Chinese Farmers Build Museum at Site of TombFarmers from northwest China's Shaanxi Province have built a museum at the site of the No.1 tomb of the King Qinjinggong (577 BCE- 537 BCE), the largest ancient tomb so far unearthed in China.The Museum which began construction last year was officially opened to the public this week. Farmers from Nanzhihui Village, Fengxiang County, provided the funds for building the Museum. The Museum covers four hectares, and has a grave, funerary objects and sacrificial victims buried alive with the dead, a coffin chamber and a large number of rare relics. Films shot during the excavation of the tomb, a large number of photos, and other written material and pictures about the tomb will be on display at the museum. The Kingdom of Qin was one of the major kingdoms during the Spring and Autumn Period. Chinese archaeologists begun excavation of the No.1 tomb between 1976-1986 and unearthed more than 3,500 relics. The No.1 tomb was listed under state-level protection in 1988. The grave is 59.4 meters long, 38.8 meters wide and 24.5 meters deep. |
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