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A History of Un-fractured Chinese Civilization in Archaeological InterpretationArchaeological Discovery and Research of Imperial Mausoleums

A History of Un-fractured Chinese Civilization in Archaeological Interpretation: Archaeological... [In Chinese history, capitals and mausoleums “go hand in hand”, with the emperor living in the capital and buried in the mausoleum near the capital after death. The mausoleum is modeled after the capital city, and the cemetery is like a palace city. Both have “doors on four sides”, following the style of the royal palace, thus the saying “mausoleums as capital cities”. Archaeologists can therefore better understand ancient civilizations through archaeological discoveries of mausoleums. From Shang dynasty to Western Han dynasty, the mausoleum of the emperor generally has one tomb passage on each side of east, west, north, and south. From the imperial mausoleum of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the mausoleum of the Shang Dynasty in the northwest of Yin Ruins, the tombs of the emperors remain in the center of the tomb chamber. The overall layout of the mausoleum is a “scaled-down” version of their capitals.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of Un-fractured Chinese Civilization in Archaeological InterpretationArchaeological Discovery and Research of Imperial Mausoleums

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Springer Nature Singapore
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© Sichuan People's Publishing House Co., Ltd. 2022
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978-981-19-3945-7
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273 –457
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10.1007/978-981-19-3946-4_3
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[In Chinese history, capitals and mausoleums “go hand in hand”, with the emperor living in the capital and buried in the mausoleum near the capital after death. The mausoleum is modeled after the capital city, and the cemetery is like a palace city. Both have “doors on four sides”, following the style of the royal palace, thus the saying “mausoleums as capital cities”. Archaeologists can therefore better understand ancient civilizations through archaeological discoveries of mausoleums. From Shang dynasty to Western Han dynasty, the mausoleum of the emperor generally has one tomb passage on each side of east, west, north, and south. From the imperial mausoleum of the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the mausoleum of the Shang Dynasty in the northwest of Yin Ruins, the tombs of the emperors remain in the center of the tomb chamber. The overall layout of the mausoleum is a “scaled-down” version of their capitals.]

Published: Feb 25, 2023

Keywords: Mausoleums; Mausoleums as capital cities; overall layout

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