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What places of interest can I punch in when traveling to Changsha?

When you travel to Changsha, you can punch in to the places of interest such as Mawangdui Han Tomb.

Mawangdui Han Tomb, located in Mawangdui Street next to Liuyang River, four kilometers east of Furong District, Changsha City, Hunan Province, is the family cemetery of Hou Licang, the prime minister of Changsha in the early Western Han Dynasty. Mawangdui Han Tomb was excavated three times in 1972 ~ 1974. The structure of the mausoleum is magnificent and complex. The three tombs are rectangular vertical tombs with mounds on the north side. The tomb is built at the bottom of the tomb pit, and the bottom and surrounding rooms are filled with charcoal and white paste, and then filled, compacted and sealed layer by layer.

* * * More than 3,000 relics such as coffins, silk fabrics, silk books, silk paintings, lacquerware and Chinese herbal medicines have been unearthed. These relics provide important information for studying the tomb system in the early Han Dynasty, the development of handicraft industry and science and technology, and the history, culture and social life of Changsha.

Significance of cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb;

1, political and cultural significance

Among the cultural relics unearthed from Mawangdui Han Tomb, bamboo slips in Han Dynasty are the most concerned. Many of these bamboo slips are the daily records of the ancients, including trivial matters of life, family affairs, sacrificial activities, military activities, political documents and so on. The words preserved in these works directly or indirectly influenced the development and evolution of ancient culture in China. After repeated investigation and research, these exquisite bamboo slips unearthed in Mawangdui have political and cultural significance.

2. Economic significance

Many cultural relics representing the economy and culture of the Han Dynasty, such as bronze ding, bronze mirror, bronze knife, copper scissors, painted pottery, stone carving, jade articles and lacquerware, were also found in Mawangdui Han Tomb, which had high value in the society at that time. From an economic point of view, this is also the significance of cultural relics in Mawangdui Han Tomb. These cultural relics are not only precious, but also reflect some economic conditions at that time. These cultural relics provide important clues and materials for the future study of the economy and finance of the Han Dynasty.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mawangdui Han Tomb