Maoling

Not to be confused with Mausoleum of Mao Zedong.

34°20′9.07″N 108°34′13.18″E / 34.3358528°N 108.5703278°E / 34.3358528; 108.5703278

Maoling
Chinese: 茂陵; pinyin: Mào Líng
Map
LocationXingping, Shaanxi, China
Beginning date139 BC
Completion date86 BC
Dedicated dateEmperor Wu of Han
Restored dateSince 2009

The Maoling (Chinese: 茂陵; pinyin: Mào Líng) or Mao Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han (157–87 BCE) located in Xingping, Shaanxi, China, about 40 km to the west of the provincial capital of Xi'an. Maoling is one of the Western Han dynasty imperial tombs.

Background

Construction of the tomb began in 139 BC, the second year in the reign of Emperor Wu[1][2] and took 53 years until completion upon the emperor's death. About one third of the court's annual revenue from taxes and tributes was used towards construction of the tomb.

Maoling is the largest in a group of more than 20 tombs. The smaller tombs surrounding it belong to former members of Emperor Wu's court, such as Lady Li, the emperor's favorite concubine, and the military strategist Huo Qubing (died 117 BCE).

The town of Maoling was created during the construction of the tomb.[3]

The artifacts found in Wu's tomb are now in the Maoling Museum.[4] The museum exhibits 4,100 cultural objects and 14 historical relics.

The golden horse of Maoling, the largest gilded horse ever found in China, was discovered in 1981 by farmers in a field nearby the mausoleum.[citation needed] In 1985, geophysical explorations of the area led to the discovery of gold deposits in and around the mausoleum's soils, estimated to be deposits from proterozoic sedimentary rocks.[5]

In 2009, restoration of the site began. The Chinese authorities aimed at preserving as much as possible the original construction material, but admitted that at least half of that material will be replaced because it was in poor conditions.[6] In 2014, the Shaanxi Conservation Institute and the Wuhan University led a joint surveillance study on the site.[7]

Description

The tomb is the largest of all tombs built during the Han dynasty. It is also well known as "Great White Pyramid" since U.S. Army Air Corps pilot James Gaussman saw it as "a white jewel-topped pyramid during a flight between India and China during World War II" (see Chinese pyramids).[1]

It is a trapezoidal tumulus built from rammed earth with a rectangular base which measures 222 by 217 metres (728 by 712 ft) and a height of 47 metres (154 ft).[1][3]

  • Main building.
    Main building.
  • The golden horse of Maoling, exhibited in Liverpool.
    The golden horse of Maoling, exhibited in Liverpool.
  • The tumulus
    The tumulus

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Charles George: Pyramids, ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2008
  2. ^ Xianyao Li, Zhewen Luo: China's Museums, Cambridge University Press, 2011
  3. ^ a b History of Maoling, the tomb of wudi at Xi'an, Monument-tracker.com (accessed on 24 June 2019)
  4. ^ Maoling Mausoleum (Mao Ling), Travelchinaguide.com (accessed on 24 June 2019)
  5. ^ Quiming Cheng, Keiko Hattori, Jizhang Fan, Shichen Wang, Exploration history and geology of disseminated gold deposit at Maoling in Proterozoic sedimentary rocks in North China Platform, Sciencedirect.com, 1 April 1994 (accessed on 26 June 2019)
  6. ^ Large scale repair work on Ming Dynasty Maoling Tomb begins, Cctv.com, 23 July 2009 (accessed on 24 July 2019)
  7. ^ Maoling to be renovated, Chinadaily.com, 30 December 2014 (accessed on 26 June 2019)

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