Discovered the mummy of the Qing Dynasty

Chinese archaeologists say they discovered an intact mummy belonging to a high-ranking official, dating back 280 years ago in Shijingshan district, the capital of Beijing.

The identified mummy is a man, 1.73 m long and has a red flesh color. In particular, the man has 6 fingers on the left foot. The tomb was built during the time of the Kangxi emperor (1662-1722) of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).

The man wore a unicorn-shaped imperial outfit, an imaginary animal with a horn and scales sprouting all over his body. This shows that it is a high-ranking mandarin of the Qing Dynasty. However, the carvings on the coffin show that he is a fourth-level writer.

In the Qing dynasty, the costumes of the martial artists were often embroidered with unicorns, lions, leopards, tigers, bears . and the designs of the bureaucrats with crane, public, phoenix, swan and heron . to refer to their rank.

Archaeologists have found 31 pieces of artifacts in the tomb, including a helmet, a precious bead chain, a ritual cloak, and an aromatic bag.

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