There is a resting place for the dead in Luoyang. Many people ask to be buried here after their death. What’s the secret?

There is a popular saying among Chinese people, which is "Born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang". "Born in Suzhou and Hangzhou" is mainly because Suzhou and Hangzhou are located in the south of the Yangtze River in my country. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below". Liu Yong even used his talents to the best of his ability in "Looking at the Sea Tide·Southeast Formation". "The southeast is beautiful, the three Wu cities are there, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times" to describe the grand scene in Suzhou and Hangzhou. Today we are going to talk about "Death in Beimang", because there are too many unknown secrets hidden here.

Overview of Beimang Mountain

Beimang Mountain was originally called Mang Mountain. Because it is located in the northeast of Luoyang, Henan, it is called Beimang Mountain. It starts from Sanmenxia in the west and ends at the Yishui River in the east, stretching for more than 400 miles from west to east. This mountain is the end of Longshan Mountain and is a geomantic treasure in China. Therefore, since King Yang of Eastern Han Dynasty was buried here, later generations of officials have chosen this place as their first choice for tombs.

There are many villages here, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the climate is pleasant. In addition, many princes, generals, ministers and celebrities were buried here in history, so the culture of "born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang" gradually formed. Thanks to the unique natural and cultural conditions here, it has developed characteristics that are suitable for farming, health care, and tourism.

The special features of Beimang

First of all, the city where it is located is quite special. Luoyang, known as the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties in ancient my country, is also known as "China" together with Xi'an (Chang'an), Kaifeng (Bianliang, Bianjing, Tokyo), Beijing (Beiping, Jingshi), Nanjing (Jinling, Jianye, Jiankang) "Five ancient capitals".

From the Eastern Zhou Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, many feudal monarchs took a fancy to Luoyang's location in the Central Plains, which made it easy to control the world and some military factors. Moreover, this place was an earlier developed large city in the Central Plains, which created an extremely prosperous economy. Therefore, many feudal monarchs liked to make this place the capital of their country.

Secondly, many famous historical events have occurred here. For example, when the eunuchs rebelled at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xie (later Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, but still King Chenliu at the time) went there carrying the young emperor Liu Bian on his back. He took refuge here, so a very famous nursery rhyme was passed down: "The Hou is not a Hou, the king is not a king, thousands of people are riding on Bei Mang".

For another example, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, during the military confrontation between the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Northern Qi Dynasty, the Northern Qi clan general Lanling King Gao Changgong led an army of 500 to win the "Beimang Victory" here. King Lanling became famous for this battle. For another example, at the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Shichong and Li Mi gathered more than 100,000 troops here for the "Battle of Beimang". In short, there are too many to mention.

Thirdly, the particularity of Feng Shui. In Feng Shui, Beimang Mountain is called the remnants of Kunlun Mountain (Zulong Mountain), Qinling Mountains, and Xiaoshan Mountain. It is also known as one of the 72 blessed places of Chinese Taoism. Moreover, Luoyang is nurtured by four rivers including Zhe River and Luoshui River, which makes Beimang Mountain an unparalleled and unique resting place for souls. Many people request to be buried here after their death.

Literary records and myths and legends about Beiman Mountain

Countless literati and poets have always written the legend of Beiman Mountain in literary works.

Tao Yuanming, the great poet of the Jin Dynasty, said: "Once you are a hundred years old, you will return to Beimang." Tao Yuanming was a famous hermit and poet in the history of our country. Noble men like him regarded Beimang Mountain as A perfect place to be buried. Bai Juyi also said: "The virtuous and foolish, the noble and the humble all perish, and the tomb in Beimang is high and lofty. In ancient times, I was not alone. I had wine and sang before I died." While expressing his lament about life when there is wine now and now drunkenness, he also regarded Beimang as a Synonymous with funeral culture. Yuan Haowen of the Yuan Dynasty said: "Driving horses to Bei Mang Plains, hesitating again and again. Rich and noble people for thousands of years have been scattered in this mountain." The so-called mountain refers to Bei Mang Mountain.

Beimang has left many touching legends. According to legend, I quietly came to Beimang Mountain, built a Tai Chi Bagua furnace, and used the eight figures of the universe to mobilize the spirituality of heaven and earth. After ninety-nine and eighty-one days of careful refining, I finally refined the golden elixir. I tasted one myself, and instantly cast off my mortal bones and became an immortal. So I used another golden elixir to enlighten his green ox. Then he climbed on the green ox and left Hangu Pass from Beimang Shanxi.

"Hometown of the Dead"

Since Beimang has buried too many dead heroes, here we select a few well-known figures from several dynasties. In the Han Dynasty, it was the original tomb of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty. After the successful uprising of Liu Xiu, he established the Eastern Han Dynasty and made Luoyang his capital. After his death, he was buried in Beimang.

Logically speaking, the ancient emperors chose a mausoleum to look down upon the world, a perfect place with mountains behind them and water at their back. However, the original mausoleum is a place "resting on the river and stepping on the mountain", which is uncharacteristic. Modern archaeological research generally believes that the site was chosen because it was not easily destroyed by the Yellow River. Because he was buried with only a few grave goods and the site was chosen scientifically, his tomb is relatively well preserved.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the Shouyang Mausoleum of Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi. Cao Pi's Shouyang Mausoleum was chosen to be located in a "land where the ruins cannot be eaten" in Shandong Shouyang. He built such a mausoleum in such a place so that future generations hundreds or thousands of years later would not know the existence of this mausoleum. Cao Pi made great achievements in his life. He cultivated fields, conquered Hexi, and cultivated culture and military affairs. He reigned for seven years and was named Huang Chu.

His funeral concepts mainly inherited his father Cao Cao's "thin burial concept", so he is a staunch supporter of thin burial culture. There are "no gold and jade treasures hidden" in the tomb.

He believed that the thick burial was a clear temptation for those with evil intentions, and his father's move of setting up Mojin Xiaowei and Faqiu Zhonglangjiang deeply touched him.

The Changling of Emperor Xiaowen Yuanhong (Tuoba Hong) during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty was a famous politician and reformer in my country. His reforms greatly promoted the integration of the Chinese nation and left a colorful page in the history of my country's economic, political and cultural development.

In the 18th year of Taihe (AD 494), Emperor Xiaowen ordered the capital to be moved from Pingcheng in the north to Luoyang in the Central Plains, and reforms were carried out in Luoyang. Later, he died in the southern campaign in the 23rd year of Taihe (499 AD). Since the Zhongning Mausoleum of Emperor Xiaowen's Empress Wenzhao and Changling Tomb are about 100 meters apart, the locals commonly call the two mausoleums "big and small tombs".

Someone has made a rough count of the number of tombs here: there are eight tombs of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, five imperial tombs of the Eastern Han Dynasty, one imperial mausoleum of Cao Wei, four imperial mausoleums of the Northern Wei Dynasty, five imperial mausoleums of the Western Jin Dynasty, and the tombs of the late Tang emperors. There is one mausoleum, and there are roughly thousands of tombs for princes and ministers. If we include the tombs of ordinary people, the number may reach hundreds of thousands.

Beimang Mountain, as an important representative of my country’s funeral culture, has been mentioned countless times in literary works. Because it is located in a treasure land of Feng Shui and has buried more than 20 emperors' tombs and thousands of ministers' tombs. In addition, there are many mysterious myths and legends circulating here and the excellent geographical location, so it is known as It is called the "hometown of the dead" in our country.

Nowadays, ancient tombs are everywhere here, so it can be regarded as a major feature of this place. If you want to understand the history and culture of our country, then funeral culture must be a topic that cannot be avoided, and when talking about funeral culture, Beimang Mountain cannot be avoided.