Baoding, Hebei Province 35

Macheng Han Tombs

Gilded Bronze Changxin Palace Lamp

This tomb complex is composed of the tomb of Liu Sheng and his wife Douwan, 120meters apart. Liu Sheng was the first emperor of Zhongshan State, Western Han Dynasty. (During the Han Dynasty, the whole empire was managed in the system of enfeoffment. Each noble had his own piece of land to administer. Liu Sheng was one of the sons of Emperor Jing of the central government, he was appointed as the first emperor of Zhongshan State (What is now Baoding) in 154BC, and died in 113BC, he stayed on the throne for 42 years. So the construction of the tomb lasted 42 years.

The Chinese Academy of Science Institute of archaeology and the Hebei Province cultural relic work team excavated it. Renowned archaeologist Guo Moruo visited the research area, and determines for the Western Han Dynasty Zhongshan peace Wang Liu Sheng tomb pit.