Luogang Wooden-Chambered Tomb in Quzhuang

Luogang Wooden-Chambered Tomb in Quzhuang

The Luogang Wooden-Chambered Tomb in Quzhuang is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Luogang Wooden-Chambered Tomb in Quzhuang is located in Quzhuang, Liuhuang area, Guangzhou. It was excavated in 1962. This vertical pit wooden-chamber tomb measures 3.6 meters in length and 1.9 meters in width. The coffin has decayed, with only a few remnants of the chamber boards remaining. Burial objects were placed at one end inside the chamber, including 12 pottery items such as jars, pots, small basins, cauldrons, tripods, basins, and ewers; lacquerware fragments include 7 pieces such as cosmetic boxes, trays, and ear cups, along with one broken bronze belt hook. One bronze dagger-axe was also found beside the pottery, measuring 26 cm in length. Its “guard” part is already worn down, indicating it was an object that had been used over a long period. One side of the dagger-axe’s “socket” is inscribed with 12 characters: “fourteenth year, Commandery Workshop □ Ji Cheng □□□.” The lines are as fine as hair, and the characters are roughly carved. The shape of the dagger-axe and the structure of the script are identical to the “Fourth Year, Prime Minister Lü Buwei Dagger-Axe” unearthed from a Qin tomb in Changsha, suggesting that this weapon was cast in the fourteenth year of King Zheng of Qin (233 BCE). The owner of the dagger-axe was likely a soldier involved in the Qin unification of the Lingnan region. This dagger-axe serves as historical evidence of Emperor Qin Shi Huang’s conquest of Lingnan.