China the Beautiful

8Kong · Joined: 28 Dec 2009 Posts: 1

I was wondering how much you guys know about the pyramids in China, especially the so called white pyramid? Not much is covered in the western media about them and I was wondering if the situation is different in China itself? How many are there? Can they be attributed to any of the known dynasties or are they even older? Thanks for any feedback and information.

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rudy · Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 100

Chinese pyramids found around Xian (north easterly) are tombs of Chinese emporers of the Han Dynasty.

Three Stage Earth mount alters built in pre-historic times (Lianjue Culture 良渚文化) are found in towns south of Hang Jou (杭州). These type of alters are very similar to the Azetac pyramids.

The following articles might be of interest to you:

1) White Pyramid by Walter Hain of Vienna:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alj3xspWTsw

2) Great White Pyramids of China by Alex Turnbull:
http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/08/20/the-great-white-pyramid-of-china/#comments

3) Survey and Study of Tubo Mausoleums at Chong-Gye, Tibet
by Wang Renxian, Zhao Huimin, Liu Jiangou and Guo You'an, in
Acta Archaeologica Sinica, 2002-4, pps 471-492.
西藏琼結吐蕃王陵的勘測與研究, 王仁湘,趙慧民,劉建國,郭幼安,
考古學報 2002-4, 471-492 頁.
此文報導西藏松贊干布王朝及後人之陵墓 (唐太宗時期,約公元650後)
墓群位于北緯29度 01分 08.8 , 東經91度 40分 43.1秒.
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rudy · Joined: 30 Jul 2002 Posts: 100

An interesting article published in WenWu Cultural Relics (2009 - 4) illustrates the Imperial Tombs of Western Han follows a straight line along the North Bank of Wei River (渭河) flowing from a south west to a north easterly direction.

From the most westerly tomb, the Mou Tomb of Emporer Wu (漢武帝茂陵), aka White Paramid, to the Chang Tomb of Emporer Gaozu Liu Bang (漢高祖劉邦長陵)located directly north of Xian City, the straight line rises at a 21 degree angle.

According to the author Yang Zhefeng 楊哲峰, the alignment of the imperial tombs of Westgern Han probably followed a pre-determined plan by the early Han emperors.

For more details, please refer to the article in:

Wenwu 2009-4 文物 2009-4

渭北西漢帝陵布局設計之觀察
楊哲峰

Observation of A Pre-Designed Location Plan of Western Han Imperial Tombs Along the North of Wei River
By Yang Zhefeng

chinapage · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 6:01 pm Post subject:

A major difference is that the Chinese pyramids are not exposed but
buried. Do a search on Google will show a great deal of information
as well as a lot of un-informed junk.

byronlewis · Joined: 17 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

China is not very well known for its Pyramids but though China has a large number of pyramids, possibly over a 100. Most of them are located in a 70-mile area around the city of Xi'an. This has mostly been unknown by the out side world.

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