"Forum of Xuzhou Museum" Phase 17: "The Grief of Liu He, the Dethroning Emperor of the Western Han Dynasty-The Value and Significance of the Archaeological Excavation of Liu He's Tomb"

      Introduction:

      Speaker profile

      Xin Lixiang, graduated from Peking University with a history major, obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, Japan in 1996. He is a research librarian of the National Museum, a member of the Archaeological Experts Group of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the director of the Qin-Han Archeology Professional Committee of the Chinese Archaeological Society, and the leader of the Archaeology Expert Group of Haihunhou Tomb, the National Heritage Administration in Nanchang, Jiangxi.

      Research directions: Archaeology in Qin and Han Dynasties, Art Archeology.

      Contents of the lecture:

      "Haihunhou" is a hot search term on the Internet in recent years. It originated from the excavation of the Haihunhou site of the Han Dynasty in Nanchang. It is said to be the best preserved cultural relic found in China so far. The internal structure is complete with the clear layout of cemetery parks and city ponds. Abundant relics were unearthed. In May 2016, it was selected as one of the six major archeological discoveries in 2015.

      According to the opinion of the expert group of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, the Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology quickly established a team to conduct large-scale and comprehensive excavation of the cemetery, and then excavated three other tombs. After five years, significant progresses have been made. The first complete Liehou cemetery in the Western Han Dynasty was revealed and more than 10,000 unearthed Cultural relics of high historical, artistic, and scientific value were found.

What treasures are there in Haihunhou’s tomb? Why are so many treasures buried in the tomb? What exquisite stories are there in the archeological process?

     Xin Lixiang, the leader of the archaeological expert group of the Haihunhou Tomb of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the chairman of the Qin-Han Archeological Committee of the Chinese Archaeological Society will give you a wonderful speech. Quoting the classics, explaining in depth, combining literature records, through the analysis of the tomb shape and unearthed cultural relics, he will reveal the value and significance of the excavation of Haihunhou Tomb, and restores the helplessness and sorrow behind Liu He's seemingly elaborate funeral.