Zhu Yuanzhang, the man who started with a bowl, single-handedly established the Ming Dynasty, which is famous in Chinese history. His mausoleum, the Ming Tomb, located on the Purple Mountain in Nanjing, was the home of his life and the only imperial tomb that was not in the capital.
For more than 600 years, the Ming Tomb has never been stolen and excavated, which is a miracle in the history of the world. However, behind this miracle, is it the tomb robber's dare, or can't?
The mystery of Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is a legendary historical figure.
With his extraordinary wisdom and courage, he emerged in the turbulent times in the last years of the Yuan Dynasty, and finally pacified the world and established the Ming Dynasty.
During the years when he was in charge of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang implemented a series of enlightened policies. In order to show his imperial power and majesty, he decided to build a mausoleum for himself in the 14th year of Hongwu.
In terms of site selection, he had a unique vision and chose his beloved Purple Mountain as the location of the mausoleum. Located on the outskirts of Nanjing, the Purple Mountain is considered a treasure of feng shui and hides many unknown secrets.
In order to facilitate the worship of his descendants, Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that the mausoleum would be closer to the city of Nanjing. After more than 20 years of hard work, Zhu Yuanzhang's filial piety mausoleum was finally completed, and its uniqueness is that it is completely built on the mountain.
The Tomb of Filial Piety occupies almost all areas of the Purple Mountain, from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, all of which reveal the royal grandeur and solemnity.
This form of mausoleum built on the mountain not only increases the difficulty of tomb robbers, but also adds a mysterious color to the filial piety tomb.
The main burial chamber of the filial piety tomb is hidden at the summit of Mount Everest, which is three kilometers away from the gate of the cemetery. Looking up from the foot of the mountain, the mountain is like a moat, which is prohibitive.
This rugged terrain was undoubtedly a great challenge for tomb robbers. Unlike ordinary tombs, the entire mountain of Hyoling was used as part of a tomb.
If they want to excavate this mausoleum, the tomb robbers need to face not a simple plane, but a three-dimensional space. The problem they needed to solve was how to find the right location in the mountain, how to dig a passage to the main burial chamber.
This undoubtedly increases the difficulty and risk of illegal excavation.
Although modern technology has advanced, excavating Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum is still challenging. The geographical environment of Xiaoling is steep and the mountains and rocks are hard, which poses great difficulties to the excavation work.
In addition, the mausoleum is extremely strict in terms of burglar protection, not only in the construction and decoration of the ground floor, but also in the underground part of the complex anti-theft design. Therefore, for the ancient little tomb robbers, Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum was like an insurmountable moat.
Without the aid of modern technology, they could only rely on ancient manual excavation tools and methods to illegally invade Xiaoling. In the face of such geography and anti-theft measures, they are almost unable to make any substantial breakthroughs.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum, with its unique geographical location, design built on the mountain, deep main tomb and strict anti-theft system, has become an inviolable forbidden place, which makes tomb robbers afraid and dare not try it easily.
When Zhu Yuanzhang decided to move the capital to the north, he had already considered the construction of the Ming Tomb.
He understood that this mausoleum was not only the destination of his soul after death, but also the precious legacy he left to future generations, and this mausoleum represented not only his personal honor, but also the glorious history of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang may not have expected that he would not be able to share the glory of thousands of generations with his children and grandchildren. The Ming Tomb has been preserved intact, not only because of its excellent construction craftsmanship and profound historical value, but also because of the fact that it is intact.
Behind this is the development of history, political changes and people's hard work. Although the Battle of Jingjing of Zhu Di, the king of Yan, moved the political center of the Ming Dynasty from Nanjing to Beijing, he did not forget the Ming Tomb in Nanjing.
In order to ensure the safety of the mausoleum, Zhu Di deliberately set up a mausoleum guard, carefully selected a group of elite soldiers from the brocade guards, and conducted strict training and assessment on them to ensure that they can be qualified to protect the royal mausoleum.
These guardians are not only soldiers, but also the guardians of history, and they know that guarding the Ming Tomb is to protect the history and culture of the Ming Dynasty.
Moreover, the geographical location of the Ming Tomb is also one of the important factors in its preservation, it is located in southern China, the cultural traditions and social customs of this region have a deep respect and respect for ancestors and history.
Southerners generally believe that protecting the tombs of their ancestors is to protect the honor and history of the family. Therefore, both local residents and ** institutions attach great importance to the protection of the Ming Tomb.
The Ming Tomb, the only royal mausoleum in southern China, is the focus of all eyes on it, not only because of its profound historical value, but also because of our respect and reverence for history.
In this context, any disrespectful behavior towards the Ming Tomb will be seen as a betrayal of the entire nation, and will therefore be strongly condemned and punished.
Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum, the Ming Tomb, has been well preserved, not only because of its unique geographical location and historical background, but also because of people's respect and awe for history and culture.
This mausoleum represents the glorious history of the Ming Dynasty and is our common wealth and pride.
In such a historical context, even ordinary people know that the tomb is a sacred place, and any tomb robber, even if they are bold, would not dare to risk offending the public to excavate the tomb.
The role of the ruler The fall of the Ming Dynasty can be traced back to a period of internal and external difficulties, with the rise of Nurhachi on the outside and the resistance of peasant rebels such as Li Zicheng on the inside.
However, the motivation of the Manchu Qing to go south was not to invade, but to protect Emperor Chongzhen, so after the Qing army entered the customs, although Beijing was also the capital, it was still full of admiration when treating Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
After the Qing Dynasty entered the Central Plains, the filial piety tomb was properly kept as a spiritual symbol of the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the Qing Dynasty was dominated by Han Chinese, and the Manchu people had to appease the Han people in order to stabilize the country.
Zhu Yuanzhang, who is the spiritual totem of the Han people, naturally did not dare to offend. In order to express his respect for the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi visited the Ming Tomb many times to pay respects, and took the initiative to send elites to guard the Tomb of Filial Piety.
This kind of reverence and respect has saved Xiaoling from theft in the long river of history. By the time of the first period, Nanjing, as the political center of the nation, was even more logical to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum.
In this context, Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum has survived 600 years of wind, frost, rain and snow, and is still intact.
It stands silently, witnessing the change of history, and carrying people's awe and admiration for the spiritual totem of an era and a nation. The existence of the Ming Tomb is not only a personal tribute to Zhu Yuanzhang, but also a respect and commemoration of the history of the Ming Dynasty.
It teaches us that history is the memory of a nation and the imprint of an era. Only by respecting history can we better move towards the future.
Today, the Ming Tomb has become a well-known historical and cultural heritage in China, attracting countless tourists every year.
Here, people can not only feel the profundity of history, but also experience the awe and respect of an era and a national spirit.
The Ming Tomb has withstood 600 years of ups and downs and is still intact to this day, which is tantamount to a wake-up call to our times.
In today's rapid development, we should redouble our appreciation and respect for history, so that the memory of history can be continued and inherited.