SFS Chapter 664 Development and Protection
Chapter 664 Development and Protection
In just a few days, the archaeological team brought back exciting news!
After hearing the news, Gu Chang put down his busy work without hesitation and rushed to Huqiu Village anxiously, hoping to learn about the latest developments as soon as possible.
When he arrived at his destination, he happened to meet Lin Hainan walking out of the tomb passage. When he looked up, their eyes met, and Lin Hainan smiled and greeted him: "Boss Gu, you are here?"
Gu Chang panted heavily, with an anxious look on his face, and asked impatiently: "What's going on? Captain Lin, do you have any new discoveries?"
Lin Hainan's face was filled with a satisfied smile, and he replied: "There are indeed many important discoveries!"
Gu Chang then asked: "Has the tomb owner been confirmed?"
Lin Hainan nodded and said with a smile: "It has been confirmed!"
Then, Lin Hainan explained in detail: "Deep in the tomb passage, near the tomb chamber, our archaeological team found an epitaph."
"After careful research and interpretation, it was finally determined that the owner of the tomb was Li Xianhui, the daughter of Li Xian, the Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty."
"The daughter of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian?" Gu Chang suddenly became even more curious.
"Yes!" Lin Hainan nodded, a mysterious smile appearing on his face.
"Li Xianhui is the granddaughter of Wu Zetian. After Wu Zetian appointed Li Xian as the crown prince, the 15-year-old Li Xianhui was named Princess Yongtai!" Lin Hainan explained.
"She was the favorite daughter of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Li Xian. However, she died at the age of 17!" He sighed, his tone revealing regret.
"So that's it!" Gu Chang nodded in understanding and developed a strong interest in this ancient princess.
"What's the general situation inside this ancient tomb?" Gu Chang asked impatiently, with excitement flashing in his eyes.
"This ancient tomb is 87.5 meters long, 3.9 meters wide and 16 meters deep. The tomb chamber is composed of a tomb passage, a rain passage, a patio, and front and rear tomb chambers." Lin Hainan introduced in detail, as if describing a magnificent picture.
"Moreover, this tomb actually has six patios, which is rare in history!" he added, with a hint of amazement in his eyes.
As Gu Chang listened to Lin Hainan's description, the spectacular scene inside the ancient tomb emerged in his mind, and a strong desire to explore surged in his heart.
"The patio is a common feature of Tang Dynasty tombs. In Tang Dynasty tombs, the more patios there are, the higher the status of the person," explained Lin Hainan.
"The most amazing thing is that there are murals on the walls from the tomb passage to the tomb chamber. The themes are very rich, including pictures of ladies and celestial bodies. There are 6 small niches in the cave walls on both sides, which contain colorful pottery figurines, tri-color horses and other cultural relics!" Lin Hainan said excitedly.
"Tri-color horse?" Gu Chang asked curiously.
"This tri-colored horse is the famous Tang tri-colored ceramic!" Lin Hainan replied.
"In the Tang Dynasty, Tang Sancai was specially used as funerary objects!" Lin Hainan explained in detail.
"Tang Sancai was originally used as funerary objects?" Gu Chang asked in surprise, his eyes wide open.
"Yes! It's a funerary object." Lin Hainan replied with a smile.
Gu Chang suddenly remembered that he once had a senior who had a Tang Sancai pottery at home.
After all the fuss, it turned out that the senior had a funerary object at home!
How unlucky, so unlucky!
"This large tomb should be the one where Li Xian, after he was restored to the throne, issued an edict to posthumously confer the title of Princess Yongtai on his beloved daughter Li Xianhui and built a tomb for her according to the standards of an imperial mausoleum!" Lin Hainan said with certainty.
"Judging from the scale of this tomb, it is almost the largest princess mausoleum in history!" Lin Hainan couldn't help but sigh with emotion as he looked at the magnificent ancient tomb in front of him.
"So powerful?" Gu Chang was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth.
"In theory, the princess' tomb was a violation of the rules, but Li Xian insisted on doing so. It can be seen that he loved his daughter very much and wanted to make up for her regret in this way," Lin Hainan explained.
"So that's it!" Gu Chang nodded in sudden enlightenment, with an expression as if he had learned something new.
"By the way, Captain Lin, what is the current condition of this ancient tomb? Are there many damaged parts?" Gu Chang asked worriedly.
"It's much better than we imagined!" Lin Hainan said with relief.
"Two of the tombs have collapsed, but fortunately, there are no valuable cultural relics stored in these two tombs."
Lin Hainan continued, his tone revealing a hint of regret, but at the same time he was also glad that no greater losses had been caused.
"So, will the next development be difficult?"
Gu Chang continued to ask, with an expectant glimmer in his eyes. He hoped to hear an encouraging answer.
"It's not difficult. The tomb passage is still quite intact! With a little repair, we can restore the former splendor of this tomb!"
Lin Hainan answered confidently. His voice was also filled with longing for this tomb in the future!
After hearing what Lin Hainan said, Gu Chang couldn't help but beam with joy!
His face was filled with a joyful smile, as if he saw the glorious scene of the tomb after it was restored.
"Great!"
Gu Chang said excitedly, a big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. He was originally worried that the damage to the tomb would affect the subsequent development work, but now it seems that everything is moving in a good direction.
Now, the worries in Gu Chang’s heart have completely disappeared!
He knew that this tomb would become a highlight of the Huqiu Village tourist area and attract more tourists to visit.
Huqiu Mountain Village Tourist Area will have this Tang Dynasty princess' tomb in the future, which means it will have a trump card in hand!
Gu Chang thought. He knew very well the historical value and cultural significance of this tomb. It would become an important window for tourists to understand the history of the Tang Dynasty and feel the charm of ancient civilization.
If developed well, it can become a great place for tourists to learn about the history of the Tang Dynasty and the ancient Chinese burial culture!
Various possibilities emerged in Gu Chang's mind, and he began to plan how to make full use of this tomb to create a unique and fascinating tourist attraction.
"Tsk tsk, I really found a treasure!"
Standing at the entrance of the tomb, Gu Chang looked at the magnificent tomb in front of him, his heart filled with joy and anticipation.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Such a magnificent tomb must be well developed and protected!"
At the same time, Gu Chang told Deputy Mayor Wu about his idea of developing and protecting the tomb. After hearing this, Deputy Mayor Wu expressed his strong support and said that he would fully cooperate with Gu Chang's work.
Subsequently, the provincial archaeological team evaluated and made recommendations on the tomb.
They believe that this tomb has extremely high historical value and cultural significance and should be properly protected and developed.
In the end, Gu Chang's idea was approved, and he could begin to prepare for the development and protection of the tomb.
After listening to the suggestions of the provincial archaeological team, Gu Chang decided to carry out this work by excavating, repairing and protecting at the same time.
This will not only ensure the smooth progress of archaeological excavations, but also ensure the timely protection and restoration of unearthed cultural relics.