Xuzhou Tomb of Han Dynasty in Tortoise Mountain,Guishan Hanmu

Tomb of Han Dynasty in Tortoise Mountain (Ｇuishan　Hanmu) is located on the west foot of the Tortoise Mountain in Xuzhou city. The tomb was found when some quarries worked at the foot of the Tortoise Mountain. The tomb is now listed in the national cultural relics catalog. Through the archaeological research, the tomb’s history is gradually known to the people. The tomb was built during the west Han Dynasty (128 BC-116 BC).The tomb’s buried Liu Zhu (who was a seigneur of the country) and his wife. The tomb was divided by two corridors at the south and the north side. The corridor’s length is nearly 56 meters. There are 15 graves in the tomb, where coffins and funerary objects were laid. The huge tomb was all excavated by human being at that time. It’s amazing that the enormous tomb were built solely by the ancient workers’ hands. There’re some unearthed cultural relics for exhibition where tourists can see some very ingenious relics in the Han Dynasty.

Name:Xuzhou Tomb of Han Dynasty in Tortoise Mountain　(Guishan Hanmu)
City:Xuzhou
Address:northwest of the Gui Mountain
Admission:CNY30
Hours;8:00am-5:30pm
Tel:0516-5881666 5770107