The tombs of the Han Dynasty at the Dayun Hill in Xuyi County, Jiangsu

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Archaeological Materials ◽  
Gold Wires

AbstractIn 2009 through 2011, Nanjing Museum conducted rescue excavations to the tombs of the Han Dynasty at Dayun Hill in Xuyi County, Jiangsu, which uncovered a rather well preserved mausoleum precinct of the feudatory kings of the Western Han Dynasty. In total, three main tombs, 11 attendant tombs, two chariot-and-horse pits, two weaponry pits and the mausoleum architecture remains were discovered. Among them, Tombs No. 1 and No. 2 yielded large amounts of lacquer wares, bronzes, gold and silver wares and jades including jade coffin and jade burial suits sewn with gold wires, etc. Referring to the historic literature and the archaeological materials, the occupant of Tomb No. 1 was confirmed to be Liu Fei, the first generation of the feudatory king of Jiangdu Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty and the mausoleum precinct of the Western Han Dynasty at Dayun Hill was that of the first generation of the feudatory king of Jiangdu Kingdom.

Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty in Nanchang, Jiangxi

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-59
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Burial Mound ◽  
Main Chamber ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Bamboo Slips ◽  
Settlement Site ◽  
Truncated Pyramid ◽  
Cultural Relics

AbstractSince March 2011, Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and other institutions conducted excavation to Marquis of Haihun’s tomb of the Western Han Dynasty located on the Guodun Hill in Datangping Township, Xinjian District, Nanchang City. Marquis of Haihun’s tomb consisted of the burial mound in the shape of a truncated pyramid, the grave in a 甲 -shaped plan and the rectangular wooden coffin chamber. The wooden coffin chamber was partitioned into the main chamber, the passage, the ambulatory-shaped storage quarters and the corridor. The artifacts unearthed from the tomb included gold objects, bronzes, jades, lacquered and wooden wares, textiles, pottery wares, bamboo slips and wooden tablets, etc. Referring to the unearthed artifacts and the relevant historic textual materials, the occupant of this tomb is estimated to be Liu He, the first generation of the Marquis of Haihun of the Western Han Dynasty. The site of the Purple Gold City, the graveyards of the Marquises of Haihun of all of the generations and the cemeteries of the noble and common peoples formed the largest and best preserved settlement site of marquisate of the Han Dynasty found to date with the richest connotations.

A Research on Early Spread of Traditional Hand-Made Paper in East Asia Countries

2010 ◽  
Vol 174 ◽  
pp. 537-540
Author(s):  
Zhi Yong Gao
Keyword(s):  
East Asia ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
General Picture ◽  
Paper Making ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Handmade Paper ◽  
Archaeological Materials ◽  
Materials Research

Lots of unearthed objects and historical documents indicate the paper-making technology which had been invented in Western Han Dynasty moved to Japan through the Korean peninsula. This paper took the development of paper-making technology and how it spread to the major countries of East Asia as a clue to find out evidence of the early transmission of traditional handmade paper from the ancient literature, archaeological materials, research papers, and museum collections. Literature studies, field inspections and the traditional ways of recovery process were the main methods we used. After collecting and studying the materials, we drew the outline of the general picture of traditional handmade paper transmitting in the major countries of East Asia, and made a discussion about the relevant issues on the condition that the traditional handmade paper how to adapt to the geographical variation and the printing technology.

Mausoleum M1 of the Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom of the Western Han Dynasty at Dayun Hill in Xuyi County, Jiangsu Province

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
First Generation ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
Grave Goods

AbstractThe mausoleum precinct of the Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom at Dayun Hill is a well-preserved mausoleum precinct of the feudatory kingdoms of the Western Han Dynasty; the occupant of tomb No. 1 (M1) in this precinct was Liu Fei, the first generation of the feudatory kings of Jiangdu Feudatory Kingdom. M1 was a vertical stone shaft pit tomb in Φ-shaped plan with huangchang ticou (walls built of cypress heartwood timbers laid with their stacked ends forming the facing of the walls) structure. The tomb chamber had been looted in early years, but large amounts of grave goods including bronzes, iron implements, gold and silver wares, lacquer wares, jades, glass wares and pottery wares were unearthed. The excavation of M1 provided important materials for the in-depth researches on the burials of the feudatory lords of the Han Dynasty and their system.

scholarly journals Relationship between climate change and wars between nomadic and farming groups from the Western Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty period

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 3567-3595
Author(s):  
Y. Su ◽  
L. Liu ◽  
X. Q. Fang ◽  
Y. N. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Tang Dynasty ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Solid Material ◽  
Han Dynasty ◽  
The South ◽  
Central Plains ◽  
Western Han Dynasty ◽  
The Tang Dynasty ◽  
Background Climate

Abstract. In ancient China, the change in regional agriculture and animal husbandry productivity caused by climate change led to either wars or peaceful relations between nomadic and farming groups. From the Western Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty there were 367 wars between the two groups. The nomadic people initiated 69 % of the wars, but 62.4 % were won by the farmers. On a 30 year-period timescale, warm climates corresponded to a high incidence of wars. The conflicts between the nomadic and farming groups took place in some areas which are sensitive to climate change. During the cold periods, the battlefields were mostly in the southern regions. The main causes which leading to the above results are following: (1) warm climate provided a solid material foundation for nomadic and farming groups, especially contributed to improve the productivity of nomadic group; meanwhile, the excessive desire for essential means of subsistence in nomadic group could led to wars. (2) During the cold periods, people of farming group moved to the south and construct the south, meanwhile, nomadic group occupied the central plains, thus the battlefields also changed. As the background, climate change plays an indirect role in wars between groups.

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