Jade jade in the tomb of the Queen

Researchers found a jade phoenix in the tomb of Phụ Hảo, the empress of the Shang Dynasty (1600 - 1100 BC).

The phoenix is ​​one of many jade artifacts unearthed in the tomb at the ancient site An En in Henan Province, the last capital of the Shang Dynasty. Phu Hao's tomb contains a total of 755 jade objects and 500,000 other antiques, including bone-made brooches, bronze mirrors, ivory combs, ivory mugs, and many gemstones such as turquoise, peacock feathers and onyx .

Through burial, the researchers said that Phu Hao attaches great importance to recovery. The excellent quality of the artifacts also shows that the queen was highly respected by the king.

Jade phoenix is ​​found in Phu Hao's tomb.

In addition to daily supplies and jewelry, hundreds of copper weapons and large bowls of sacrifices were also buried with Phu Hao, among them a large ax engraved with her name. This proves that Phu Hao is also a female general who has a great influence on national affairs.

Researchers unearthed more than 10,000 petroglyphs on turtle bones and shells from An Khu, known as the pseudocode. 200 of them mentioned Phu Hao, recounting how to fight the battle, the pregnancy of childbirth, the time she fell ill and died.Phu Hao is the wife of Thuong Vuong Vu Dinh . In the role of queen and general, she made many contributions to help the king rule the country.