Jin tomb No.9, jinpenling

Jin tomb No.9 in jinpenling, located in the southern suburb of the city, is a brick chamber tomb with a convex plane. The wall of the tomb arcs outward. The corridor is located on one side of the long wall. The shape of the chamber at one end is special and the scale is not large. The length of the chamber is 3.94 meters, the widest part in the middle is 3.06 meters, and the width at both ends is 2.85 meters. The wall of the tomb was built with green bricks. Three layers were laid flat first, and then one layer was set up. After repeated four times, the vault collapsed. On one side of some bricks is printed the seal character made on May 10, Yongning year. All the metal utensils in the tomb have been stolen, and only the celadon remains. All kinds of porcelain figurines are arranged around the tomb, and a few of them are placed in the tomb, including 31 pieces. In addition, there are cars, sheepfolds, warehouses, pots and other celadon, the tire is gray and delicate, the heat is quite high. Most of the glazes have fallen off. Although the height of celadon is only about 20 cm, its shape is lifelike, and its dress varies with its status, and its manner varies with its rank. Among these celadon maids, both the horse riding figurines and the horse figurines have complete saddles. In front of the horse, there are three saddles, and on the left side, there are triangular stirrups near the front bridge. This is the driest stirrup seen in mainland China at present.

Jin tomb No.9, jinpenling

Jin tomb No. 9 in jinpenling is located in the southern suburb of Changsha City, Hunan Province. It is a brick chamber tomb with a convex shape. The triangular stirrup unearthed from the tomb is the earliest one in mainland China.

brief introduction

Jin tomb No.9 in jinpenling, located in the southern suburb of the city, is a brick chamber tomb with a convex plane. The wall of the tomb arcs outward. The corridor is located on one side of the long wall. The shape of the chamber at one end is special and the scale is not large. The length of the chamber is 3.94 meters, the widest part in the middle is 3.06 meters, and the width at both ends is 2.85 meters. The wall of the tomb was built with green bricks. Three layers were laid flat first, and then one layer was set up. After repeated four times, the vault collapsed. On one side of some bricks is printed the seal character "made on May 10, Yongning year". All the metal utensils in the tomb have been stolen, and only the celadon remains. All kinds of porcelain figurines are arranged around the tomb, and a few of them are placed in the tomb, including 31 pieces. In addition, there are cars, sheepfolds, warehouses, pots and other celadon, the tire is gray and delicate, the heat is quite high. Most of the glazes have fallen off. Although the height of celadon is only about 20 cm, its shape is lifelike, and its dress varies with its status, and its manner varies with its rank. Among these celadon maids, both the horse riding figurines and the horse figurines have complete saddles. There are three saddles in front of the horse, and a triangular Stirrup on the left side near the front bridge. This is the driest stirrup seen in mainland China at present.

On one side of some bricks is printed the seal character "made on May 10, Yongning year 2".

The funerary objects

All the metal utensils in the tomb have been stolen, and only the celadon remains. All kinds of porcelain figurines are arranged around the tomb, and a few of them are placed in the tomb, including 31 pieces. In addition, there are cars, sheepfolds, warehouses, pots and other celadon, the tire is gray and delicate, the heat is quite high. Most of the glazes have fallen off. Although the height of celadon is only about 20 cm, its shape is lifelike, and its dress varies with its status, and its manner varies with its rank. Among these celadon maids, both the horse riding figurines and the horse figurines have complete saddles. There are three saddles in front of the horse, and a triangular Stirrup on the left side near the front bridge, which is the driest stirrup seen in mainland China at present.

Related information

Jin tomb No.9, jinpenling

Admission: 20 yuan

Traffic tips: in the southern suburb of Changsha.

Address: southern suburb of Changsha

Longitude: 112.974138

Latitude: 28.150842

Tel: 0731-88666280

Ticket information: adult ticket: 30 yuan; child ticket: 15 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00 - 18:00