1949, after the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the local cultural relics management department once thought that Xixia Mausoleum was the tomb of the Tang Dynasty. 1972, National Cultural Heritage Administration, China officially made the decision to excavate the Xixia Mausoleum. The person in charge of this excavation activity is Wang, and the exhibition hall of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region undertakes the main excavation work of Xixia Mausoleum.
1988, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council listed Xixia Mausoleum as a national key cultural relics protection unit. In 20 12, the Xixia Mausoleum was listed by National Cultural Heritage Administration in China World Cultural Heritage Protection List. 201April 3, 2008 18 was shortlisted for "Magic Northwest 100 Scene". 20 18 China Yellow River Tourism Conference was awarded as "Fifty Scenes of the Yellow River in China".
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The main scale of Xixia Mausoleum:
The Xixia Mausoleum covers a total area of more than 50 square kilometers, with a width of about 4.5 kilometers from east to west and a length of about 10 kilometers from north to south. It faces Helan Mountain in the west and Yinchuan Plain in the east. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, flat and open, with an altitude of1130m to1200m. Its scale is equivalent to the Ming Tombs in Beijing. When it was first built, each cemetery had underground burial chambers, burial chambers, ground buildings and gardens, all of which occupied an independent area of about 654.38+10,000 square meters, with roughly the same shape and layout.
Each area of Xixia Mausoleum is a complete building group, covering an area of 6,543,800 square meters, facing south and built on the flat ground. The tall Quetai stands at the southernmost tip of the cemetery like a majestic guard. The pavilion is located behind it. There was once a stone tablet carved in Xixia and Chinese to praise the emperor's achievements.
Behind the pavilion is the Moon City, and the south wall takes Quemen as the center and enters the Moon City. There are stone statues of civil servants and military commanders here. To the north of Moon City is Ling City. There is a doorway in the center of the holy wall in the south of Lingcheng, through which you can enter Lingcheng. Lingtai is located in the northwest of Lingcheng. It is an octagonal tower building with five, seven and nine floors respectively. The external eaves are made of brick, which is a brick-wood tile structure. Lingtai is the main building of the cemetery.
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