In 1957, at a construction site in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, workers accidentally discovered a thousand-year-old tomb. The leader of the group of workers immediately notified the local authorities and sent a group of archaeologists to the scene to excavate.
After inspection, archaeologists determined that this tomb dates from the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Sui Dynasty (581-619). According to the decoration and burial items, the owner of the tomb must have been a member of the royal family. The rectangular crypt is only 2,9m deep, the crater size is 6,05m × 5,1m and the bottom size is 5,5m × 4,7m.
A group of workers accidentally discovered a thousand-year-old tomb during construction. (Photo: Sohu)
After the verification process, archaeologists informed that the owner of the tomb was Ly Tinh Huan, 9 years old, the daughter of Ly Man, of a prominent Ly family during the Sui Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty, besides Emperor Duong Kien's family, the Ly family belonged to the most powerful family.
Ly Tinh Huan's father, Ly Man, was famous for being highly educated and talented, skilled in music, and loved by Emperor Duong Kien of Sui Van. Finally, King Duong Kien gave Ly Man his daughter in marriage. Later, he succeeded his father as Thuong Tru Quoc, and at the same time was appointed Quang Loc Dai Phuc, thanks to which the Ly family became even more prominent and prosperous.
A year later, Ly Man's daughter, Ly Tinh Huan, was born. Ly Tinh Huan was also the granddaughter of Duong Le Hoa (561 - 609), queen of Northern Zhou Xuan Emperor Vu Van Yun, later Princess Lac Binh of the Sui Dynasty.
The owner of the tomb is Ly Tinh Huan, 9 years old, granddaughter of the prominent Ly family during the Sui Dynasty. (Photo: Sohu)
Ly Tinh Huan was considered a precious gem by Ly Man and the Duong family, and was extremely revered. But as soon as good fortune came, disaster also brought it. Unexpectedly, when Ly Tinh Huan was only 9 years old, he died of a serious illness, and Duong Ly's family was in great pain at that time.
According to historical records, after Ly Tinh Huan died, Queen Mother Duong Le Hoa was the saddest person. She issued a royal decree for her granddaughter's posthumous burial.
Inside the tomb, experts found a few children's toys and a sophisticated stone coffin. As for the coffin, Queen Duong Le Hoa had it made by an experienced craftsman. Inside the small coffin there were a total of 230 items made of gold, silver, jade and porcelain, in addition to many rare treasures from the Western Regions.
On the small coffin were engraved four large words: "If you open it, you will die" (Whoever opens it will die). (Photo: Sohu)
Just as the experts were about to open the small coffin to continue searching for artifacts, they were suddenly terrified. On the small coffin were engraved four large words: "If you open it, you will die" (Whoever opens it will die). Turns out, ancient people believed that engraving a curse on the coffin would prevent grave robbers from stealing the items inside.
Through discussion, experts decided to move this coffin to the museum for preservation. Currently, this coffin has not yet been opened, and is being preserved at the Bilin Xi'an Museum.
National Status(Source: Sohu)
