Found Cao Cao's remains, and Liu Be and Ton Quyen are located?

After Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of Cao Cao's remains, attention was drawn to Cao Cao's two biggest competitors, Luu Be and Ton Quyen.

According to the Morning Chinese Post Office (SCMP), Cao Cao and Luu Be and Ton Quyen formed the period of the Three Kingdoms in Chinese history 1,800 years ago.

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The image of Ton Quyen in the Tam Quoc Dien Nghia movie in 2010.

The story of these three people is widely known not only in China, but also all over the world, thanks to the Three Kingdoms novel that portrayed La Quan Trung.

Last month, archaeological experts in Henan Province, China, concluded that the remains of a man who died beyond the age of 60, in an ancient tomb dating from nearly 2,000 years, were Cao Cao (220 -280).

The exact location of the tomb was a mystery for centuries, until the first clues appeared in 2009.

Cao Cao is one of the most famous in Chinese history. He was the founder of Wei's home in northern China, forming the strongest force of that time.

For thousands of years, Chinese historians sketched Cao Cao as the villain, who turned the last emperor of the Han Dynasty into a puppet.

In contrast, two other characters emerged in the Three Kingdoms period with Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Ton Quyen, who received endless praise.

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Cao Cao was sketched for thousands of years as a villain, causing the Eastern Han Dynasty to collapse.

Compared to Cao Cao, Luu Be was portrayed as a person born in a poor family, despite carrying the royal blood of the Han Dynasty. Although there was no military and strategic talent like Cao Cao, Luu Be recruited many talented generals and military masters like Zhuge Liang to create the Shu Han house in southwest China.

Sun Gong has received less attention than Cao Cao or Liu Bei, and he is the heiress of the wealthy family in southeast China from his brother. Ton Quyen established Dong Ngo house. This area of ​​the river reached the prosperity under the period of Ton Quyen.

So far, every attempt to find the tomb of Luu Be and Ton Quyen has come to a dead end because of the lack of authentic evidence, although the legend leaves many clues.

There are at least three places Liu Bei can be buried, according to Chinese archaeologists. Three Kingdoms means that Liu Bei was buried together with Zhuge Liang in Chengdu, today's Sichuan Province.

But experts dismissed that Liu Bei died in Chongqing, about 600km from Chengdu. In ancient times, it took one month for Liu Bei to return to his homeland, while the remains faced with decomposition due to hot and humid weather conditions.

Therefore, Chinese archaeologists believe that Liu Bei was buried at his death, near the banks of the Changjiang River.

But according to another source, the mountainous area about 60km from Chengdu is the place where the tomb of Luu Be is located. This mountain is surrounded by 9 hills, forming a lotus shape, which is very suitable for a burial place of a royal character.

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Cao Cao tomb area was excavated last month.

This area has become a legacy to protect since the 1980s, although the local government has never found an ancient tomb.

The search for Ton Quyen's resting place seemed easier because the historical records recorded that he was buried at the mountain near Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province. But the exact taste is not revealed.

In the early 2000s, local authorities sent a group of archaeologists to find Ton Quyen grave. They brought the most modern survey equipment and found the underground underground network. But the research just stopped there.

The reason is that local authorities do not grant excavation permits, historian He Yunao from Nanjing University said.'China has an unwritten law that does not allow archaeological excavation unless the area is at risk of complete destruction'.

Cao Cao's tomb was excavated as it is today because this place was visited many times by grave thieves, making the relic no longer complete.

Chinese archaeologists also agree that the excavation is very unpredictable, which can cause accidents that ruin relics for thousands of years.

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