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Yong Mausoleum (Yong Ling) |
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Yong Mausoleum (Yong Ling) |
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　　 The Yong Mausoleum on Fuqin Dong Road in Chengdu houses emperor Wang Jian's burial. When living (847-918) Wang Jian made the Former Shu dynasty, capital at Chengdu, the most governable and powerful among the Five Dynasties and Ten States.
The Mausoleum departs from similar structures by its being built right in the city, and accessible from ground level.
The mausoleum has a circular base that measures 80 meters (262 feet) diameter, and it stands 15 meters (49.2feet) tall with 14 archways of gray bricks. The largest brick measures 69x44x18 cent meters (27x17x7 inches) and holds the size record for above ground buildings. It is an important Chinese architecture.
Wooden doors partition the burial chamber into three parts. The coffin rests in the middle chamber on a coffin bed. Murals of 24 musicians with regional instruments are carved into stone on three sides of the bed. These are the only known court musical band images unearthed from the Tang Dynasty period.
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