Mancheng Han Tombs

Artifacts in Tombs - 21

In June 1968, tombs to Liu Sheng and his wife Dou Wan were discovered in Mancheng County, Hebei Province. Excavated from the tombs are many gold, silver, bronze and jade articles, totaling over 10 thousand pieces. Among them, the two jade garments sewn with gold thread are the most precious and made the world surprised. In the reign of Emperor Wu Di, Dong Zhongshu, a great Confucian from Guangchuan