實拍中國最大的女性陵墓,是武則天為她母親修建的,面積達到110萬平方米,修建了32年才完成,墓前屹立4件國寶級文物,陵墓內還有多個謎底至今無人能破解

Hello everyone, I’m Qiu Ping. I’m in Xianyang, Shaanxi. In the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi, there are many imperial tombs. We have visited some before. Today, we are also going to visit a tomb. who was not an emperor, but his tomb can be called a imperial tomb. The owner is Wu Zetian’s mother. is also a very legendary figure. His tomb is larger than many emperors of the Tang Dynasty. with better details. Even it can be said that it is even larger than that of Li Yuan, is larger. Now, let’s learn about the life of this owner. By the way, here we can also find the secret of Wu Zetian’s longevity. The name of the tomb is Tang Shunling. Wu Zetian is well known to everyone. Everyone is familiar with her. We have also told many stories about her. However, most people don’t know much about most people don’t know much about it. Today, we will talk about it in detail. In the feudal society of China, the emperor’s tomb is called a mausoleum. For those who were not emperors, there are very few tombs called mausoleum. The most representative is Mingxian Mausoleum in Hubei. And women’s tombs can be called mausoleums and have separate imperial tombs. This is even rarer. In Chinese history, there are only a few. they were basically the rulers of the feudal dynasty. The most familiar is Empress Dowager Feng of Northern Wei. Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Dynasty, and Cixi in the Qing Dynasty. They all have their own tombs and have separate names. But Wu Zetian didn’t have her own separate tomb. Many people say that Qianling is Wu Zetian’s. but in fact, she was buried there. officially, it was the tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi. Wu Zetian was buried with Li Zhi as a queen. including Liu Bang’s empress Lu Hou. she was also buried in the Changling Mausoleum. It’s just a homonym with different meanings. Thus, it can be seen that in ancient China, it was very difficult for a woman to have a separate cemetery. it was very difficult to have a separate cemetery. Let’s continue to look at this tomb. Shunling, a national key cultural relics protection unit. It was announced in nineteen sixty-one, It is the first batch of national treasures in our country. which proves the representativeness of this tomb. Before we look at this tomb, let’s talk about its data first. The cemetery is one thousand two hundred and sixty-four meters long. eight hundred and sixty-six meters wide, covering an area of over sixteen hundred acres. The scale is very large. Now there are mausoleums on the ground, which is called the sealed earth mound. and four ruins of Que Tower. In addition, there are stone pillars, stone figures, sheep, stone tigers, stone horses and other forty large Tang Dynasty stone carvings. When it comes to stone carvings, we all say that the peak of the Tang Dynasty is Qiaoling. which is very beautiful. Compared with Qiaoling, the stone carvings of this tomb is not much less. and even some are more exquisite than Qiaoling. Li Yuan’s tomb is a mound, built on a flat ground. This tomb is also As we can see now, this is Li Yuan’s. the tomb of Li Yuan. There is only a mound left, a stone stele, and stone warriors. In terms of preservation, it is much worse than here. Not long after we came in, I saw two symmetrical mounds here. These are not tombs, are the ruins of Que Tower. We have seen the tombs of tombs of some other emperors, the Que Tower ruins are relatively small. This tomb is not among the eighteen tombs in Tang Guanzhong. The Que Tower is so high, we can imagine that which proved the high level, its large scale, and the luxury of its construction. Because its ruins are so high, It was even taller before. with buildings on it. Just like the Qianling Mausoleum of Wu Zetian, the Que Tower ruins is also very tall. The Que Tower is also called Menque. It is an important type of ancient Chinese architecture. Generally, it was built in the capital palace, temples, and tombs. or on both sides of the sacred way. Usually, there is one on each side, called double Que towers. The mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. The gate tower is mostly a high platform building. with a tower on the platform. The gate-pier system originated in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, and was finalized in the Qin Dynasty over two thousand years ago. It lasted through the Qin, Han, Jin, and Tang Dynasties, and lasted until the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The gate and its size in front of the tomb are closely related to the identity of the tomb owner. This Shunling Mausoleum, because she was Wu Zetian’s mother, In history, because Wu Zetian gave her many posthumous titles, it made the gate tower taller and taller. The ruins of the gate tower are here, It represents the outer city gate of the tomb. The entire tomb is divided into two layers. The huge scale of this tomb is mainly related to Wu Zetian. mainly because of Wu Zetian. Everyone knows that Wu Zetian is very legendary. Her mother was also a very legendary figure. She was born in five hundred seventy-nine AD, She was from the Northern Zhou Dynasty. She lived through the Northern Zhou, Sui and Tang Dynasties. Her surname was Yang, but her specific name is unknown. She was from Huayin, Shaanxi. She was a Buddhist in her early years, She didn’t marry until she was forty-four. she married the Duke of Guo. Wu Zetian’s father In that period, forty-four years old was already a grandmother. Because in feudal society, women got married early. She was really very late. She gave birth to three daughters. Wu Zetian was his second daughter. Wu Zetian’s father was called Wu Shiyue. They lived a good life in the early days, but with the death of her father, Wu Zetian and her mother had a hard time. Because her mother was a concubine and didn’t give birth to a son, and no son, she was excluded by the family and was bullied. Then in sixty-three seven AD, Wu Zetian entered the palace to be Li Shimin’s concubine. their lives were relatively better. It was only relatively better. The turning point came when Wu Zetian re-entered the palace and became Li Zhi’s wife. She was initially a consort. When Wu Zetian became the empress, her treatment was completely different. She was awarded Lady of Dai State, Lady Longguo. Madame Wei. She lived in Luoyang for a long time. Because Wu Zetian and Li Zhi they also lived in Luoyang for a long time. By six seventy AD, Wu Zetian’s mother died in Luoyang. at the age of ninety-two. which was a very long life. At first, she was buried with the etiquette of a princess. she was buried in the place where we are today. Later, for political needs, in sixty eighty-nine AD, Wu Zetian was very close to ascending the throne. To enhance her status, she posthumously titled her father and mother. Especially her mother, she was posthumously titled as Xiaoming High Queen. and changed the tomb into a mausoleum, called Shunling. This led to a significant expansion of the cemetery. The area increased from over eighty thousand square meters to one million nine hundred thousand square meters, an increase of twelve times. which exceeded that of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the tomb of Tang Gaozong Li Yuan. Li Yuan’s was about five hundred fifty thousand. which is twice that of Li Yuan. Meanwhile, Wu Zetian also ordered to gather the best craftsmen. selecting fine stone. In this place, many exquisite stone carvings were built, or giant stone carvings. We will see them soon. Wu Zetian’s mother was also a legendary figure. She can be called a legendary figure. No one expected that her daughter could become the only female emperor in Chinese history. the only female emperor in Chinese history. Next is the stone carving. The stone carvings here are really spectacular and very tall. The first thing we see is the stone pillar. which we often call Huabiao. In ancient times, the stone pillar were generally placed in front of palaces, city walls, or in front of the tomb. were placed at the southernmost end of the sacred way. It was mainly used as a marker and decoration. It also conveys the will of the gods. The stone pillar we see now has been unearthed again. It was buried in the ground before. and we can still see some traces of restoration. Its height is ten point five meters. The base and pillar are newly matched. That is to say, only the top of the pillar remained. which is also commonly known as the Flame Pearl. It also has a strong Buddhist color. Because the stone pillars in front of the Tang imperial tombs the steles in front of the tombs have Buddhist colors. It’s one point eight meters high, with a diameter of one point two meters. It’s very huge. The most important thing is that Although it has Buddhist colors, but its shape and construction method are unique. It is different from the entire Tang Dynasty. the stone carvings after the stele in Guanzhong eighteen mausoleums are very impressive. It is the most representative in this tomb. It can also be said that it is currently known the most representative stone carvings in the tomb. the national treasure of national treasures. Its name is Tianlu, also known as a unicorn. Here, there are symmetrical male and female on both sides. Let’s take a closer look. Tianlu is connected to the stone below. That is to say, when it was carved, it was carved on a single stone. the Tianlu and the base were carved out together. It proves the skills of the craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty. This Tianlu is a mythical auspicious beast in ancient times. It is usually placed on both sides of the sacred神道. First, it shows the majesty of the emperor. and the second is to predict auspiciousness. Because in ancient times, the emperor especially valued auspicious signs. At that time, people were relatively superstitious. In every part of the country, if there were any good things or events, or good things happened, they would report it, which we also see in movies and TV dramas. Now, let’s take a look at the details of the carving. The reason why it is also called a unicorn is mainly determined by its physical features. Firstly, it has a single horn on its head. Second, its head is a deer head with deer hands. Thirdly, it has a cow’s body. and hooves that are like horseshoes. So far, we find that the unicorn it is composed of some parts of various animals. And it has wings on its body. and two wings, so it can fly. The wings are also very beautiful. It is a scroll cloud relief, beautiful and full of vitality. The overall meaning is that deer is a lucky animal. With a cow’s body, it shows loyalty and kindness. With hooves, it can travel thousands of miles a day. and eight hundred at night. If it has wings, it can take off into the air and fly to any place. There may not be such an animal in reality. people talk about it too much, or some information is written. Then naturally, people will build such an animal. and it is called auspicious beast. Just like the unicorn we mentioned. In many movies and TV dramas or in ancient times, it is said somewhere the unicorn appeared. which is a auspicious thing. Therefore, the unicorn of Tianlu is the ideal mythical beast to guard the cemetery. The Tianlu we just mentioned is called the unicorn. It is also called Xie Zhi. It is clearly recorded in the Han Book. which means it was recorded in the Han Dynasty. In other tombs, we can also see some Xie characters. However, both in terms of size and carving, can’t compare with what we see today. Because this unicorn with the character Xie is very big. The total height from the base to the top is four point five meters. four point two meters long, and one point nine meters wide. Its volume is very large. You can see under its abdomen, it can accommodate several people. It weighs about seventy tons, equivalent to seventy thousand catties. The carving of the Tang Dynasty is really exquisite. which also reflects the creative courage of Tang sculptors. To be honest, such exquisite and such a huge sculpture are relatively rare. And in this tomb, there are several places. Stand a little further. we can see that the unicorn is standing upright staring into the distance. majestic and solemn. It wants to fly, and then it may never fly away. It means it still guards the tomb. It may never fly away. After the Tianlu Road was built, normally, there are some stone carvings. However, due to historical reasons, many of them have disappeared. Only some bases are left here. According to speculation, it should have been the stone horses or stone men. or stone figures. All three groups are gone. According to speculation, the probability of cannibalism is greater. Going further, we come to the Zhuque Gate. Generally, when we look at the tombs of the Tang Dynasty, there are stone lions in front of Zhuque Gate. Of course, there are here. However, the lions here in front of the entire Tang imperial tombs are unique. Because this one is a stone walking lion. and the two lions are standing here. But in other Tang imperial tombs, the lions are all squatting. Now we see this lion is very famous. It is the highest level of stone carving art in the Tang Dynasty. It can be said that This group of lions are more beautifully carved than those in Qianling Mausoleum. Especially this one we are seeing now, is called the first lion in China and the first lion in the East. Before the Tang Dynasty, the main thing placed in front of the tomb was tigers, round sculptures like deer. For example, there was a huge tiger in front of Li Yuan’s tomb. After the Han Dynasty, the sacred animals in front of the tombs or other mythical beasts, they have both the characteristics of and lion. and the lion’s component is increasing. and gradually the stone lions replaced the tianlu. the status of tigers in imperial tombs. Placing lions in front of tombs mainly started from the Qianling Mausoleum of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian. and was followed in the imperial tombs of later dynasties. Now we see this lion, is very beautiful and lifelike. Its height is three point five five meters, three point four five meters long, and one point four meters wide, weighing about forty tons. It’s slightly smaller than the unicorn we just saw. a little smaller. It is also carved from a single stone. Here, there is a unique point, is the placement of the lions. The unicorn we just saw is male on the east and female on the west. whether in front of the tomb or in the courtyard, The placement of lions is usually male on the east and female on the west. But here it is the opposite. is the east lioness and the west lion. This kind of placement is unique in the entire Tang imperial tombs. unique. It seems that there is no such arrangement in front of other tombs. Now we see the lion on the east side. Its chest and forelimbs are very round. Of course, it must have been artificially polished. because there were no machines in the Tang Dynasty. This lion seems to be walking forward. It’s going to block the enemies who invade the tomb. The muscle lines of the lion are very obvious. Its mouth is open. and round eyes, as if warning those in front not to come. not to come. Overall, this lion is very exquisite. I think it is called the first lion in the East. the first lion in China. It’s deserved. It deserves the name. Turn around. we come to the west. This is a male lion, which is also very tall. There is a difference here, is that its mouth is closed. which is a little different from the lioness we just saw. Of course, it also stares forward with wide eyes. Its mane is in a straight line. which is different from the lioness we just saw. Generally, when we look at lions, we can tell from its mane. Its teeth are already exposed. Its face is in a threatening pose. It’s also a deterrent, to make people who want to enter the forest feel scared. and stop advancing. Another point is that most of the lions we see are facing forward, towards the south. And this male lion has a characteristic, is that its head is slightly turned to the left. is just looking at the lioness. as if a male lion is looking at his wife. or girlfriend. This situation is also very rare. or unique. Overall, these two lions are both very large and very exquisite. The craftsmanship of the Tang Dynasty was really amazing. These two lions they also break through artistic effects such as force, texture, and movement. as if they were real lions standing here. representing the highest level of stone carving art in the Tang Dynasty. In the entire imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty, these two lions should be the highest level. There are lions in all four directions of the tomb. Only the south gate has a walking lion. There are also sitting lions at the main gate. Wait a minute and we’ll see. As we said at the beginning, In other tombs, the lions are all squatting. I don’t know why they are walking lions here. and the direction of the lions is different. Anyway, it’s still an unsolved mystery. We’ve seen the lions. Let’s continue to move forward. There is a tombstone here. which says the tomb of Yang of Tang Zetian Emperor’s mother. After seeing the lions and the tombstone, Let’s continue walking forward. Now we are still in the outer layer, not the inner layer. The tomb is still a little further ahead. we see that the larger mound is this tomb. We now call it Tang Shunling. Actually, it has not been called by this name for long. As we mentioned earlier, this tomb was originally a princess’ tomb. Later, after Wu Zetian became the emperor, it was turned into a tomb. and built it as a tomb. When Tang Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, he ordered he cancelled the title of empress for Wu Zetian’s mother. and still called her imperial concubine. Meanwhile, Shunling was changed back to a princess’ tomb. Only the stone carvings inside were preserved. So the name of this tomb only existed for a few decades. From the stone lions, we walked about two hundred meters. We saw the ruins of the Que Tower again. Entering through the Que Tower leads to the inner layer. The tomb mound is just a little bit ahead. From here, it still looks quite tall. The unicorn and stone pillar we just saw and lions belong to the outer layer. And in this inner layer, there are also stone carvings. There are stone sheep, stone horses, and stone figures. This is unique in the national tombs. The stone carvings are just a little ahead. and there are many of them. Why does this tomb have two parts of stone statues? This is mainly related to Wu Zetian. As we mentioned earlier, after Wu Zetian’s mother passed away, she was buried with the etiquette of a princess. So when the entire cemetery was buried, in this area. Later, Wu Zetian became the emperor she changed it to Shunling Mausoleum. It was expanded. The scorpions and lions we just saw were added later. Now there are six pairs. Originally, there were eight pairs of them. All of them are generals. We have said before that the poets in the early Tang Dynasty were all generals. It was until the Tang Jianling and Tang Tai Ling tombs that they were divided into civil and military officials. There is also a particularly special thing that the appearance of each stone man is different. Some have beards, some without beards. This is the east side. their appearance is obviously different. one has a beard one has a beard, And their official hats are also slightly different. This proves their different identities. Because each official must be different. His beard is quite interesting and fun. This stone statue His eyes are quite interesting. They’re not looking straight ahead, but a little tilted downwards. And look at his beard, Isn’t it very interesting? These all have a history of about thirteen hundred years. The same is true in the west. Each one is different. There are differences in their clothes, hands, and faces. This is also from the west. Look at his face shape, and expressions. It’s even funnier. He seems to be feeling sleepy. He’s squinting. These are all representatives of the stone carving art. They are exquisite. The mound in the distance is the tomb. We can see on both sides ahead there are some stone statues. which are animals. stone sheep, stone horses, stone tigers and so on. There are two groups of stone sheep ahead. which is unique in the Tang Dynasty imperial tombs. I don’t think there are any others. The stone sheep are relatively small, and they are more weathered. These stone sheep are kneeling. and are relatively docile. Near the burial mound, there are two huge stone figures. with a height of two point eight meters. They also hold swords in their hands. We call them stone statues. They were also in the earliest period of the cemetery. This is the mound. The whole height is about twelve meters. The bottom is square, and forty-eight point five meters long. After exploration, the tomb passage is sloping. twenty-eight point five meters long, and inside the tomb passage, there must be murals. So this tomb must have been robbed. Now I’m at the north gate. Because this tomb has four gates, especially the north side, there are many stone statues. only lions. and there seems to be a Sima here. It’s similar to the north of Qianling Mausoleum. I saw a huge lion over there. On the right is the stone horse. Finally, I saw the Sima. Let’s go and see the lion first. which is also very huge. This is a sitting corpse. What we saw just now is a walking corpse. This is the difference. This seated lion seems to be about the same size as Qianling. This lion is a pair. Such a huge lion is very rare. The last time we saw such a big one should be in front of the Qianling Mausoleum. Although Qiaoling is more exquisite, but it’s not as big as this one. I feel it’s even a little bigger than the Qian Mausoleum. It’s really shocking. This should be a bear. Its mane, and its legs are the original ones. Have you ever seen such a big lion before? It also has its mouth open. Look at its chest and feet, are all strong and powerful. with glaring eyes. This was built by Wu Zetian for her mother. It’s amazing. It not only represents the art of Tang Dynasty craftsmen, but also a symbol of the power of the Tang Dynasty. The details are so well carved. It’s still vivid after more than thirteen hundred years. This is completely carved by hand. We now say that many machines may not be able to carve so well. This is another one. It’s a female lion. Its mouth is closed. It feels like it weighs forty or fifty tons. In terms of the size of the lions, in ancient Chinese tombs, the largest one should be the Qianling Mausoleum. And this tomb The lions at the four gates are very huge. After him, the lions are relatively smaller. Near the lions are the Simas, there are also several pairs. This is also called North Sima. The gates are the same as Qianling Mausoleum. Because their regulations are similar. This Simas has a history of over thirteen hundred years. Of course, in terms of beauty and size, it can’t be compared with the lions just now. Here, we can see that the feet of the Simas and legs are very large. This should represent the meaning of the country. The four thick legs representing the stability of the Tang Dynasty. I think it might be like this. The construction of this tomb took a very long time. It started to be built in six hundred seventy AD, It took thirty-two years to build. and it was completed in seven hundred and two AD. It went through almost three stages of construction. Finally, formed the cemetery we see today. From the starting point to this mound, we walked for a long time. we can indeed see that the size of this tomb is very large. It is also the largest female tomb in ancient China. covering an area of one point one million square meters. As we mentioned earlier, it is larger than that of Tang Gaozong Li Yuan. In Chinese history, tombs that can reach this area are very few. Not to mention a woman. This tomb not only is its scale far beyond other female tombs, During its construction, also profoundly reflects the evolution of political power. We have also mentioned that it was also divided into several stages. At first, it was a princess’ tomb, with a small area, about eighty-three thousand square meters. Later, with Wu Zetian’s status rising, and changes in status, its shape further evolved. Finally, it became the standard of imperial tombs. It couldn’t have reached that level. Through her political authority, Wu Zetian gave these to her mother. Another point is that we know that Wu Zetian lived a very long life. She was about eighty-two years old. and died at the age of eighty-three. At that age, not to mention in ancient times, is considered a long life even in modern times. So the reason why she lived so long may be related to his mother. It’s genetic. Her mother lived to be ninety-two years old. So far, we have almost finished visiting this tomb. There are still some unsolved mysteries. I hope they can be solved in the future. That’s all for today’s video. Thank you very much. See you in the next video.

武则天无人不知无人不晓,作为中国封建社会唯一的女皇帝,是一位非常传奇的人物,关于武则天母亲可能很多人不熟悉,其实也是一位传奇的人物,44岁才嫁人,92岁才去世,经历了3个朝代,多位皇帝。她的陵墓也是堪称一绝,是中国最大的女性陵墓。面积达到110万平方米,比很多皇帝的陵墓还更大,墓前屹立了多件国宝级文物。

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