Fortune-telling near Jishan

Yuncheng City is located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, bordering Luliang Mountain and Linfen City in the north and Zhongtiaoshan and Jincheng City in the east. In 2000, a strange thing happened in Macun, Jishan County, Yuncheng City. That winter, there was heavy snow all over Shanxi, and in June+February, 5438, snow fell. However, there is a wasteland in the west of Macun village in Jishan county, but it has never snowed, which also aroused the curiosity of local villagers. At the beginning of 200 1, the relevant staff of Shanxi Institute of Archaeology made a field trip. This investigation does not matter, thus revealing a large tomb of the Song Dynasty with a scale of 1.7 million square meters.

The tomb found in Macun, Jishan County is now a very famous "Brick Carved Tomb of Macun". In June, 20001year, the State Council approved the "Brick Carved Tomb of Macun" as a national key cultural relics protection unit. Located near Qingliu Temple in Jishan County, this ancient tomb is a family tomb left over from the Song and Jin Dynasties. So far, 15 tombs have been discovered. Because the tomb is well preserved and its specifications are relatively flat, it has high historical research value. The local cultural relics department recorded all the funerary objects and related information in the ancient tomb, and this "Macun Brick Carved Tomb" became a famous tourist attraction in Yuncheng. Although everyone knows that there was an ancient tomb in Jishan County during the Song and Jin Dynasties, few people know the excavation process of this ancient tomb.

In fact, unlike southern provinces, it won't snow for several years. In 2000, heavy snow came quickly and quickly. There is a wasteland in the west of Macun village in Jishan county, which is called "slope" by local villagers. According to local old people's word of mouth, this place has been a mass grave since ancient times, and there are many abandoned graves buried underground. Therefore, locals rarely go to "Baimupo". The heavy snow in 2000 caused dozens of centimeters of snow to accumulate in front of many people in Jishan County. However, the wasteland of Baizhongpo is always spotless, and all villagers who have good deeds go to observe it. Even if it snows heavily, the "Hundred Tombs Slope" will only be covered with a thin layer of snow, and it will disappear completely after a few hours. It stands to reason that "Baimupo" faces south and is located in the center of the basin in the southwest of Shanxi Province. Baimupo should be a place where snow is easy to accumulate. No matter how hard the heavy snow fell in 2000, this wasteland was extraordinarily clean. The villagers felt that it was not only gloomy, but also unspeakable.

Soon, Shanxi Institute of Archaeology received a report from the masses and rushed to investigate in advance. At the beginning of 200 1, the leaders of relevant departments in Shanxi province gave instructions to conduct a thorough exploration of "Baimupo". Sure enough, after excavation, a large tomb group with a total area of 6.5438+0.7 million square meters was rediscovered. This tomb group should have existed in the Song and Jin Dynasties, and the owner's surname is Duan. Four generations, 15 tomb here. According to local county records, Duan's family is famous for making medicinal food. In other words, Duan's family should be a local gentry and noble family, so the family tombs are built regularly and carry a large number of funerary objects. After a thorough exploration of the ancient tomb, experts said: Why is the ground of Baimupo always spotless even if it snows heavily?

It turns out that there are 15 large ancient tombs under the slope of Baimu, so there is a hollow layer under the whole surface, and the surface temperature of soil in this area is higher than that in other places. The rest of Jishan county was closed by heavy snow, and the snow on Baimupo melted quickly because there were ancient tombs underground. The expert's explanation also revealed many people's doubts. There is no snow on the ground of "Baimupo", which is not superstitious metaphysics. It is precisely because of the existence of a small underground palace formed by Duan family tombs that this wasteland looks gloomy and mysterious.

It is reported that archaeologists in Shanxi Province have unearthed many precious cultural relics from this tomb group, and this "Macun Brick Carved Tomb" once shocked the archaeological circles at home and abroad. If there is an opportunity, I also want to go to Jishan County to see what is extraordinary about this famous brick tomb.