Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng

The Tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng is a vital archeological site in Leigudun Community, Nanjiao Subdistrict, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China, dated at some point after 433 BC. The tomb contained the remaining parts of Marquis Yi of Zeng here and there "Duke Yi", and is one of a bunch of old Chinese regal tombs to have been found unblemished and afterward uncovered utilizing present day archeological strategies. Zeng was a minor state subordinate to its amazing neighbor, Chu. The tomb was made around 433 BC, either toward the finish of the Spring and Autumn period or the beginning of the Warring States time frame.

The tomb originates from the finish of the thousand-year-extensive stretch of the internment of huge arrangements of Chinese ceremonial bronzes in world class tombs, and is additionally irregular in containing vast quantities of melodic instruments, including the extraordinary arrangement of chimes for which it is generally well known. The People's Liberation Army inadvertently found the tomb in 1977 while pulverizing a slope to assemble a production line at Leigudun. The tomb was built of huge wooden timbers and spreads a region of 220 square meters. The tomb is partitioned into four separate chambers, taking after the format of a royal residence of the day. The northern chamber is the littlest and contained military antiquities.