Mawangdui
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Mawangdui is an archaeological site located in Changsha, China. The site consists of two saddle-shaped hills and contained the tombs of three people from the Changsha Kingdom during the western Han dy
The lacquered coffin of lady Xin Zhui (217–168 BC). Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, 2nd century BC
Manuscript on silk, 2nd century BC
Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) era lacquerwares and lacquer tray unearthed from the 2nd-century-BC Han Tomb No.1 at Mawangdui
Crossbow from Mawangdui
Xin Zhui
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Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai or the Marchioness of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman. She was the wife of Li Cang, the Marquis of Dai and chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dyn
Mawangdui
…hills and contained the tombs of three people from the Changsha Kingdom during the western Han dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD): the Chancellor Li Cang, his wife Xin Zhui, and a male believed to have been their son. The site was excavated from 1972 to 1974. Most of the artifacts from Mawangdui are displayed at the Hunan…
A wax sculpture reconstruction of Xin Zhui
The preserved body of Xin Zhui
Western Han painted silk found draped over the coffin of Xin Zhui, it depicts the heaven (upper part), the human realm (middle part), and the netherworld (bottom part)