When the tomb of Liu Wu, the king of Chu Yuan in the Western Han Dynasty, was discovered by the world, it was found that the tomb had been stolen many times in ancient times. & ltp> to the grave. It was easy for the archaeological team to see that the ancient tomb was full of traces left by robbers. Although these archaeological teams were a little disappointed, they searched every corner of the tomb carefully and found a surprise: a pile of golden jade pieces were scattered outside the coffin. After careful cleaning and analysis, the archaeological team found that this is the most precious cultural relic in the ancient tomb: "Golden Jade Clothes".
According to records, the royal family of the Western Han Dynasty believed that jade could preserve the bodies of the dead forever, so they were all buried in "golden jade clothes" made of gold wire and jade. In 1960s, China first discovered the "Golden Jade Clothes" in the tomb of Jingdi, a scenic spot in Hebei Province. When a jade garment made of 2,398 pieces of jade and gold thread was unearthed in Liu Sheng, zhongshan jing wang, it shocked the world. There are 4,248 pieces of Pian Yu found in the tomb of Lion Mountain in Xuzhou this time, which are priceless.
It is a pity, however, that the gold thread on Liu Wu's golden dress was stolen by grave robbers. Why do grave robbers only steal gold silk, not the whole jade dress? Experts quickly gave the answer: because a person's body was wrapped in jade clothes, many dirty things were stained on the jade clothes when the body rotted. The ancients thought it was unlucky, so they didn't steal.