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Mawangdui Han Tombs 马王堆汉墓Mǎwángduī Hàn Mù
National heritage site · Changsha, Hunan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Changsha
- Region
- Hunan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Mawangdui Han Tombs
The site in eastern Changsha where the tombs of Li Cang, chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom and Marquis of Dai, his wife Xin Zhui and a son were excavated in 1972–74, yielding Xin Zhui's remarkably preserved body, silk paintings, lacquerware and silk manuscripts that include early versions of the Laozi and the Book of Changes. All the finds are in the Hunan Museum's Mawangdui galleries, about 3.5 km to the west, while at the site itself, in the grounds of the Mawangdui campus of Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, the pit of Tomb 3 has been kept under a protective hall.
How to get to Mawangdui Han Tombs
In Furong District on the eastern side of central Changsha; check locally whether the tomb-pit hall is open before going, as most visitors see Mawangdui at the Hunan Museum.
Nearby
- Hunan Museum 湖南省博物馆 under 10 km
A Han marchioness, her silk banner and a gauze robe as thin as air
Also within 20 km: Longping Rice Culture Park 隆平水稻文化园 (under 10 km), Qingshuitang (Former Site of the CCP Xiang District Committee) 清水塘 (under 10 km), Tianxin Pavilion 天心阁 (under 10 km), Changsha Underwater World 长沙海底世界 (under 10 km), Window of the World (Changsha) 长沙世界之窗 (under 10 km), Cheng Qian's Mansion 程潜公馆 (under 10 km).
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