Tomb of Lanling King

Tomb of Lanling King

Lanling King's tomb is one of the Northern Dynasty Tombs in Handan. It is located 5 kilometers south of Ci County, Handan City, Hebei Province. It is the tomb of Gao Su, the grandson of Gao Huan in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The tomb is tall, surrounded by a wall of flowers, and the cemetery has a stele Pavilion. In 1988, the stele of King Lanling was listed as a national key cultural relic. As an ancient famous song, Lanling King's entering the battle has spread to Japan and is deeply loved by the people.

In 1986, the cultural relic personnel of Cixian County, Handan City recovered the song through Japanese experts and made it return to its hometown. On September 6, 1992, 1428 after the song came out, under the organization of Ma Zhongli in Handan City, the Yayue troupe led by Li zhikan, a professor of Nara University in Japan, performed the song in front of the tomb of Lanling king in Cixian.

Main attractions

It is the tomb of Gao Su, the grandson of emperor Shenwu of the Northern Qi Dynasty. The tomb is tall, surrounded by a wall of flowers, and the cemetery has a stele Pavilion. The tomb of Lanling king is the tomb of Gao Su, the grandson of Gao Huan, the emperor of Shenwu in the Northern Qi Dynasty. The stele Pavilion is the existing "Cixian three high".

Tomb of Lanling King

The tombstone of King Lanling tomb was listed as a national key cultural relic in 1988, but no formal archaeological excavation has been carried out yet.

Brief introduction of Lanling King

Gao Su, the king of Lanling, was a famous general with both civil and military skills at the end of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

According to historical records, he had a soft and beautiful appearance: Changgong, king of Lanling in the Northern Qi Dynasty, was talented and had a beautiful face, often wearing a mask to confront the enemy. Under the city of Jin Yong, the commander of Zhou Dynasty, he was brave enough to lead the three armed forces, and the Qi people were strong enough to perform this dance. Excerpt from the song of King Lanling entering the battle

All his life, he devoted himself to his work and to his subordinates. He was successively appointed as the king of Lanling County, general, chief Sima, and Minister of state. Because of its beautiful appearance, when the two armies are at war, they have to wear a vicious mask to frighten the enemy. The Emperor (his cousin Gao Wei) hated him for his outstanding military achievements, and he was eventually given death.

Representative music

The song of the king of Lanling entering the battle is a piece of music praising Gao Su's bravery and good at fighting,

Simple and melodious. At that time, Luoyang, an important town of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was besieged by 100000 troops of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The king of the Northern Qi Dynasty sent soldiers from all over the country to break through the encirclement. Gao Su led 500 elite cavalry to rush into the encirclement of the Zhou army and arrived directly under the city. He cooperated with the city's defenders to attack and defeat the Zhou army. In order to eulogize the battle achievements of the king of Lanling, the officers and soldiers created the song of the king of Lanling entering the battle. Later, it spread to Japan and was deeply loved by the people. In 1986, Cixian cultural relic personnel recovered the song through Japanese experts and made it return to its hometown. On September 6, 1992, more than 100 ancient tombs, large and small, were scattered in Ci County, Handan City, Hebei Province, China. This is the famous Northern Dynasty tombs. In 1989, the tombs of the Northern Dynasties were designated by the State Council as national key cultural relics protection units.

One day in September 1992, that is, 1428 after the song came out, under the organization of Ma Zhongli in Handan City, the Yayue troupe led by Li zhikan, a professor of Nara University in Japan, performed the song in front of the tomb of Lanling king in Cixian. They put on grimace masks and played Chinese classical dance music to worship the owner of the tomb.

Historical evolution

The northern and Southern Dynasties in China, from 420 A.D. to 589 A.D., was a time of Fierce wars. At the end of the Northern Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty was replaced by the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The main wars in the North took place between the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for more than several decades. In the winter of 564 ad, Luoyang, an important town of the Northern Qi Dynasty, was besieged by 100000 troops of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The garrison had run out of ammunition and food, and the situation was in danger. If Luoyang fell, it would directly threaten the existence of the Northern Qi regime. Emperor Wucheng of the Northern Qi Dynasty was very anxious and urged the troops all over the country to go to Luoyang.

In the Northern Qi Dynasty, soldiers and horses from all over the country rushed to Luoyang and rushed to the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which surrounded Luoyang with iron barrels. The officers and men of the three armed forces tried their best to break through the first line of defense of the Northern Zhou army's siege, and they were unable to move forward any more. As the siege army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty gradually strengthened its offensive, the garrison of Luoyang City was deeply disappointed

I'm desperate. If the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty captured Luoyang City and turned back to deal with the reinforcements of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the reinforcements of the Northern Qi Dynasty would be doomed.

At this critical juncture, a general of the Northern Qi army led 500 soldiers to rush to the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The general, wearing armor and holding a sharp blade, stands out in the crowd. However, the most attractive thing is his face. He wears a ferocious mask on his face, which makes people shiver.

The general was extremely brave, and the ferocious mask on his face shocked the enemy psychologically. The army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty could not stop him. He led 500 soldiers to fight their way to Luoyang.

At this time, the garrison in the city has become a frightened bird, suspicious of fraud, dare not open the gate rashly. They asked the general to take off his mask and show his true colors. The general agreed. When he took off his mask, the garrison in the city immediately cheered, because the general wearing the mask was no other than Gao Su, a famous general of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

Because the king of Lanling was very handsome, like a beautiful woman, he was often despised by the enemy in the battle. Therefore, in order to frighten the enemy, the king of Lanling ordered people to build a ferocious mask, which he would wear every time he went to war.

When the soldiers knew that the masked general was the king of Lanling, they opened the gate and killed the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty with the army of the king of Lanling. The army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was defeated. This war is called "Mangshan battle" in history. According to historical records, the army of the Northern Zhou Dynasty was defeated like this: "from Mangshan Mountain to Gushui, thirty miles away, military equipment and equipment filled the river.".

Introduction to King Lanling

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The king of Lanling studied hard in literature and martial arts since childhood. Gradually, the king of Lanling grew up. He had a very beautiful appearance. It is said that his appearance was as beautiful as a clean woman. At the same time, Wang Wentao of Lanling was a general of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

In such an era of frequent wars, too beautiful appearance became the heart of Lanling king, so Lanling king ordered his men to make a ferocious helmet. Since then, whenever fighting, the king of Lanling wore a grimace helmet, which greatly shocked the enemy. Today, the custom of wearing grimace masks in Southern Hebei comes from a masquerade dance after the great victory in Luoyang (i.e. the great victory in Mangshan), that is, the song of the king of Lanling entering the battle.

The king of Lanling was brave and good at fighting, and made great contributions to the Northern Qi Dynasty. After the great victory of Mangshan, the reputation of the king of Lanling was known all over the world.

In March of 560 ad, in order to honor the achievements of Lanling king, Lanling king was canonized as Lanling county king of Xuzhou, so the title of Lanling king came from it. Today, the real name of Lanling king is rarely known.

During the northern and Southern Dynasties, wars happened frequently. In the Northern Qi State, the emperor of Lanling changed his throne frequently. In just 20 years, there were six emperors. Most of them were fatuous, incompetent and tyrannical. In 565, the second year after the great victory of Mangshan, Gao Wei, the fifth emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty, ascended the throne.

die young

Once, the emperor summoned the king of Lanling. The emperor said to him with concern, when you fight, you are too brave and often go deep into the enemy's array, which is very dangerous. The king of Lanling made a slip of tongue and said, "it's my family business.". After hearing this, the emperor can't sleep. Do you want to separate from me? Isn't this about usurping power? Most people may not be able to say this wrong, but Lanling king is a general and has a position, and the emperor can't let him go.

In May of the fourth year of Wuping (573 AD), the Emperor gave poisonous wine to his home. King Lanling was very sad and indignant when he got the poisoned wine. He said that I had been a nation all my life. What had I done wrong? Originally, in order to protect himself, he didn't even do a hero, deliberately smeared himself, but in the end, he still died. As the poem says, since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals. They are not allowed to see white heads in the world. King Lanling died at the age of 31.

Lanling king died early, and the Northern Qi Dynasty lost its military support. Four years later (577 AD), the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and almost all members of the royal family of the Northern Qi Dynasty were slaughtered. In the slaughter of troubled times, people's hearts are like a sea of fire, and the beauty of Lanling king is like a wisp of white plum fragrance floating in the blood, which makes people heartbroken.

Identity of tomb owner

The owners of the tombs in the northern dynasties all have prominent status and status. They are either the elegant royal nobles of the Northern Qi Dynasty or the meritorious ministers. Among them, Gao Changgong, the king of Lanling, is one of the most legendary.

According to historical records, Gao Changgong, the king of Lanling, was beautiful in both voice and appearance. Because he was too handsome to frighten the enemy in battle, he had to wear a mask (big face) to cover his appearance in every battle. His appearance was obvious.

The mother of Lanling king is not recorded in history books, but at that time, there was not too much taboo about the female identity, such as Gao Changgong's younger brother (Gao Yanzong, king of ande in Northern Qi Dynasty) whose biological mother was a prostitute of Guangyang king. Therefore, the identity of Gao Changgong, the king of Lanling, is also a mystery.

Address: 5 km south of Ci County, Handan City

Longitude: 114.352183

Latitude: 36.319511