Tomb of the Han Dynasty at Yinqian

Tomb of the Han Dynasty at Yinqian

The Tomb of the Han Dynasty at Yinqian is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tomb of the Han Dynasty at Yinqian is located on a high ridge about 2 kilometers southwest of Yinqian Village, Wenquan Town, Donghai County, Lianyungang City, covering an area of approximately 2,500 square meters. A total of six Han tombs were excavated here, yielding a large number of bronze, iron, pottery, bone and horn, lacquered wood, jade, glassware, and textile artifacts. Among them, Tomb No. 6 contained 23 wooden tablets and 133 bamboo slips. The bamboo slips include *The Story of the Divine Crow*, *Diary of the Second Year of Yuanyan*, *Xingde Xingshi*, *Auspicious and Inauspicious Directions When Traveling*, while the wooden tablets include *Jibu* (Official Register), *Register of Officials in Donghai Commandery*, *List of Senior Officials under Donghai Commandery*, *List of Senior Officials under Donghai Commandery Who Were Absent from Office*, *Register of Subordinate Officials in Donghai Commandery*, *Register of Weapons and Armaments in the Armory for the Fourth Year of Yongshi*, *List of Donors of Money*, *Register of Ritual Money*, *Divination by the Sacred Turtle and the Six Jia for Rain*, *Divination by the Game Board*, *Calendar for the First Year of Yuanyan*, *Calendar for the Third Year of Yuanyan*, *List of Clothing Items of the Deceased Brother*, *List of Items in the Brocade Box of the Deceased Brother · List of Small Items in the Bamboo Box of the Deceased Brother*, as well as name cards, totaling about 40,000 characters. These texts are extremely rich in content, reflecting various aspects of politics, economy, military affairs, and social life in the late Western Han Dynasty, many of which were discovered for the first time. It is the earliest and most complete collection of administrative documents at the commandery level found in China to date. The calendar for May of the third year of Yuanyan (10 BCE) is the earliest complete almanac discovered in China. It holds significant value for research in the fields of Qin and Han history, ancient literary history, ancient divination history, calligraphy art history, archival science, and studies of bamboo and silk manuscripts. In 2003, it was designated as part of the fifth batch of cultural relics protection units in Jiangsu Province. In 2013, it was listed as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Protected Area:

A 50-meter buffer zone extends outward from the summit mound of the tomb and the tomb pit of Tomb No. 3.

Construction Control Zone:

A 50-meter buffer zone extends outward from the boundary of the protected area.

Wenquan Resort Area (Wenquan Town): Following the 2013 administrative division adjustment, Henggou Township and Wenquan Town were merged to form the new Wenquan Town, covering an administrative area of 102.71 square kilometers with a population of 52,400, governed by 18 village committees. The town government is located at No. 1 Zhaoyang Road, Wenquan Town. After this adjustment, Donghai County reduced its number of administrative units from 13 towns and 8 townships to 17 towns.

A town under the jurisdiction of Donghai County, named after the hot springs within its territory. It is the largest eel farming base in northern Jiangsu. The Wenquan Management Office was established in 1976, renamed Wenquan Commune in 1980, Wenquan Township in 1983, and … Detailed information on Wenquan Resort Area (Wenquan Town)++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Cultural Relics Protection Units in Jiangsu Province

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units