Chengdu | Checked in at Chengdu Yongling Museum to learn about the history of the Former Shu

| Checked in at Chengdu Yongling Museum to learn about the history of the Former Shu.【Introduction】 Chengdu Yongling Museum is located at No. 10 Yongling Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province Wang Jian's tomb is an above-ground imperial tomb, historically known as Yongling. Historical records about Yongling (Wang Jian's Tomb) are relatively scarce During the Song Dynasty (11th century), Ouyang Xiu mentioned in the 'New History of the Five Dynasties' that Wang Jian was buried in Yongling after his death, and his son Wang Yan, who was in power, visited and swept the tomb several times. During the Later Shu (10th century), Emperor Meng Zhixiang also sent officials to repair the tombs of the Former Shu, but did not specify where. It was not until the mid-Southern Song Dynasty (12th century) when Lu You traveled to Shu that he mentioned Yongling was located outside the Great West Gate of Chengdu 🕘【Opening Hours】 08:30—18:00 💴【Ticket Price】 20.00 yuan ⛺【Attractions】 Wang Jian's tomb mound is round, 15 meters high, and about 80 meters in diameter, built up with earth The base is surrounded by strip stones, covering an area of 6.8 mu, with three brick bases outside the mausoleum platform. Between the southern brick bases, there is a pair of rammed earth mounds wrapped in bricks. The tomb chamber faces south, without a tomb passage, and is built of red sandstone, with a total length of 23.4 meters, consisting of 14 stone arches It is divided into front, middle, and rear chambers, with wooden doors separating each chamber; The front chamber is equivalent to the envy path, and the third arch still has remnants of red and green colored paintings, depicting treasure patterns. The middle chamber is the main chamber Wang Jian's coffin is placed on the coffin bed in the middle chamber; The coffin bed is in the style of a sumeru base, with twelve half-body statues of strong men lined up on both sides, as if they are lifting the coffin bed. The east, west, and south sides of the coffin bed are carved with 24 musicians, including 2 dancers and 22 musicians, playing 20 different kinds of instruments such as pipa, clappers, bili, sheng, xiao, flute, drum, and leaf-blowing, totaling 23 pieces. The musicians are surrounded by patterns of dragons, phoenixes, clouds, flowers, etc.; the rear chamber of the tomb has an imperial bed with a stone-carved image of Wang Jian 🚌【Transportation Tips】 Subway Line 5: Fuqin Station 👉【Itinerary】 Conservation area, comprehensive hall, garden conservation area 🧡【Preparation Before Visiting】 Purchase tickets in advance, and visitors need to present valid ID for ticket collection and security check