The Chinese millennial astronomical calendar

He was in a well-preserved tomb. It dates back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD). It includes an astronomical calendar on wooden tablets and appeared in southwestern China. The Chinese millennial astronomical calendar is an interesting archaeological curiosity.

The Chongqing Archaeological and Cultural Relics Research Institute is developing the excavation project. The discovery was made in Wulong district in Chongqing municipality.

The Chinese millennial astronomical calendar is on well-preserved wooden tablets.
The Chinese millennial astronomical calendar is on well-preserved wooden tablets.

complete tomb

Huang Wei is leader of the archaeological project. A collection of tombs was recently discovered in this project. They date from the Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD) to the Six Dynasties period (222-589). Among them, the tomb dating back to the Western Han Dynasty was the most important. More than 600 precious cultural relics were unearthed there. There were lacquerware, woodenware, bambooware, pottery, and bronzeware.

The tomb is filled with water throughout the year. Por remains intact and unharmed, and the funerary objects in the tomb are well preserved. «What is exciting about this discovery is not only the large number of artifacts unearthed. So is the list of funerary items that contain a precise calendar. It has been verified that it is from the year 193 BC. C. That provides clarity about the burial period of the tomb. “The tomb shows the prominent position of the owner,” Xinhua quoted Huang as saying.

The list of funerary objects found in the tomb is complete. Clearly record the name, quantity and size of funerary objects. It contains the largest amount of lacquered wood and bamboo items ever found in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in China.

Multiple very interesting objects were found in the tomb.
Multiple very interesting objects were found in the tomb.

Great antiquity

According to publicly available information, it is also the oldest tomb of the Western Han Dynasty found in China. And it has a year clearly on record, according to Bai. The Chinese millennial astronomical calendar provides that information.

It is an important archaeological discovery about the Qin and Han dynasties in the Wujiang River basin. It offers physical evidence and important research materials for future studies of funerary customs.

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