|
 Nanyue
King Tomb Museum,
located in Jiefang road,
is stands on the site of
the tomb of Emperor Wen,
the second ruler of the
Southern Yue Kingdom
dating back to 100 B.C.
The tomb was originally
20m under Elephant Hill
and was discovered in
1983. More than 1000
burial objects were
excavated, among which
are a chariot, gold and
silver vessels, musical
instruments, and human
sacrifices. The tomb is
10.85 meter in length
and 12.43 meters in the
widest place, consisting
of the front and rear
chambers. It is the
earliest large-scale
painted stone-chamber
tomb ever found in south
of the Five Ridges.
The site is now the
Western Han Nanyue King
Tomb Museum. |
