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Ancient tomb in the Ming dynasty discovered

www.chinanews.cn 2005-09-07 17:27:39

On Sept.6th, experts on cultural relics examined and investigated the
ancient tomb of the Ming Dynasty (1368AD--1644AD) located in the Ant
Mountain in Hanpu. Experts from Changsha Archeology Research Institute
and provincial and municipal cultural relics bureau commenced an
archeological excavation to the ancient tomb of the Ming Dynasty located
in the Ant Mountain in Wangcheng County's Hanpu. It was learned that the
chambers of the tomb are in formal and restrained layout and the
gravestones, which are of the similar size, are about 4.5cm long and 30cm
wide. The gravestones are inscribed with characters in the style of
Xiaozhuan (an ancient style of calligraphy). Experts estimated that the
owner of this tomb may be a royal member in the late Ming Dynasty.

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