Chapter nine hundred and ninety-eight thousand coffin hall
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Chapter 998: Thousand Coffins Hall
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And because they were placed in the air and the northwest region is relatively dry, except for a few of these coffins made of poplar and covered with black paint that were damaged and fell to the ground, with numerous bones rolling out, most of the remaining coffins were preserved.
Relatively complete.
"This is really spectacular. There are so many coffins in one tomb. I'm afraid you can't find a few in the world!"
After sighing, Liu Dong passed the 10-meter-wide steps connected to the main tomb passage and descended to the bluestone square that sunk about 5 meters.
Looking at the surrounding coffins that were full of decay and death, Liu Dong did not open any of them, but just walked among them with the tiger heads, quietly experiencing the majestic and eerie combination of the underground palace.
With a historical aftertaste!
Moreover, through the relics Yuan Guang Liu Dong also discovered that the corpses in these coffins were not those of princes and nobles, but should be just eunuchs, maids and other burial attendants!
The reason for this judgment is mainly because there were very few funerary objects, and the clothing remaining on the corpse was not particularly gorgeous.
Because of this, Liu Dong did not intend to touch these coffins except for taking away the bronze crouching tigers carrying them.
Liu Dong, who was running through various thoughts in his mind, came to the center of the entire sunken square, raised his head and looked at the nine-meter-high, magnificent three-headed golden lion statue in front of him, and he couldn't help but be amazed in his heart!
Such a masterpiece of art is really the essence of Kangju people's culture and art! It is of inestimable value!
In China, I am afraid that only bronze giants like the Twelve Golden Men of Qin can compare with it!
After looking around the giant gilded three-headed lion statue for a while, Liu Dong, thinking that he was short of time, turned to a road on the left side of the square that led to the left side hall.
The reason why it is called a side hall instead of an auricular chamber is mainly because the tomb passage here is wider, the murals are more gorgeous, the reliefs on the corners and eaves are more exquisite, and after crossing a distance of 30 meters and entering the side hall, there are more auricles.
Connected to the side hall.
It is in these side halls and ear chambers that the real valuable burial objects are found.
There are not only gold and silver utensils, jade jewelry, and bronzes of various shapes, but also silk fabrics from the Han Dynasty, Shu brocade, silk fabrics, as well as pottery bottles and sculptures from the West, Persian carpets and other valuable funerary objects!
Although the silk fabric had decayed a lot because it had existed for too long, a large part of it was still preserved when Liu Dongshe was willing to repair it with relics and Yuanguang.
I believe that if Liu Dong is willing to use it, it will be enough to set up a silk fabric exhibition hall from the Pre-Qin, Qin, Han and Three Kingdoms periods, and it will also be able to fill in and correct many historical fallacies!
In the right side hall corresponding to the left side hall, Liu Dong found a large number of bamboo slips, silk books, Bay Leaf Sutras, and even papers from China!
Moreover, the characters on these carriers of civilization are also diverse, including China's square Chinese characters, ancient Kharuga script popular in Central Asia, and even some hieroglyphics, as well as Sanskrit from India, Latin from the Roman Empire, and
Ancient Greek writing and ancient Egyptian writing!
Of course, the contents of these written records are also diverse, including the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism imported from China, the Buddhist Tripitaka, the ancient Greek Elements, Homer's Epic, and the ancient Roman "Tibetan Buddhism".
"Origin" and "Gaul Wars", civilizations from China and the West truly meet here in the Kangju people.
Of course, the largest number of them are works and records on politics, history, military, economy, agriculture, mulberry, and water conservancy in Central Asian countries!
Liu Dong looked at these classical masterpieces and precious historical materials that were tightly sealed in jade boxes made entirely of Hetian jade, and his excitement was indescribable.
In the hands of any collector or archaeologist, written things are often of the highest value. In addition to their original value as cultural relics, their historical and academic values are even more difficult to estimate than national treasures.
Now, because of the strict protection of these ancient civilization classics by the Kangju people, and because Liu Dong was willing to spend thousands of relics to repair them, he has preserved the thousands of volumes of books as completely as possible.
It is conceivable that the reappearance of these ancient classics, which were born more than 1,600 years ago, most of which have been lost and even contain a lot of fallacies, will have an impact on modern ancient research.
Even if the contents of those ancient books have not been lost, the most they have spread to this day are orphan copies from hundreds of years ago. And these were 1,600 years ago, so it is obvious which one is more precious!
"No matter how many precious cultural relics may be found later, even if they are national treasures, they cannot compare with the value of these books!" Liu Dong said with great excitement as he looked at these neatly arranged jade boxes.
Later, Liu Dong's hands trembled as he looked at the history of Kangju State, which was called the "Shahai Ancient Scrolls" and was written in ancient Qilu script. The unearthing of these precious historical materials will greatly supplement the Western Regions, especially the
Knowledge about the history, politics, economy, culture and other aspects of various countries in Central Asia before and after BC!
It will be of immeasurable importance to future generations in their study of Central Asian history!
And the Chinese history involved will also greatly make up for the Han Dynasty, and even many historical materials that have been lost before!
Therefore, taken together, the millions of words, tens of thousands of volumes, and thousands of works from the East, West, and Central Asia unearthed this time will be no less than the Dunhuang treasures, the Dead Sea Book, the Yinqueshan Han Tomb Bamboo Slips, etc.
The most famous textual archaeological excavation in the world!
Of course, how to keep these things in your own hands reasonably and legally is also a problem that takes a lot of thinking. Of course, the headaches will be put aside for now. The most important thing now is to enjoy the joy of getting huge gains!
However, in addition to a large number of inestimable books and texts, there are also many musical instruments in the side hall on the right. Ritual and music have been inseparable since ancient times!
However, Liu Dong had never seen most of the musical instruments in the side hall. The only thing that surprised him was that there were bronze chimes, chimes, and even chimes among them!
Although he was familiar with Chinese history, he had long known that as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Central Plains region had already had commercial exchanges with the Western Regions, but Liu Dong was still a little surprised that such an instrument with a distinctly Chinese flavor appeared here!
The only pity is that the level of making of these chimes is not very high. Compared with the chimes of Marquis Yi of Zeng, they are more than one grade behind. However, there are quite a lot of them, forty-nine of them, and they all have inscriptions.
The content of the inscription is not Chinese characters, but ancient Lu script, and its meaning is to describe how King Kangju obtained the bell from the Central Plains.
But Liu Dong had never heard of the man named ‘Kai’ who sold the chimes to King Kang Ju, and he didn’t know who he was!
But what is certain is that King Kangju’s envoy was deceived, and these were simply fake and shoddy goods from two thousand years ago.
But even so, it can be called a national treasure even today! After all, it has extraordinary significance, and its exquisiteness has reached a certain level!
Afterwards, Liu Dong packed up his favorite things, then walked along the stone corridor about 20 meters wide, bypassed the Thousand Coffins Hall in the center, and continued walking back.
After walking forward 20 meters, new chambers appeared on both sides of the tomb passage. This time, most of the people buried in the chambers were chariots and horses. Just like most tombs before the Han Dynasty in China, there were chariot and horse burial pits. In addition to the different styles of chariots and horses,
Apart from the differences, the burial systems are very similar. It is not known whether the Kangju people were influenced by the Central Plains culture.
Of course, compared to the chariot and horse pits of the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period, and Han Dynasty that were directly buried in the soil and caused serious decay, due to the environment and the good drainage system, the chariots and horses here are relatively intact. Of course, you want to
Finding a complete carriage is difficult.
Except for a few bronzes made of carriages, most of the wooden bodies were damaged! The paint on the bodies was seriously peeled off. Fortunately, Liu Dongshe was able to repair it with relics and Yuanguang, and finally he was able to make two good ones!
After passing the chariot and horse burial chamber, and walking about 50 meters further, at the end of the wide tomb passage, a white marble tomb door with a three-headed lion pattern in relief appeared again!
However, compared with the several tomb doors that Liu Dong passed by before, this tomb door is truly made of gold and jade. The three lions embossed on the thick tomb door are not made of stone but real gold, and the lion reliefs are
The carvings are extremely detailed, and the size of the relief is even larger than a real lion, so its value is naturally immeasurable!
When Liu Dong turned on his flashlight, he found that the gold had not oxidized and still looked golden under the dazzling incandescent lamp.
The three golden lion reliefs, which are as tall as an adult, are enough to arouse the greed of any tomb robber, and then they will rush forward desperately to grab these two golden lion reliefs.
But Liu Dong was not in a hurry to go up!
"Kangju people are really insidious!"
After Liu Dong sighed in his heart, he strode forward and pushed open the two doors with embossed golden lions, but he did not eagerly cross the door bars.
"Woof...!"
At this time, the lion head suddenly barked, and then he heard the slightly low, penetrating and intimidating mastiff bark, which seemed to spread to a very far place in an instant, and even echoed! Obviously,
Behind this tomb door is not a common tomb passage, but a huge space.
"Woooo...!"
Obviously, the lion head was also startled by the sudden huge echo. He made a low and threatening sound in his throat and looked at the darkness ahead with vigilance.
The cry of Lion Head soon followed the cry of Tiger Head, who had been suppressed by the dead silence and decaying atmosphere in the tomb just now, and Xiao Jinzi, who was just born and was already restless.
For a moment, dogs barked and eagles chirped in unison, breaking the dead silence that had been inaccessible for thousands of years!
…………………………………………………………………………………… (To be continued…)