However, archaeological findings show that since the middle of the Warring States period, the emperors of Zhao, Qin, Chu, Yan, Qi, and South Korea have built high mounds after their death, and they are honored as "mausoleums", which means that they are as tall as mountains and forests, and also symbolize the dignity and lofty status of the monarchy. After ramming, the mounds are very solid, and the shape can be roughly divided into conical shape and covered bucket shape.
Emperors of all dynasties built large tombs for themselves.
The tombs of the two Zhou dynasties kept the shape of the Shang Dynasty. During the Warring States period, most tombs were filled with sand, stone and charcoal to prevent dampness and protect their chambers. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, husband and wife were buried together. Yubo tomb in Baoji, Shaanxi Province in the middle period of the Western Zhou Dynasty and Weihou tomb in xunxian, Henan Province in the late period of the Western Zhou Dynasty, both found the phenomenon of husband and wife "buried together in different caves", that is, husband and wife were buried in two adjacent tombs.
In the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, the system of joint burial in different caves became more common. Due to the prevalence of thick burial in ancient China, a large number of wealth created by the working people were buried as funerary objects. During the two Zhou dynasties, the burial objects in the tombs of princes and kings continued to the Shang Dynasty. They were mainly made of various bronzes, including wine vessels, musical instruments, eating utensils, weapons, chariots and horses, tools, and so on.
Among them, Ding and GUI were the most important, and their number and combination were the symbols of aristocratic status at that time. During the Warring States period, the proportion of lacquerware and other daily necessities increased significantly.
Human sacrifice and human sacrifice were still common in the Western Zhou Dynasty. After the middle of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the number of killing martyrs gradually decreased, but until the early Warring States period, there were still a large number of noble tombs. After the middle of the Warring States period, people objected to this cruel killing and martyrdom, and the number of martyrs decreased, and wooden figurines and pottery figurines appeared to replace the burial of human martyrdom. The Qin State abolished the system of sacrificing people to the throne. The legendary tombs of King Wen and King Wu of Zhou are in yuanban, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province.
Jichang, King Wen of Zhou Dynasty, was once granted the title of Xibo marquis by King Zhou. During his reign, his country was powerful because of the reform of local records. Jifa, King Wu of Zhou Dynasty, was the son of King Wen. He inherited his father's business and established the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is said that the two mausoleums of King Wen of Zhou and King Wu of Zhou are adjacent to each other and are similar in shape to hills. There are lots of vegetation on the mausoleum, and the green fields around the mausoleum set off.
There is a stone tablet in front of the mausoleum, which was erected by Bi Yuan, governor of Shaanxi Province during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There are ancient steles preserved in the sacrificial hall, most of which are inscriptions of sacrifice.
People have always linked the achievements of King Wen and King Wu of Zhou, who worked hard to build a strong country, with the towering tombs in Xianyang plain. There is no lack of Memorial and admiration, and there are all kinds of mythical legends left behind.
Marquis Yan and his tomb Yan was a vassal enfeoffed by King Wu in the early Zhou Dynasty. The tomb of marquis Yan is to the east of Liulihe River, and its northwest is the capital of Yan state. Many large tombs have been excavated here.
These large tombs are distributed in an area of about 50000 square meters, and the arrangement is not regular. Large tombs and some medium-sized tombs have "chariot pit".
Some vehicles lay flat with the killed horses on both sides of the shaft; some put the killed horses at the bottom of the pit first, and then put the disassembled parts on top, with the wheels leaning against the pit wall.
In 1986, the largest Tomb of this period was excavated.
The four corners of it have a graveway, which has not been found in other places. This tomb was once stolen, and few burial objects were unearthed. The important ones are lacquer shield and bronze tripod with inscription. The Ming civilization records the fact that the king of Zhou conferred the title of Marquis of Yan in the early years of the Zhou Dynasty, granted land to the people, and put the nine tribes under the management of the king of Yan. Some bronzes with inscriptions were unearthed in the cemetery, which recorded the reward of slaves and money by the king of Yan. There is a bronze tripod that records that Jin went to Zongzhou to offer food to taibaogong and was rewarded at the order of marquis Yan, which is consistent with the historical facts that the eldest son of Duke Zhao was granted a place in Yan, while she was still in Zongzhou to assist the royal family. The tomb of the king of Yan is located in the northwest of yanxiadu, which is divided into two tomb areas, separated by an ancient river. The tombs are well arranged from north to south. The tomb is rectangular, and the walls are rammed and then burned to strengthen it. The tomb was once buried on the island. The remains of the burial objects include ritual vessels and chimes, but there are no weapons, chariots and horses. The ritual vessels are all made of pottery, and the shape is completely imitated by bronze vessels. There are nine tripods in one set, seven tripods in two sets, and eight tripods in one set. The number of tripods and Tripods is consistent with the records in the literature.
