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Maoling Mausoleum
Maoling
Mausoleum is located in Maoling Village of Nanwei Town on the Weibei
altiplano, about 45km north of Xi'an City in Shaanxi Province. 
The
Maoling Mausoleum was the tomb of Emperor Wudi in the Western Han
Dynasty (206BC-8AD). It is the biggest mausoleum among the imperial
mausoleums of the Western Han Dynasty.
Emperor
Han Wudi
Emperor Han Wudi (140-87 B.C.), called Liu Che, was the fifth
emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. He came to the throne at
16 and was in power for 54 years. He was the emperor for the longest
period in the history of China. More
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Maoling
Mausoleum
In the second year of his reign, Emperor Wudi began to build the Maoling
Mausoleum, which took 53 years to fnish. At the age of 71, Wudi died
and was buried at the Maoling Mausoleum. The tomb was built of rammed
earth in the shape of a four-sided dipper ,46 meters high and 240
meters long. The tomb covers over 54,000 square meters. The mausoleum
is square and consists of the inner and outer city, with bounding
wall around it. According to the records, the funeral objects were
so abundant that the tomb could hardly hold even before Emperor Han
Wudi died. one third of the yearly taxes and tributes of the state
was spent to construct Maoling Mausoleum.There
are over 20 satellite tombs of high officials and noble relatives
around the Maoling Mausoleum, such as the tombs ofQuo Qubing , Huo
Guang, Wei Qing and Jin Ribei.In those days, officials and nobles
showed great respect when they moved nearby. Inside the cemetery there
were many places and houses inhabited by tomb keepers and palace maids.
Excavations
from the tomb include large collections of buried objects and building
materials.In
1978, the Maoling Museum was set up. Exhibitions include Eave tiles,
Han bricks, pottery figures and other valuable historical relics excavated
at the Maoling Mausoleum and the giant stone carvings originally placed
in front of Huo Qubing' tomb.The
stone carvings are the most representative works, which are the earliest
and world-famous masterpieces of ancient stone carvings preserved
in groups under state protection.
Xian Tour Routes Covers Maoling Mausoleum
XD-4. Xian Day Tour of Qianling Mausoleum and Famen Monastery
XH-5. 4 Days Xian Private Tour of Terracotta Warrior and Famen Temple
XH-7. 6 Days Xian Complete Tour
XK-7. Xian 6 Days Private Tour
XST-1.Xian seat in coach tour of west line
Photo of Maoling Mausoleum
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