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Lujiazhuang mural tomb

The fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units in Hengshui City, Hebei Province
Lujiazhuang mural tomb is located in Hebei Province Hengshui City Lujiazhuang, Anping County. Found and excavated in 1971, it is a well preserved mural tomb of the Eastern Han Dynasty. [2]
Lujiazhuang mural tomb is a large vertical multi chamber brick tomb, which is composed of south road, tomb door, front room, middle room, back middle room, back room and north back room. Lujiazhuang mural tomb is a tomb with exact dating in the tombs of the Han Dynasty in China. It is known for its exact time and rich mural content. [2-3]
On June 25, 2001, the Lujiazhuang mural tomb was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as The fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units [1]
Chinese name
Lujiazhuang mural tomb
geographical position
Hengshui City, Hebei Province Anping County
Protection level
The fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units
No
5-148-2-4
Approved by
State Council of the PRC
Times
Eastern Han Dynasty

Historical evolution

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In the fifth year of Xiping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (176), when the dynasty declined at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the tomb owner of Lujiazhuang mural tomb was buried at this time. [1]
In 1971, Lujiazhuang villagers in Anping County found a large brick tomb with many rooms, painted with colorful murals, when they were digging the canal; In October of the same year, the Culture Bureau of Hebei Province organized personnel to excavate the Lujiazhuang mural tomb. [4]

Site characteristics

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The mural tomb in Lujiazhuang is a large multi room brick tomb, which is divided into front room, middle room, back room, back room and north back room. It uses red, yellow, green, white, black and other colors to depict the tomb owner's travel, daily life, subordinate officials' administration, audience and other images. [2-3]

Cultural relics

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The fresco on the north wall of the middle room shows the travel of vehicles and horses
The tomb coupons of the Lujiazhuang mural tomb are inscribed with the words of First Aid, The Analects of Confucius, The Book of Filial Piety and other books. The tomb wall paintings found in the middle room, the right side room of the front room, and the right side room of the middle room have attracted great attention from cultural relics and art circles. The murals are brightly colored and well preserved, depicting the life scene of the tomb owner. [2-3]
The content of the mural includes the grand occasion of the tomb owner's travel, the subordinate officials' administration, the audience and the building where the tomb owner lived. The picture also specifically reflects the identity of the tomb owner. The scene of the tomb owner's travel, with front and back crowding, riding with chariots, a large number of chariots and soldiers, shaking halberds and holding sticks, roared past. Judging from the number of people who took the bus and belonged to the bus, the tomb owner was at least an official with more than two thousand stones and belonged to the highest local executive. [2]
Jiyue Picture
The mural also depicts a building with multiple courtyards owned by the tomb owner during his lifetime, with towering watchtowers and perforated holes; There are also wind birds, wind detection flags, alarm drums, etc., which show the war atmosphere in turbulent years. [2]

Historical culture

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White cover to draw a cart
Lujiazhuang mural tomb (Han Dynasty) is located in Lujiazhuang Village, Anping County, Hengshui City. According to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, Anping County belonged to Jizhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the descendants of the emperor were granted the state by the Ming Emperor. At first, it was called "Le Cheng Guo". In the first year of Yan Guang's reign (122 years), it was renamed "Anping Guo". The name of "Anping" is still in use today. At that time, Anpingguo had 13 counties, more than 91400 households and more than 655000 people. In this kingdom, besides the princes and their relatives, there were also some famous aristocratic families, such as the Cui family in Anping, the great eunuch (Chang Shi) Zhao Zhong, who was good at power in the court during the Lingdi period, and other royal nobles. [4]

Master's life experience

According to the "travel map" of the tomb owner, there are various walking guards of honor, riding officials, and vehicles. Although there is no written description, they are arranged regularly. The number of various walking guards of honor was determined according to different official ranks in the Eastern Han Dynasty, especially the crossbow in front of the main cart, Wu Bo in front of the cart, and Pai Che.
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The owner of the Lujiazhuang mural tomb was buried in the fifth year of Xiping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (176), when the dynasty declined at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In the tomb, the character "Zhao" was found on the brick with the words "Weijinpin", doubting that the owner of the tomb might be Zhao. Eunuchs who were unauthorized in the imperial court at that time Zhao Zhong His home is in Anping, and the tomb was buried at the time when Zhao Zhong was proud in the imperial court. The burial system of the tomb owner is so high that it may have a great relationship with Zhao Zhong himself. [2]

Value significance

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Lujiazhuang mural tomb is a tomb with exact dating in the tombs of the Han Dynasty in China. It is known for its exact time and rich mural content. The murals are mainly distributed in the middle chamber, the right chamber of the middle chamber and the right chamber of the front chamber of the Eastern Han Tomb in Anping. The different pictures in each room reflect the main scenes of the tomb owner's official career and life. [2] [5]

Cultural relics protection

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On June 25, 2001, the Lujiazhuang Mural Tomb was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the fifth batch of key cultural relics under national protection. [1]
On December 24, 2021, Lujiazhuang mural tomb was included in the list of "One Hundred Important Archaeological Discoveries in a Century in Hebei" at the Hebei Provincial Field Archaeological Report Meeting.

Tourism information

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geographical position

Lujiazhuang mural tomb is located in Lujiazhuang, Anping County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province.
Luzhuang Village

Traffic information

Bus: Anping 6 Outer Ring Road Luzhuang Village Exit Station, 478 meters away.
Anping 203 Road - Ximen Station of the County Hospital, walk 1.1 kilometers.
Anping No. 4 Road - Hanwang Park North Gate Station, walk 893 meters.
Anping No. 7 Inner Ring - Dongyue Huafu Station, 750m away.
Anping Road 102 - Ximen Station of the County Hospital, walk 1.1 kilometers.
Automobile: Beijing West Second Ring Road Caihuying South Road Beijing Kaifeng Expressway Daguang Expressway Ping'an West Road Haitiandian Hehuang Avenue Heping Street Lujiazhuang
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