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Joint Tombs Of Boat-shaped Coffins
The joint tombs of boat-shaped coffins () are tombs of the Shu (kingdom), ancient kingdom of Shu discovered in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, coinciding with the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC) and the Warring States period (476–221 BC). and apparently also occurred during the Qin dynasty (221–206BC). In 2013, the Chinese government placed the tombs of boat-shaped coffins, along with Sanxingdui and Jinsha site, on the UNESCO Tentative List, indicating that China plans to consider the sites for future nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discoveries In 2000, a number of boat-shaped coffins were found at a tomb site in central Chengdu. This tomb is believed to be royal from the Shu (kingdom), former kingdom of Shu coinciding with the Warring States period in China. The tomb measure 30.5 × 20.3m and has a depth of 2.5m. The tomb contains a total of 17 coffins and is dated 400BC. The biggest boat-shaped coffin is 18.8m long and 1.5m wide and contains a large num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shu (kingdom)
Shu ( zh, t=蜀, s=蜀; Pinyin: ''Shǔ''; former romanization: Shuh), also known as Ancient Shu ( zh, p=Gǔ Shǔ, t=古蜀, s=古蜀, links=no) in historiography, was an ancient kingdom in what is now Sichuan Province. It was based on the Chengdu Plain, in the western Sichuan basin with some extension northeast to the upper Han River valley. To the east was the Ba tribal confederation. Further east down the Han and Yangtze rivers was the State of Chu. To the north over the Qinling Mountains was the State of Qin. To the west and south were tribal peoples of little military power. This independent Shu state was conquered by the state of Qin in 316 BCE. Recent archaeological discoveries at Sanxingdui and Jinsha thought to be sites of Shu culture indicate the presence of a unique civilization in this region before the Qin conquest. In subsequent periods of Chinese history the Sichuan area continued to be referred to as Shu after this ancient state, and later states founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
