The Exhibition Hall of Following a Trace of Monarch

The Exhibition Hall of Following a Trace of Monarch is 400 squaree meters. It exhibites the Guoji's tomb, which number is 2001, and three retinues' tombs. The shape of the Guoji's tomb is a rectangle pit. Its length is 5.3 meters and its width is 3.55 meters. The deepth is 12 meters, the coffin is wooden. There is a large pall beyond the coffins. There was jade in mouth of the owner, and his face was covered by ZhuiYu mingmu. There was Jadewear with seven huangs on his chest and jades in his hands, and toes. He layed on his back. His head towards north and his feet towards south. His hands put on his chest. Because there is no one tomb was found of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Sping and Autumn period, this tomb is the tomb with the highest grade, well protected, and generous cultural relics.

This tomb was buried in the late years of XuanWang of the Zhou Dynasty. There are 2,800 years up to now. The buried articles were rich. There were 5293 pieces. They are bronze, gold, jade, stone, carnelian, bone, chia, tooth, clam, leather, wood, bamboo, linen, silk and so on. The number is large, the style is unique, the handicarsfts is delicate. Most of them were peculiar. They filled the blanks of the Western Zhou Dynasty, such as “the first sword of china”, “Zhuiyumingmu” and Jadewear with seven huangs and 12 golds. So, it was rated as the “one of the ten archaelogical discoveries” of 1990.

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