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Ganling, located on Liangshan Mountain, 6 kilometers north of Ganxian County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, is one of the eighteen tombs of the Tang Dynasty in Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province.
Ganling is a unique mausoleum in China and even in the world where two emperors and a couple were buried together. Li Zhi, the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in China's history, are both buried in it, and they are national key cultural relics protection units.
Ganling was built in 684 AD, and it took 23 years for the project to be basically completed. Magnificent momentum. Lingqu imitates the organizational system of Chang 'an, the capital of Beijing.
Exploration shows that the total area of the inner city is 2.4 million square meters. There are Zhuque Gate in the south, Xuanwu Gate in the north, Qinglong Gate in the east and Baihu Gate in the west.
Outside the south gate, there are two passages, a monument to saints and a monument without words, which praised Emperor Gaozong and Wu Zetian, as well as 61 stone statues of leaders of China's ethnic minorities and envoys of friendly countries who attended the funeral of Emperor Gaozong.
Ganling was originally the tomb of Li Zhi in Tang Gaozong, so it was named Ganling. In fact, it is the tomb of an emperor and a queen. Since Guo Moruo, modern people think that this is the tomb of two emperors buried together, but this is not in line with the ancient (including Tang Dynasty) view. Because after the Dragon coup, Wu Zetian was forced to return the Datang Jiangshan to the Li royal family. In order to have a place to live after death, Wu Zetian herself announced the abolition of her Emperor and let her son (played by Tang Zhongzong Li Xian) be buried in Ganling, Tang Gaozong as the Queen of Tang Gaozong. Tang Zhongzong agreed to her mother's request. Therefore, in terms of ritual, Ganling still belongs to the tomb of an emperor and a queen.
What is particularly striking about Ganling is that there are two groups of stone statues on the east and west sides of Shinto outside Zhuquemen, which are neatly and respectfully arranged in front of Yuling. There are 32 statues in the west and 29 statues in the east, ***6 1 statue. These residual statues of stone men are between meters high and meters high, and the size is similar to that of real people. People used to call these statues "Fan Xiang", "Wang Bing" and "61 Chen Fan". These life-size stone men wear different clothes, from robes and tunics to lapels and purple sleeves. But they all stood side by side, their hands arched forward, and their posture was extremely humble, as if they were lined up here to welcome the arrival of the emperor.
history
In the first year of Hongdao, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi died. Before he died, he said, "If the God of heaven and earth prolongs my life for a month or two, I will return to Chang 'an and die without complaint. "He expressed his willingness to bury the bones in the Guanzhong area of Chang 'an, the capital of Beijing. Testament "cemetery system, be frugal." Those who make up their minds about the military will be punished by Tian Hou (Wu Zetian). "In May of the first year of civilization (684), Wu Zetian obeyed her wishes and ordered Gao Xi to drive to the capital Chang 'an. In August, he was buried in Liangshan, and the tomb was named Ganling. After the Shenlong coup, Wu Zetian was forced to return the Datang Jiangshan to the Li royal family. In order to have a place to live after death, Wu Zetian herself announced the abolition of her Emperor and let her son (played by Tang Zhongzong Li Xian) be buried in Ganling, Tang Gaozong as the Queen of Tang Gaozong. Tang Zhongzong agreed to her mother's request. Therefore, in terms of ritual, Ganling still belongs to the tomb of an emperor and a queen.
art
Among the precious cultural relics unearthed in Ganling, there are more than 65,438+000 colorful tomb murals, which can be called a magnificent and wonderful art gallery in ancient China. Murals such as Ma Qiutu, Hakka, Bird Watching and Cicada Catching, Hunting and Ritual are not only helpful to study the paintings in the Tang Dynasty, but also to study the architecture, costumes, customs, sports activities and palaces in the Tang Dynasty.
environment
When Ganling was built, it was in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, with strong national strength, grand cemetery scale and magnificent architecture, and was called "the crown of emperors' tombs in past dynasties". The cemetery is modeled after Chang 'an, Tang Dou, and is divided into Imperial City, Miyagi City and Outer Guo Cheng. The north-south main axis is 4.9 kilometers long. According to documents, there are two original city walls in the "Eight Miles a Week" of Ganling, and four city gates in the inner city, namely, Dongqinglongmen, Nanzhuquemen, Xibaihumen and Beixuanwumen. According to the investigation by archaeologists, the inner city of the cemetery is square, with a length of 1450m from north to south, 1582m from east wall and 1438m from west wall, with a total area of about 2.3 million square meters. There are many magnificent buildings in the city, such as 60 courtiers, such as the memorial hall, wing, cloister, Quelou and Di Renjie, as well as the ancestral temple and Xiagong. After the "An Shi Rebellion", Ganling experienced the vicissitudes of 1300 years, and the Li Hong building on the ground of Ganling has disappeared.
Best tourist season
April to June, September-10. These two periods are the turn of spring and summer and the turn of summer and autumn, with mild climate, mostly sunny days and moderate temperature.
It is hot in Leng Xia in Xianyang in winter. The snow-covered Ganling in winter has a solemn feeling.
public transportation
There are no.3 buses in Xi Railway Station that can go directly to Ganling. Depart at 8:00 am and return from Ganling at 15:00 pm. It takes about 2 hours by car. Ticket price: one way 18 yuan. There will be extra cars during the golden week. Off-season 65438+ 10-3 months shutdown.
passenger train
Take the shuttle bus to Ganxian at Xianyang North Bus Station and Xi 'an. You can take a taxi to Ganling after getting off. The fare is around 20 yuan.
be self-drive
It is 40 kilometers west of Xi Xianyang International Airport.