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In June this year, "Western China Building Material Industrial Park" in Chengdu Qingbaijiang start planning to start building, Xiangfu town some years the village has been included as open space land for Phase II construction project. Upon receipt of an application for the project to be built, Qingbaijiang paper tubes for the exploration of the here and found an area of ​​5,000 square meters, nearly 2 meters below the earth station, most likely an ancient burial tombs. July, Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology joint Qingbaijiang paper tubes, at the tombs of these rescue excavations carried out.

Yesterday, the reporter went to the village 6 years group, close to Guihong Road side of the road, 28 L-shaped pit was densely distributed. Chengdu Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology site person in charge left Zhiqiang said, according to the current excavations unearthed artifacts and burial of the overall shape can determine which 19 of the initial tomb, two of Songmu remaining burials due to lack of basis, temporarily unable to dating. All of the brick tomb tombs, most of the years of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Song Han tombs and clear on the difference between Graves, Han groups are arranged into a neat, architectural style atmosphere, the rules of the rectangular tomb showing the bottom and sides and assembled brick, brick thickness of 6-8 cm, mostly edge of the side brick brick engraved with various patterns. There is a clear pattern among the coin design. "This is called Lianbi pattern, also known as pattern coins together." Zuo Zhiqiang, said this money to the Sichuan region of masonry pattern is more common, is the tomb symbol of status and wealth.

Compared to the tomb of the uniform, not the law of distribution of two Song Dynasty tomb, and the overall narrow pit. Song in a tomb, the archaeologists found a well preserved skull, overhead place with two metal hairpin. "The skull shape more rounded forehead, with the obvious female hair hairpin appliances, can initially determine the tomb is a woman." On-site archaeologists said.For more information, please shift to China Budget Tour