Historical Artifacts in the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King

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Hello, everyone :)

Hope your weekend is going well. It's fascinating how time goes by that it's already mid-May!

Centuries-old tree found around the Museum


And speaking of time, I can't believe that it's been over a decade ago when we were chanced to take a little adventure in the Museum of the Western Han Dynasty in Guangzhou where we had a few remembrances through photographs which unfortunately aren't that good. Nevertheless, just like other past mementos, I figured they are worth-storing in the blockchain for me to look back at in the years to come.

And let's go, shall we?

The first leg of this wee exploration begins in the tomb relics through this staircase.


We shall walk down into the underground chambers where we get to see some interesting finds. It is worthy to note that this site was discovered in the early 1980s during an excavation for a hotel construction.


According to history and I quote:

The tomb is nearly 11 meters long and over 12 meters wide. It is divided in seven parts, with a front chamber, east and west wing rooms, the main coffin chamber, east and west side rooms, and a back storage chamber.


It is disheartening that this tomb of the Nanyue King carries with it a sad story too. Along with over a thousand artifacts were human sacrifices. It was said that 15 courtiers were buried alive with the king to serve him in death.


Back to our adventure, we were able to see a series of amazing burial artifacts and even murals and carvings on the walls.


These for instance are called Gou Diao, a percussion instrument by the Yue people. Accordingly, these are made of bronze and each one of them weighs 191 kilograms. Each piece bearing an inscription indicating that the instruments were cast in 129 BC.


Many different old silver coins in various designs, inscriptions and sizes.


Various wooden carvings like horse carriages and horsemen too.


Terracotta sculptures of court men in various interesting patterned garments and robes. Pardon the poor photos. We were obviously not good at taking them then.



A beautiful and exquisitely-carved dragons. I am not sure if these were made of natural jade though. The ingenuity of people in the past is just astounding.



And a screen support in "Pu" Dragon Shape, made of bronze and apparently, it was used to hold the lacquered screen on bottom corners.


And a bean-shaped porcelain pillow of the Ding Kiln with floral, a plump baby, stamping and pearl patterns.


There were many imperial antiquities like seals, porcelain artifacts and others that were individually enclosed on glass displays but these were the only decent ones we've got on photos. Some items had staggering price tags on them so I reckon they were on auction or something.


And the only decent capture of a very interesting totem on the wall.


And because this is getting long, let me end this wee adventure with a replica of the Louvre, photographed outside of the Mausoleum. And perhaps not very soon, we will get to re-visit the other things we've seen during this exploration.


Thank you for your time and until then, enjoy life!

All photos are my own. 150522/11:00ph

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that must be a great visit to you to the museum and lovely and interesting things to see. we have have some interesting things here also but they font allow us to capture things in the museum . Thanks hor sharing

It was a good visit and was interesting to see most of those artifacts and be able to learn some stories about them. I wonder why they don't allow you to take photos in the museums there :)

we all drop our phones at the entrance and walk in without any smartphone or gadgets .

I see, they probably want to keep what's inside the museum "inside" and not get shared online hehe.

I get so also

Probably :) It was nice learning how things are done there in your place. Thank you and have a lovely weekend💗

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Galing kmi museum knina, may mga relics din

Ay ang galing, oo pala kasi weekend ngayon. Post mo din hehehe

An interesting place, sis. Despite the somewhat lurid history, and how in the old days things like burying 15 courtiers alive to serve the king were given.🙀

The Gou Diao caught my attention, I like percussion instruments and this one looks very curious. It must have been interesting to see how they moved it with that weight.

Yes sis, the story of the place is interesting. And the burying of alive courtiers are said to be one of the traditions in the old days.

It made me wonder too, how they did it with the heavy weight of the Gou Diao. Thank you sis and good evening❤

They probably moved it with something similar to what the Egyptians used to move the huge rocks with which they made the pyramids, who knows?

Have a great evening there, sis 😊🤗

That might be what they did. They seem to be very resourceful back then.

Good morning sis❤

Thank you, sis! 😄♡

Wow - there are some really lovely artefacts there - such craftmanship !

There were lots of them but these were the only decent ones on my files haha. Thank you and have a lovely new week!

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Great visit to this museum @ifarmgirl 😁
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So much you saw, and what an interesting pieces they displayed.
Love the little screen support/ dragon it looks so happy hahaha 🤣
Have a truly wonderful Sunday further 😊

Thank you Jackie :) And yeah, the dragon looks like it is being tickled, lol!
All the best to you and yes, have a wonderful new week as it comes in your side of the world.

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Wow! This is simply amazing. I am sure you had a great time visiting the museum, sis. Added to bucketlist!

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I love visits to museums makes me get hold of history and see more in person ancient materials.

Ohh that tomb is enclosed with sad story.
Thank you for sharing and backing it up with lovely pictures .

Glad to know you love learning about history and the museum indeed is one of the best sources of such. And thank you too for your kind words Johnsen.
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Wohoo! That's a great number! Thank you and onward bound :)

I love museums and I always visit one if I get a chance. Thank you sharing this place along with the culture and history.

That's awesome :) Thank you too and have a wonderful evening :)
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What an incredible visit you took us on here! I have to say though... my heart was saddened to see that those 15 courtiers were buried alive. I think today is just a sad day - and thinking about that? my gosh. What a waste of life. 15 people... and buried alive! What a terrible fate. to just throw the lives of 15 people away as if they were meaningless...

and then, I wonder.

Did those 15 people see it as the epitome of their own honor and sacrifice?
Was it something they prized until their last breaths?

or - was it against their will?

Some things we will never know, never understand. The human heart is so difficult to discern. hmmm but it does make me sad.

Nevertheless, the journey was beautiful and it caused me to reflect on another time, another place, another culture, another mindset. And that's a good thing :)

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It is saddening indeed even if it was their time's culture and tradition... maybe during that era, it was normal for them. But then again, life is precious and why waste...

Aah, like you said, the heart says things that are hard to fathom hehe.

Thank you lots for the thoughts❤ and to Dreemport for having you here🤗 Have a lovely day

That image on the wall did something to my insides😂. It has funny legs too. What a big museum this one is and I have never even been to one. I might change that because that was quite a story. And their dress! I feel like they were trying to copy a mermaids tail?😂 Don't mind me. I loved this though. Entertainment and information.
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Oh, sorry about that haha! Don't know what it is, might be a character they loved during those times lol!

And their dress! I feel like they were trying to copy a mermaids tail?

Maybe, or it is their way of looking sexy, haha! You've got great eyes which is really awesome. And I must thank you for coming over💗 This reminded me I have yet to visit the page.

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you people really explored the museum very well with detailed explanation and pictures.
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Wow. Some great photos here!

Thank you :) They are antique photos, lol!
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