Museum of Dabaotai Han TombⅡ

The Number 1 Tomb is a large underground wooden palace, 23.2 meters (76.1 feet) long, 18 meters (59 feet) wide, and 4.7 meters (15.4 feet) high. The construction takes the highest level funeral system that can only be used by emperors of the Han Dynasty. The palace was built with cypresses which were placed in good order. The tomb of Guangyangqing King totally used 15,880 cypresses of the same standard. The walls are very firm, 3 meters (9.84 feet) high, 0.9 meters (35.4 inches) thick; however, none of a tenon-and-mortise was used, which reflects the excellent technological level of construction. The antechamber and the back room were also built in the tomb. The former symbolizes the living room of master of the tomb when he was alive. The coffin lies in the coffin bed in the back room. In the tomb channels, there are remains of 11 horses and three carriages designed for princes and kings.