, but deeper.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Jingling, Xuan Wudi, Northern Wei Dynasty