The Complex of Koguryo Tombs was the 1st North Korean site to be classified as World Heritage Site.
The property includes several group and individual tombs - totalling
about 30 individual tombs - from the later period of the Koguryo
Kingdom, one of the strongest kingdoms in nowadays northeast China and
half of the Korean peninsula between the 3rd century BC to 7th century
AD. The tombs, many with beautiful wall paintings, are almost the only
remains of this culture. Only about 90 out of more than 10,000 Koguryo
tombs discovered in China and Korea so far, have wall paintings. Almost
half of these tombs are located on this site and they are thought to
have been made for the burial of kings, members of the royal family and
the aristocracy. These paintings offer a unique testimony to daily life
of this period. - in: https://whc.unesco.org
.jpg)
%20-%20C%C3%B3pia.jpg)
Anak Tomb No. 3 is a chamber tomb of Goguryeo located in Anak, South Hwanghae.
This is one of few Goguryeo tombs that have epitaphs so that their dates can be determined. Its seven-lined epitaph contains the date 357, the personal name Dong Shou (冬壽), his title, his birthplace and his age at death.
The Anak Tomb No. 3 is the host to multiple famous mural paintings, each giving a greater insight to the life and hierarchy of the Goguryeo people. It contains two portraits, one on the front wall of the west side chamber and one on the southern wall, portraying a man and a woman, respectively. Scholars have disputed the owner of this tomb and thus the identity of people portrayed in these murals; because of the epitaph, many believe that the images depict Dong Shou, a refugee from Former Yan, and his wife, while others believe that the person depicted was the Goguryeo king, King Gogukwon. - in: wikipedia
This is one of few Goguryeo tombs that have epitaphs so that their dates can be determined. Its seven-lined epitaph contains the date 357, the personal name Dong Shou (冬壽), his title, his birthplace and his age at death.
The Anak Tomb No. 3 is the host to multiple famous mural paintings, each giving a greater insight to the life and hierarchy of the Goguryeo people. It contains two portraits, one on the front wall of the west side chamber and one on the southern wall, portraying a man and a woman, respectively. Scholars have disputed the owner of this tomb and thus the identity of people portrayed in these murals; because of the epitaph, many believe that the images depict Dong Shou, a refugee from Former Yan, and his wife, while others believe that the person depicted was the Goguryeo king, King Gogukwon. - in: wikipedia
No comments:
Post a Comment