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The Mawangdui Tombs
in Changsha is a well known tourist area in
Hunan. These Western Han Dynasty Tombs in Changsha are the
family tombs of King Chu, Ma, Yin of the Five
Dynasties (907-960) and hence the name Mawangdui.
Three tombs of the Western Han Dynasty (206
B.C.- 24 A.D.) are also scattered around
Mawangdui. This over two thousand years old
Western Han tombs were fully excavated by 1974. Found preserved at the Hunan
Provincial Museum
are a large number of containers, silk writings
and paintings and other burial objects as well
as a well-preserved woman's corpse excavated
from the tombs. Open to the public is the No. 3
tomb which has been renovated and consolidated.
Transport:
Visitors may get on bus No. 10 or 14 to get
there.
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