Ming Dynasty Murals And Ancient Tomb Found At Hunan Construction Site In China

MessageToEagle.com – Bright-colored murals and an ancient tomb were discovered at a construction site at Qunyi village in Loudi City, Hunan province located in the south-central part of China.

The tomb unearthed was around 4 meters long, 4 meters high and 1.5 meters wide.

It was constructed with lime and had a large slate as its door.
Surprisingly, the wall inside the tomb was painted with colorful murals featuring carriages and figure paintings.

Local archaeologists say it’s the first time in Loudi that colorful murals were found in an ancient tomb.

According to Liu Guoping, a descendent of the tomb owner, the family tree shows that the tomb owner is Liu Shiyu, who died in 1568, the second year of the Longqing reign during the Ming Dynasty.
He once donated 3,000 taels of silver during a natural disaster,” reports  China Org.

For now, archaeologists are not able to identify thhe profession of the tomb owner. Also the meaning of these ancient paintings is under investigation.

The Ming (literally ‘brilliant’) dynasty (1368-1644) was the first native dynasty that ruled over the whole of China after three hundred years of (partial) rule of the Mongols. It was founded by General Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368.

He came from an unusual background, being an orphan and a Buddhist novice from Nanjing.
The Ming dynasty was one of the more stable and longer-lasting dynasties of Chinese history.

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