introduce
Tianzijialiu Museum, located in the center of Luoyang, is a large tomb and chariot pit of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty discovered during the construction of the Eastern Zhou Wangcheng Square. Among them, a chariot with six horses was unearthed in the No. 5 pit. It is the well-known "Tianzi Driving Six". According to the ritual system in ancient China, only the "son of heaven" can ride in a six-horse cart (the princes have five horses, and the common people can only ride in a one-horse cart).
Although the Tianzijialiu Museum is small in scale, it is the only museum in my country that exhibits on its original site. The museum is divided into two exhibition areas. When visitors enter the museum, they first visit the first exhibition area. Here you can see the historical introduction of Luoyang City as the King City of Zhou Tianzi in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. There are also some bronze wares from the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. After visiting the first exhibition area, go west through a short aisle and enter the second exhibition area: the large chariot and horse pit exhibition area of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, which is the key visiting area of the museum.
Archaeologists have discovered a number of Eastern Zhou tombs and chariot pits here. It can be concluded that a complete relic of the convoy of the Emperor Zhou traveling more than 2,000 years ago was buried here, and many carriage remains and horse bones were unearthed. What is shocking is the remains of a "Driving Six" chariot and horse in the No. 5 chariot and horse pit. When you come to the pit, what you see is the carriage that the emperor of Zhou rode in. The carriage is square, and the traces of the carriage, axle, wheel and shaft are clear. In front of the carriage and on both sides of the shaft are six complete skeletons of horses. There are still many dog bones in the chariot and horse pit. They may have been scattered and fled for their lives when they were buried alive. Some dog bones are still lying prone on the chariot. Seeing the horse and dog bones scattered throughout the pit, you can imagine the intense scene of these animals being buried.
In order to protect cultural relics, some of the tombs discovered here were not excavated, and some of the excavated tombs and pits for chariots and horses were backfilled later.
opening hours
09:00-18:00 all year round
