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Li Jia Shan Ancient Tombs in Yunnan

Li Jia Shan Ancient Tomb Group is located in Wehquan Village of Jiangchuan County in Yunnan province. If you come to learn Chinese in China, teachers would tell you that the ancient tomb group was remained from the period from the Warring States to Eastern Han Dynasty. The landform in Li Jia Shan Mountain belongs to the uplifted hill area, covering a total area of 2.5 square kilometers. The main ancient tombs are mainly spread on the top of the hill and the slope in the west.

Most of the tombs are vertical in the pit, among which 14 tombs are about four to six meters long. In the tomb area, about 3000 pieces of accompany goods were unearthed, including the weapons, musical instruments, production tools as well as other decorations. The most precious relic unearthed would be the Cow-tiger Copper Table and the bronze bells. In addition, the cultural relics such as copper decorations, bronze storage instruments and large number of golden and silver wares, jade wares and so on. The large number of bronze wares becomes the most obvious features in Li Jia Shan.

For those who come to learn Mandarin in the city of Kunming should also know that the ancient tomb group in Li Jia Shan is important noble’s tomb group, providing important materials for researching the historical, economic, cultural and social structures of the Ancient Dian Kingdom as well as the relationship with Han Dynasty.

One thing you should know is that only several tombs have wooden coffins while the left has no. in the aspect of the scale, the tomb can be divided into two classifications, one of which has large scale while the other small. For those with large scale, they are mainly spread on the top of the mountain and about four meters long, three meters wide and two meters deep. Among so many accompany goods, the most famous one is the Cow-tiger Copper Table in number 24 tomb.

The small scale group is mainly spread in the southwestern slope and about two meters long, one meter wide and one meter deep. The accompany goods are mainly the bronze wares and some golden and silver wares. Those who learn Chinese online free should know Li Jia Shan ancient tomb group is the provincial level protection site and the Cow-tiger Copper Table has been identified and approved by the national cultural relic. 

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