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MawangduiMawangdui isis locatedlocated inin thethe easterneastern outskirtsoutskirts ofof ChangshaChangsha aboutabout 4kms4kms fromfrom downtowndowntown Changsha Changsha InIn thethe preceedingpreceeding centuriescenturies itit waswas buredbured herehere hencehence thethe namename Mawangdui Mawangdui formerlyformerly therethere werewere twotwo easterneastern moundsmounds herehere closelyclosely linkedlinked together together FromFrom 19721972 toto earlyearly 19741974 chinesechinese archacologicalarchacological workersworkers unearthedunearthed threethree tombstombs ofof thethe westerwester hanhan dynastydynasty herehere andand achievedachieved tremendoustremendous resultsresults thatthat attractedattracted widewide attentionattention atat homehome andand abroad theyabroad they excavatedexcavated moremore thanthan 30003000 culturalcultural reliedrelied andand a a well well preservedpreserved femalefemale corpsecorpse fromfrom thethe tombs accordingtombs according toto sealsseals unearthedunearthed fromfrom tombtomb no2 chancellorno2 chancellor toto thethe princeprince toto changsha changsha seal seal ofof thethe marquismarquis ofof dai dai WeWe knowknow thatthat thethe MawangduiMawangdui waswas burialburial groundground ofof LiLi CangCang ChancellorChancellor toto thethe princeprince ofof ChangshaChangsha statestate inin thethe earlyearly westernwestern HanHan dynastydynasty andand hishis family family AccordingAccording toto thethe historicalhistorical recordsrecords LiLi CangCang dieddied inin thethe secongsecong yearyear ofof thethe reignreign ofof EmpressEmpress Lu Lu TheThe occupantsoccupants inin tombtomb no3no3 werewere believedbelieved toto bebe hishis son son UnearthedUnearthed fromfrom thethe tombtomb waswas a a woodenwooden tablettablet withwith thethe burialburial batebate whichwhich reads thereads the firstfirst dayday ofof thethe secondsecond monthmonth inin thethe twelfthtwelfth year year afterafter carefulcareful textualtextual researchresearch thisthis waswas indentifiedindentified asas thethe twelfthtwelfth yearyear ofof reignreign ofof thethe hanhan emperoremperor WenWen Ci Ci TheThe corpsecorpse inin tombtomb no1no1 isis thatthat ofof Licang sLicang s wifewife whosewhose personalpersonal namename accordingaccording toto anan unearthedunearthed sealseal waswas XingXing ZhuiZhui a a studystudy ofof conclusionconclusion thatthat tomb tomb no 1no 1 datesdates fromfrom aboutabout thethe 6th6th dacadedacade ofof thethe 2nd2nd centurycentury BC BC A A littlelittle laterlater thanthan tombtomb no 3no 3 tombtomb no 1no 1 isis thethe bestbest preservedpreserved andand mostmost ofof thethe reliesrelies showedshowed herehere werewere excavatedexcavated fromfrom thisthis tomb tomb NowNow I I willwill introduceintroduce thisthis thingthing toto youyou oneone byby one one TheseThese areare figurines figurines 162162 woodenwooden figurinesfigurines werewere unearthedunearthed fromfrom tombtomb no1no1 andand 104104 formform tombtomb no 3 no 3 TheyThey fallfall intointo threethree categories attendantscategories attendants musiciansmusicians andand odd odd jobservants jobservants NoNo doubtdoubt theythey representrepresent thethe numerousnumerous servantsservants enslavedenslaved byby thethe MarquisMarquis ofof DaiDai whichwhich revealreveal thethe parasiticparasitic lifelife ofof thethe family family NowNow plspls looklook atat thesethese instumentsinstuments anan intactintact zitherzither withwith 2525 stringsstrings pipespipes composedcomposed ofof 2222 piercedpierced bamboobamboo stickssticks andand a a setset ofof pitchpitch pipespipes werewere foundfound inin tombtomb no 1 no 1 InIn additionaddition a a zitherzither a a T T stringedstringed harpharp pipespipes andand bamboobamboo flutesflutes werewere excavatedexcavated fromfrom tonbtonb no 3 no 3 StrinkinglyStrinkingly bamboobamboo readsreads werewere foundfound insideinside thethe pipespipes foundfound inin tombtomb no 3 no 3 ThereThere isis a a silverysilvery pointpoint onon eacheach reedreed whichwhich controlscontrols thethe pitch pitch ThisThis isis thethe materialmaterial evidenceevidence ofof thethe earliestearliest reedsreeds everever usedused inin windwind instrumentsinstruments inin thethe world world TheseThese areare weapons weapons TheyThey werewere excavatedexcavated fromfrom tombtomb no3 no3 ThereThere areare 3838 weaponsweapons altogetheraltogether includingincluding bowsbows a a crossbowcrossbow arrowsarrows anan arrowarrow seabbardseabbard a a weaponweapon standstand halberdshalberds spears etc Comparedspears etc Compared withwith thethe weaponweapon ofof thethe warringwarring statestate periodperiod thethe bowbow thethe crossbowcrossbow andand arrowsarrows werewere somewhatsomewhat improvedimproved soso thatthat arrowsarrows couldcould traveltravel futherfuther alongalong withwith thethe garrisongarrison map map TheyThey helphelp usus toto getget anan ideaidea ofof thethe militarymilitary situationsituation inin ChanshaChansha state state WeWe knowknow thatthat chinachina isis a a veryvery bigbig agriculturalagricultural statestate andand longlong longlong agoago whenwhen peoplepeople livedlived inin westernwestern hanhan periodperiod therethere hadhad comecome intointo beingbeing somewhatsomewhat developeddeveloped cultivationcultivation andand animalanimal husbandry husbandry LookLook allall thesethese thingsthings werewere excavatedexcavated fromfrom thethe tombs tombs TheThe agriculturalagricultural produceproduce includesincludes ricerice wheatwheat barleybarley soybeansoybean redred peaspeas hemphemp seedsseeds vegetable Thevegetable The animalanimal produceproduce includesincludes deerdeer oxenoxen goatsgoats sheepsheep pigspigs baresbares chickenschickens fishesfishes andand eveneven chickenchicken eggs eggs WellWell lacquerlacquer wareware soso beautiful beautiful 184184 piecespieces ofof lacquerlacquer wareware werewere unearthedunearthed fromfrom tombtomb no1no1 andand 316316 piecespieces fromfrom tombtomb no 3 no 3 TheyThey includinclud tripodstripods vasesvases squaresquare vasesvases boxesboxes toilettoilet boxesboxes pitcherspitchers ladlesladles cupscups cavedcaved cupcup containerscontainers anan armreatarmreat a a screenscreen a a gamegame tooltool andand a a dustpam dustpam MostMost ofof themthem areare mademade ofof a a woodwood basebase coatedcoated inin lacquerlacquer andand somesome ofof a a bamboobamboo oror hemphemp basebase thethe designsdesigns eithereither paintedpainted inin lacquerlacq