Buried a few years late, why is the body of the emperor of China still intact?

The emperor of China is the head of the country holding the ultimate power. The life of the emperor is always a topic that makes posterity curious. Among these, the emperor's burial practices attracted public interest. Researchers discovered a big secret is that after the king's death, the king was not immediately buried as with the common people.

The emperor's funeral usually takes place several months, even years after the time of death. This is because the burial process of the emperor requires elaborate preparation from the mausoleum, coffin to the funeral accessories. and following complicated funeral customs. Therefore, to preserve the king's body from decomposing and emitting an unpleasant stench, the ancients performed a special process.

First, the people in charge of the funeral will use tulip perfume to clean the king after his death.

Next, they smeared white wine all over the emperor's body to prevent bacteria from attacking. Next, the people in charge of the funeral will dress the emperor and place them in the coffin. Around the body lay many cold stones, small pieces of ice. They will be continuously replaced to help preserve the body at low temperatures.

The room where the king's coffin is placed is to add plant ash, which helps to reduce the humidity in the air.

In addition, the ancients also put a lot of incense, charcoal. to slow down the decomposition of the corpse as well as reduce the unpleasant odor. Inside the room where the emperor's coffin is located, there are some types of plant ash that have the effect of reducing moisture in the air.

With this method, the emperor's body did not rot before being buried in the grand mausoleum even though he had passed away from a few months to a few years ago.