Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum () is a museum presenting

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ancient tombs in

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, in the

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province of

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. The Museum was established in 1984 and opened to the public in 1987.China Connection Tours: Luoyang Ancient Tomb Museum
/ref> It is located on Mang Hill (邙山; pinyin: Mangshan), in the eastern side of Zhongtou Village, about north
/ref> of Luoyang City. The site occupies 3 hectares.China Travel Tour Guide: Luoyang Museum of Ancient Tomb
/ref> Mangshan, where the museum is located, is a hill about 300m above sea level that was historically a burial ground.

Exhibits

The museum comprises two parts: an underground and an above ground sections. The above ground part contains a

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-style gate and several halls. Tomb models from the Stone Age to the Han Dynasty, restored funerary objects and funeral rituals are displayed in the eastern hall. The underground section is a tomb groups site which is about 7 meters underground and contains 22 tombs from Henan province. It is divided into three halls: the hall of

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and Jin dynasties, the hall of

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and Eastern Han dynasties, and the hall of

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and

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dynasties. The tomb of

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(483-515) is part of the Museum. Luoyang was the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty from 493 to 534.

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Pictures of Luoyang Ancient Tombs Museum
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