Digging the school yard, accidentally 'opening' the 1,300-year-old ancient tomb

When digging the foundation in the sports ground of a primary school, the workers suddenly dug into the ceiling of a lavish ancient tomb.

The incident happened at Xiaojingyu Primary School in Taiyuan City (Shanxi Province, China). While digging to lay the foundation to renovate the sports ground for the school, workers found themselves digging through the ceiling of an underground secret chamber.

The ancient tomb has many rooms, decorated with murals and sophisticated artifacts - (photo: ASIA WIRE)

The incident is reported to the authorities. The secret was inspected and archaeologists discovered that it was a lavish ancient tomb with magnificent decorated rooms.

Many elaborate painted pictures cover the walls of the tomb. People also found sophisticated pots with countless other valuable artifacts, suggesting that the owner in the throne was most likely a member of the royal family. It is estimated that the date of the tomb is up to 1,300 years, ie in the 8th century, belonging to the Tang Dynasty of China.

Inside the tomb - (photo: ASIA WIRE)

A close-up of a mural inside the ancient tomb.(Photo: ASIA WIRE)

A city official said they wanted to excavate the tomb more thoroughly. But this is not easy because the area of ​​this grave is too large, structures can "hit" several buildings of a nearby school. So to understand this historical treasure, it is likely that the authorities will have to negotiate with the school to temporarily relocate and dismantle some of the school's structures to serve the research work.

The school yard has turned into an archaeological school - (photo: ASIA WIRE)

The ancient tomb is said to be of high research value because the 8th century was the beginning of the second most important era in Chinese Tang Dynasty history, considered "classical era" of art. and Chinese literature, set many high standards for art that poets, painters, sculptors must also admire later.

The identity of the tomb master is still a mystery.

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