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Mawangdui Han Dynasty Tomb Exhibition Hall (3.5km) Tianxin Pavilion (4km) Orange Island (4km) Yuelu Mountains (200m) Yuelu Academy.
Changsha-Liuyang Dawei Mountains  
Changsha 62km Liuyang Confucius Temple.
Dwelling of Tan Sitong 10 km Liuyang-the Land of Fireworks 60km Liuyang Dawei Mountains
Tour to Former Residences of Great Men 
Changsha (10km) Shaoshan (32km) Huitang Hot Spring (48km) Liu Shaoqi's Former Residence (40km) Lei Feng's Memorial Museum

Mawangdui Tombs of Han Dynasty and Unearthed Cultural Relics

Located at the east outskirts of Changsha, the family Tombs were the former Prime Minister of Changsha State of West Han Dynasty.
There are totally 3 tombs at Mawangdui. In the No.1 tomb is a female corpse, which is 2100 years old. The body is complete and sleek. Some of the Joints of the body could even be moved and soft tissues are flexile, resembling the fresh body. There are large amount of silks and other textiles. In the No.2 tomb, there are large quantities of colored figurines, ceramics, and most important, a map that is nearly as the same as a modern one with high drawing techniques. In the No.3 tomb, there are a lot of silk books of 28 kinds, totaling 100 thousand words. Contents of these books involve ancient philosophy, history, science and technology, contributing to the study about the ancient times.
Totally over 3000 items of cultural relics were unearthed at Mawangdui, including silk books, silk paintings, bamboo tablets, textiles, wooded figurines, ceramics, agricultural products and medical herbs. The unearthed female corpse and lots of the Cultural Relics are now on exhibition at Hunan Provincial Museum.

 

 

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