Beijing Archaeological Site Museum (Beijing Dabaotai Site Museum)

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This is a relic site museum built over the tomb of Liu Jian (Prince of Guangyang during the Western Han Dynasty).

The No. 1 tomb located at Dabaotai is the largest excavated Han-Dynasty tomb in Beijing so far. Its clear and well-preserved tomb structure and coffins (both inner and outer ones) provide highly important and valuable material evidence for the study of the imperial burial system of the Han Dynasty in China. The No. 1 and No. 2 tombs at Dabaotai also serve as valuable relics for research into the politics, economy and culture of the mid-to-late part of the Western Han Dynasty.

Address: Southeast of the Beijing World Park, Guogongzhuang, Huaxiang, Fengtai District, Beijing

(Source: Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau)

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Beijing Archaeological Site Museum (Beijing Dabaotai Site Museum)

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