"He is an art teacher, and this kid is full of groceries." Gu Zhenduo said with a smile: "I can teach the literature and history of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but I don't know the style of the Yongling stone carvings of the Western Wei Dynasty."

"The biggest shortcoming of scholars of my generation - of course also limited by conditions - is that they are too focused on studying textual things and lack the verification and comparison of on-the-ground and physical objects." Gu Youwen was as partial as ever: "Dawen, this is

The method of studying is very good, and the conditions of their generation are also good. They have read thousands of books and traveled thousands of miles. It is natural that the best will outstrip those who are good at it."

Zhou Zhi was a bit slanderous, as if if I were to travel thousands of miles, Master Zuzu, you would reimburse me for my travel expenses.

He quickly changed the subject: "The main reason is that the red sandstone is too severely weathered. Otherwise, it would be more in line with the actual situation to use red sandstone that is easily available in Sichuan to make the carvings on both sides of the Shinto. Then from the Jiazhou Giant Buddha - Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Cliff -

- Dazu Rock Carvings - Jiachuan Brick and Stone Tomb Sculptures of the Song and Yuan Dynasties Among a series of Sichuan-specific carving arts, it would be more authentic to find similar styles and restore them."

"Then it's not about the money." While they were talking, everyone had already arrived in front of the tombstone. Lao Wang took out another key and opened the door of the tomb, and said with a smile: "The more serious ones are not the more serious ones, the bigger ones are more real."

, it all has to be decided by your wallet.”

"This gate is also a replica. At that time, the seal here was 15 meters high, which was three meters higher than Liu Bei's Huiling Mausoleum."

"A total of hundreds of bronze door nails were unearthed, and each one is a cultural relic."

The tomb is divided into three chambers, the front, middle and back. For protection, no electricity has been connected. The front chamber is slightly better, but the middle and back chambers are dark.

Although the tomb is tall and majestic, it is also eerie and eerie without light.

Lao Wang gave everyone a few flashlights, and the response was buzzing: "Let's go in and take a look, there are some treasures."

Entering the tomb, Zhou Zhi turned on the flashlight, and the light shone on the round arch on the top of the tomb. Then, the tomb miraculously looked even more gloomy.

Jiang Shuyi was a little scared, so she came closer and quietly took Zhou Zhi's left hand.

Chi Xueli was also worried, so she took Zhou Zhi's right arm, causing the beam of light in Zhou Zhi's hand to swing wildly.

Fortunately, Lao Wang's explanation relieved the two women's fears a little: "The tomb in Yongling is made of masonry. This structure was later widely used in tombs in Bashu and even the Song Dynasty."

"The diameter of the tomb is about 80 meters and the height is 15 meters. There are nine levels of sills at the bottom of the tomb, four underground and five above ground. Each level is connected by locks, which can effectively prevent the loss of soil in the tomb.

, it has not collapsed for more than a thousand years, and is still a large mound of earth, and has even been misunderstood as the 'Fuqin Terrace'."

"Actually, the structure of this fortress seems to be rare when the tomb was built, but it is a very common building structure in Shuzhong buildings." The godfather also held a flashlight in his hand and looked at the bricks on both sides of the tomb.

Stone frame, said thoughtfully.

"That's right." Zhou Zhide's godfather reminded him, and he immediately thought of it: "For example, our Jiachuan area has many hills and slopes. To build a house in rural areas, you must first build a flat foundation. Building a foundation is called 'Qibaokan' in the dialect.

.Eh? Speaking of which, this tomb is a bit strange..."

"What's so strange?" Lao Wang was interested in comparing himself with others: "I'll call you Jiuzi after Bureau Wu, let's talk about it."

"This is... the tomb chamber of this tomb..." Zhou Zhi suddenly shined his flashlight outside: "The ground is almost level with the outside! This is actually a house covered with earth!"

"That's right." Old Wang chuckled and said, "This is the only imperial-level third mausoleum discovered so far. Its underground palace is located above the horizon, unlike traditional mausoleums where the underground palace is located below the horizon."

"There's another special feature."

"besides?"

"Nothing found?"

Zhou Zhi looked around carefully: "Nothing found."

"This is a round tomb." Lao Wang looked a little proud: "This is also the earliest round tomb discovered so far. It has changed the square pyramid type tomb from the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Five Dynasties."

"Hey, it sounds true!"

These things may be nothing in the eyes of ordinary tourists, but for researchers of literature and history, they are very interesting topics. While everyone was chatting and laughing, they walked into the largest tomb——

The middle room of the mausoleum.

In the middle of the middle room, there is a strange coffin. It is carved from red sandstone and has a rectangular shape. But the strange thing is the shape. Twelve strong men carrying the coffin are carved on the outside of the coffin.

The general coffin patterns are shallow relief or deep relief, but the coffin bearers in Wang Jian's tomb are very unique. Twelve people face each other in two, only half-length, and it is completely realistic.

Because the coffin was too heavy to be carved into the shape of twelve people carrying the coffin in the air, the statue was carved from the waist, that is, with the bottom of the coffin as the horizontal plane, cutting off the upper part.

Therefore, the palms of the warriors can just support the bottom of the coffin. When the coffin is placed in the underground palace, the warriors seem to be pressed half of their bodies into the soil by the weight of the coffin. This just achieves the logical unity of aesthetics and human mechanics, and also makes the viewer

Visually, the image feels natural.

The twelve strong men all wear helmets and armor and have different shapes. Some have beards, some have mustaches, and some have white faces without beards.

Some images are powerful and powerful, and they are the image of fierce generals; some are gentle and gentle, and they are the image of Confucian generals.

"Elbow, please tell me the identities of these twelve coffin bearers."

"Where do I know where to go..." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but shake his head.

Lao Wang was about to speak when he heard Zhou Zhi continue: "Taoism is prevalent in the Bashu area. In Taoism, there are twelve gods in Sui Dou, twelve generals in the sky, twelve thunder generals, and twelve heavenly generals.

Jun."

"If this is the god who led Wang Jian to heaven, then it may be the twelve districts of Zhoutian, which are also named after the twelve grandsons of the water god Gonggong."

"However, the base of this coffin bed is in the style of a Xumizuo, with a lotus pattern on the bottom. This is a typical feature of Buddhist culture."

"If you want to consider the influence of Buddhism, there are twelve Dharma-protecting divine generals, twelve Yaaksha generals, and twelve deities."

"To be specific, we need to carefully study the religion, customs, and tomb patterns of the Shu capital plain during the pre-Shu period. It would be a big article."

This time it was Lao Wang's turn to be stupid. He just said it casually, but he didn't expect Zhou Zhi to actually list so many possibilities: "Well, we have actually been studying this, and there is no conclusion yet.

But my knowledge accumulation is really good. There are many things we just listed that we didn’t expect. I’ll trouble you to write them down when I get out soon.”

Zhou Zhi felt Jiang Shuyi pinch his palm twice. This was the little girl expressing her pride and encouragement to him.

Zhou Zhi also pinched twice to express receipt, but said modestly: "I said it casually, which made Director Wang laugh. If this thing hadn't been seen here, it would really make people doubt it..."

"What's the suspicion?"
Chapter completed!