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Headless stone statue in the “impregnable” tomb of Vo Tac Thien: Unexpected explanation!

Wu Zetian (624 – 705) was the first and only recognized female emperor in Chinese history. Initially, Vo Tac Thien was just a concubine in the harem of Duong Thai Tong Ly The Dan. She then became the empress of Cao Tong Ly Tri and the emperor of Vo Chu (reigned from 690 – 705), the dynasty that interrupted the Tang Dynasty.

Vo Tac Thien is the most controversial queen in history, especially about both publicity and crime. Many people believe that Vo Tac Thien monopolizes the dynasty, is too harsh, even cruelly kills many people, at the end of his life he also tolerates two “male pets” who are Truong’s cousins, making the courtiers disgruntled.

However, many people also have to admit that this queen is a talented leader when she knows how to use talents, and at the same time strict rewards and punishments, the country is prosperous, people’s lives are peaceful. .

The fact that a woman “weak willow digs silk” can claim to be emperor and even establish a prosperous dynasty like Vo Tac Thien is an extremely rare thing in history.

Vo Tac Thien is not only a controversial historical figure, but even her resting place is one of the mysteries that challenge posterity.

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Wu Zetian is the first and only female emperor in Chinese history.

After his death in December 705, Vo Tac Thien was interred in Can Lang with her husband, Duong Cao Tong Ly Tri.

Qianling has a prime location on Liangshan mountain, Gan district, Xianyang city, Shaanxi province, China. Tomb Vo Tac Thien’s open-air courtyard took 23 years to basically complete, impressing with its large scale, monumental and lavish architecture when it has a complex of stone walkways, memorial stone monuments, and palaces. mysterious subway…

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“No self beer” is one of the mysteries of Qianling.

In addition to the controversial “Vo Tu Bia” (a stele without words), Can Lang also has 120 giant stone statues, of which 61 are the most special. headless stone statue full of mystery.

Why are the headless stone statues placed in the mausoleum of Emperor Vo Tac Thien? Is this a pre-arrangement?

This mystery makes many historians and researchers “headaches” to find answers.

The explanation of the headless stone statue: An unexpected explanation?

According to researchers, these 61 statues are the statues of 61 vassals who submitted to Dai Duong during the Trinh Quan period (from 627 to 629), and they were also the major gods of the dynasty.

After Vo Tac Thien died, her son Duong Trung Tong ordered the carving of vassal stone statues to be placed in Can Lang to commemorate the merits of the ancestors.

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The mysterious headless stone statues at the Tomb of Vo Tac Thien.

Until the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644), the stone statues in Qianling remained intact. However, later, 61 stone statues lost their heads and became one of the mysteries in Qianling.

For years, researchers also searched for the reason behind the headless stone statues. Finally, where are the heads of these stone statues?

In fact, there are many theories to explain the “phenomenon” of 61 headless stone statues.

After many rumors related to tomb theft, the discovery of two farmers living on Luong Son mountain has helped to gradually reveal this secret. Accordingly, one day, while hoeing in the field, these two men suddenly found a stone carved human head. Later, the functional force concluded that this was the lost head of one of 61 stone statues in Can Lang. Experts later found many similar stones in the surrounding area.

However, experts discovered that not only the headless human figure, but also the horse and ostrich statues have the same characteristic that the neck has a weak structure. Each part is made from a variety of stones with different hardness. Experts speculate that it may be because the stone of the Tang Dynasty had many impurities, which affected the quality of the statue.

However, when conducting research and analyzing historical documents, experts discovered that the headless rock phenomenon in Can Lang could be due to natural disasters.

Specifically, as noted in Ming historyOn January 23, 1555, an earthquake with a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale occurred in Hua County, Shaanxi Province, killing more than 800,000 people.

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Vo Tac Thien’s Can Lang still has many mysteries after more than 1,300 years.

Can Lang is located more than 100 km from Hoa district, so it was also affected by this violent earthquake. Moreover, due to the unstable structure, the heads of the statues in Qianling were broken and rolled down. Until now, this is probably the most reasonable explanation for the 61 headless stone statues in Qianling.

Moreover, Adachi Kiroku, a Japanese scholar, recounted that, in 1906, when he went to Qianling to survey, he still found more than 20 fallen stone statues, lying on the ground. This detail further strengthens the theory that the damage to the statues in Qianling was caused by the earthquake.

Today, although the stone statues in Qianling are no longer intact, they are still proofs of the carving technique and the flourishing development of the Tang Dynasty at that time.

Article referenced source: Chinatimes, QQ, Baidu

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