Archaeology of Li Wenchang Tang Xianzu Family Cemetery (Ganoderma Garden) is jointly conducted by Jiangxi Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Fuzhou Cultural and Cultural Department. Since the excavation began in May, 20 17, 42 tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties have been discovered in this cemetery, and 6 epitaphs of the Ming Dynasty have been unearthed, of which 1 was written by Tang Xianzu himself.
Ding Chaokang, director and associate researcher of Fuzhou Cultural Relics Museum, told the cover news reporter that Tang Xianzu's inscription was written for his grandmother, Mrs. Wei. "(At the end of the article) there is only one person's name, one line is * * *, one line is written by Tang Xianzu, and the other line is written by Dan." This epitaph is a valuable material for studying the science of soup.
In addition, the writing and style of these six epitaphs are basically the same, mainly including life, genealogy, important family activities and character evaluation, which has great historical and archaeological value.
At the same time, the archaeological team also found square cemetery walls and rectangular ground building relics composed of stone pillars in Ganoderma lucidum Garden. According to documents, the building may be a place for offering sacrifices or managing cemeteries.
The tomb brick is engraved with the word "soup"
Determine the tomb of Tang Xianzu
Although Tang Xianzu is famous, his ancestral graves and ancestral houses have not been preserved. According to Xinhua News Agency, the Wenchang Tangjia Genealogy is the grandson of Tang Xianzu 13 generations. Tang Tingshui hid in cow dung when he broke capitalism, and only then escaped the fate of being burned. This genealogy played a key role in determining the location of Tang Xianzu's tomb in later archaeological excavations.
According to Xu Changqing, president of Jiangxi Archaeological Research Institute, 42 tombs of Ming and Qing Dynasties were found in Tang Xianzu's family cemetery, including 40 tombs of Ming Dynasty, 2 tombs of Qing Dynasty and 6 epitaphs unearthed. In addition, three vestiges of affiliated buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties were discovered. Tombs can be roughly divided into six rows, and the layout is basically clear. At present, it can be basically determined that "Tomb No.4" is the tomb of Tang Xianzu.
In addition to the sarcophagus, Tomb No.4 also contains the coffin-pressing stone engraved with Mr. Yu Ming's tomb in Linchuan, Yuming Cemetery, and the residual tombstone engraved with ... Tang Cemetery. "Yu Ming" is the fasting name of Tang Xianzu, and Yi still is the name of Tang Xianzu. All these identity information reflect that the owner of the tomb may be Tang Xianzu.
Except for sarcophagus, blue and white porcelain and stone epitaph, no remains of the Tang family and more relics were found in archaeological excavations. This is due to the low terrain of Ganoderma lucidum Garden, which suffered from floods many times and poor storage conditions. In addition to stoneware and ceramics, wooden coffins, silks and bones have all been annihilated.