How to get to Wu Zetian’s Qianling Mausoleum more conveniently?

Traffic guide to Wu Zetian’s Qianling Mausoleum: 1. Take the special tourist bus from Xi’an Railway Station to the Qianling Mausoleum Tourist Area.

2. Take the long-distance bus from Xi'an Chengxi Bus Terminal to Qianxian County. There are buses from the county to Qianling Tourist Area.

3. From Xi'an Xianyang International Airport, take a bus or drive west on the expressway for 35 kilometers to the Qianling exit.

Shaanxi Qianling Tomb is known as the Three Gorges Project in the archaeological community. Under the main peak of Liangshan Mountain in the northwest of Xi'an, Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian, the female emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, are buried. It is extremely rare in the world for a couple and emperors of two dynasties to be buried together in the same room. For half a century, the excavation of Qianling Mausoleum has always been a hot topic. With the advancement of archaeological technology in our country, is the time ripe for Wu Zetian to be seen again? To dig or not to dig? When to dig? At this time, we call on people of insight at home and abroad to participate in the discussion and activate this topic again, aiming to examine the practical significance of scientific excavation of Qianling Mausoleum.

The Qianling Mausoleum is the westernmost of the eighteen tombs of the Tang Dynasty. It is large in scale and majestic. It is the home of Gaozong Li Zhi, the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian, his queen and the only female emperor in Chinese history. cemetery.

The Qianling Mausoleum was built in 683 AD. The project of Wu Zetian's burial in the Qianling Mausoleum was completed 22 years later. Qianling Mausoleum was built on Liangshan Mountain and faces south. The entire cemetery consists of two inner and outer cities, with gates on all sides. The circumference is 40 kilometers, and the north-south axis is 4.9 kilometers long. The cultural relics on the ground mainly include 114 stone carvings of stone horses, stone figures, winged horses, Chinese watches, ostriches, etc. in front of the mausoleum, as well as the "Shu Sheng Ji Stele" and "Wordless Stele" that eulogized Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian.

Among the imperial mausoleums of all dynasties in China, Qianling Mausoleum is the most special one. It has a large scale and rich collection. A man and a woman, emperors from two dynasties, were buried together in the same room. It has remained intact for more than 1,000 years. Wu Zetian's fame was well-known throughout the world, and this mausoleum attracted much attention at home and abroad.

In 1957, the Chinese government announced Qianling Mausoleum as one of the first batch of key protected places of interest and historic sites in Shaanxi Province. In 1961, the State Council announced it as one of the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units. For more than 40 years, governments at all levels have continuously allocated special funds for the maintenance and repair of the entire cemetery. By the end of 2004, the country had received 38 million domestic and foreign tourists.

However, when people get off the bus at Qianling Sima Road, all they see is a royal cemetery that blends seamlessly with the mountain. Where is the underground palace? Where is the tomb? Almost all visitors returned home with a series of questions after finishing the tour. What people have reason to pay attention to is, what kind of treasures are there in the tomb? Can the remains of Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong still be seen? Will there be a thousand-year-old female corpse like that in Mawangdui, Hunan? If only a skeleton is left and restored using modern modeling techniques, can people see Wu Zetian's true style again? There are too many mysteries hidden in it. If it can be opened, Qianling Mausoleum will become the largest and most ornamental museum in the world.