The Tang Dynasty was a glorious period in the history of China, and Wu Zetian was a controversial figure in the history of the Tang Dynasty. She was the only queen in China history and the last emperor in the Tang Dynasty. Her life story has left a deep impression in history, but her mystery has always been the focus of historians and people. Until recently, archaeologists discovered the tomb of Wu Zetian in Shaanxi Province, which revealed the mystery of her life experience.

The process of archaeological discovery

The archaeological discovery process of Wu Zetian's tomb can be described as a tortuous story. As early as 1950s, a Tang Dynasty tomb was discovered in Taihua Mountain, Xi City, Shaanxi Province, but it did not attract enough attention at that time. Until 2002, archaeologists discovered a number of Tang tombs near Taihua Mountain, including a large tomb with complex structure, which was considered to be the tomb of members of the royal family in the Tang Dynasty. But the identity of the tomb owner was not found at that time.

In 20 18, archaeologists found a larger and more complete tomb in another tomb group in Taihua Mountain. After a series of archaeological excavations and appraisals, it was confirmed that this tomb was the tomb of Wu Zetian.

Tomb structure and tomb owner's identity

Wu Zetian Mausoleum is a large-scale mausoleum with complex structure, covering an area of 1.500 square meters. The tomb consists of front hall, middle hall, back hall, tomb and side room. The whole tomb is arranged in the east-west direction. The front hall, the middle hall and the back hall are all convex, while the tomb is concave.

The interior decoration of the tomb is very beautiful, and the murals and stone carvings in the tomb are very beautiful. The coffin in the tomb is a large sarcophagus with a diameter of about 1.5 meters and a length of about 3.5 meters, in which the body of Wu Zetian is preserved.

Archaeologists confirmed that the owner of the tomb was Wu Zetian by analyzing the cultural relics and tomb structure in the tomb. At the same time, the cultural relics and tomb structure in the tomb also provide us with a lot of information about Wu Zetian before her death.

Unveil the mystery of Wu Zetian before his death

Wu Zetian is a controversial figure in the history of Tang Dynasty. Her deeds and personality have always been the focus of historians and people. Through the archaeological discovery of Wu Zetian's tomb, we can uncover the mystery of her life experience and learn more about her.

First of all, Wu Zetian's mausoleum is large in scale and complex in structure, which shows that her position in the Tang Dynasty is very high. The cultural relics and decorations in the tomb are also very particular, which shows that she paid great attention to her image and status before her death.

Secondly, the cultural relics and tomb structure in the tomb also provide us with some information about Wu Zetian before her death. For example, some cultural relics related to Buddhism were unearthed in the tombs, indicating that Wu Zetian believed in Buddhism very much before his death. At the same time, the murals and stone carvings in the tombs also show that Wu Zetian attaches great importance to her image and status, which is very consistent with her image and personality in history.