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The No. 1 Sarcophagus Tomb of Moutuo is located in a slightly flat place on the ridge behind Moutuo Village, Nanxin Town, Maoxian County, in the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River，The name bet365 tennis bet small place is "Leopard Circle Liangzi"。After the artifact pit was discovered by villagers in 1992 during land reclamation，The Maoxian Qiang Museum and the Aba Prefecture Cultural Management Office jointly investigated and cleaned it up。Mutuo No. 1 sarcophagus tomb is currently the richest in artifacts unearthed in the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River、The highest level sarcophagus tomb。

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Mutuo No. 1 Sarcophagus Tomb is a cemetery or cemetery planned with M1 as the core，Including M1 and 3 artifact pits (K1、K2、K3），Rich artifacts unearthed。Among them，There are bronze ritual vessels，Ruding、獍、Dun、lamp，Musical instruments such as bells、Niu Zhong、Bell、钲，Weapons like swords、Ge、Spear、halberd，The exquisite pottery used for daily use also contains grains and meat，There are also jade tools、Accessories, silk and linen fabrics, etc.。Some artifacts such as tripod、獍、Dun、lamp、Yongzhong, etc.，These are all discovered for the first time in the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River。Weapons，Especially the bronze sword，Showing the plain with Chengdu、Northern grassland region、Cultural exchanges in western Yunnan，Shows the diversity of cultural features along the ethnic migration corridor in the Hengduan Mountains；And bronze musical instruments、Bronze Ge、Bronze Halberd, etc.，shows the inextricable connection with the Chengdu Plain。

Carefully analyze M1，You will find three very strange phenomena。First，The ritual instruments unearthed from M1 include tripod 1、獍1、cup 1、Cup 3，Yongzhong 1、Button Bell 3、Bell 1，Lei and Yong bells are placed on the coffin lid，The pottery with local characteristics bet365 tennis bet upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River is neatly stacked in the 3-grid compartment，It contains grain and meat。A large number of ritual instruments were unearthed from K1、K2、In three burial pits in K3。Looking from the position bet365 tennis bet utensils，Pottery is humble，But he is closer to the tomb owner，Although the ritual utensils are respected，But he seems distant from the tomb owner。Place inside with usual valuables、The placement of funerary objects is different from ordinary items placed outside。Secondly，The location of M1 is on the ridge behind Moutuo Village，Although you can overlook the river valley from a high place，But the slope is relatively large (the top bet365 tennis bet tomb is the surface slope)、The flat land is narrow，Does not meet the usual requirements for tomb site selection to hide wind and gather energy。Again，M1 Guxuan Ridge，Contrary to the custom of burying people together in sarcophagi, which was prevalent at that time。The above three points make people wonder，Why did the tomb owner choose the desolate ridge behind Moutuo Village as the cemetery，Why do you make unreasonable arrangements for your posthumous affairs？

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Rich artifacts unearthed from Moutuo No. 1 Sarcophagus Tomb，This is the window through which we can peer into the society in the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River in the late Warring States Period，It is also physical evidence to explore the relationship between the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River and the ancient Shu Kingdom in the Chengdu Plain。Gao Chenglin、Hao Xiaoxiao and other scholars analyzed that，Bronze vessels and musical instruments in this batch，Exhibiting strong Chu cultural factors and Yue cultural factors。The Chengdu Plain is separated from Mutuo by a mountain，At this time, the "Chu Feng spreading to the west" also generally appeared，Profoundly influenced a large number of high-level tombs during the Warring States Period，Ruxindu Majia Wooden Coffin Tomb、Baihuatan M10 etc.。On the sarcophagus lid of Mouto M1，There is a bronze relic placed in the head compartment，East bet365 tennis bet middle cover bet365 tennis bet sarcophagus，Place a bronze Yong bell。During excavation，There is still a small stone slab on the roof of Leikou，There is a slightly rectangular stone underneath the Yong Bell，It should be placed deliberately during burial。Gao Chenglin thinks，Lei and Yong Zhong may be a combination that symbolizes identity in this period，The same combination is seen in a square seal unearthed from the Majia wooden coffin tomb and a square seal from Shifang Chengguan M33。

Yan Zhibin thinks，M2, Northeast Township, Pujiang County、The square seal unearthed from M5 in Nanluoba Village, Yingjing County, Ya'an is also a combination of Lei and Yongzhong。M153, Shuangyuan Village, Dawan Town, Qingbaijiang District, Chengdu is very interesting，It seems that bet365 tennis bet is not qualified to use the seals of Lei and Yongzhong，So the double lei and the double button bell were made into a bone seal button，I also made 3 additional bone seals with double-reel seals。

As early as the Sanxingdui Culture Period in the late Shang Dynasty，More statues were unearthed in K1 and K2 bet365 tennis bet Sanxingdui site、Lei ritual vessel。Always，Academia also believes that，Zun、The Lei in the Chengdu Plain at that time may be similar to the goblins bet365 tennis bet Shang Dynasty in the Central Plains、王、杝combination，Ding of Zhou Dynasty、簋combination，Has ritual significance。The later one is roughly equivalent to the Zhuwa Street Cellar in Peng County in the early Western Zhou Dynasty，Zun has disappeared，Lei may occupy a dominant position in the ritual system。

The placement bet365 tennis bet lei and Yong bells unearthed from Moutuo M1 is very special，It probably means that the tomb owner accepted the etiquette system bet365 tennis bet ancient Shu Kingdom in the Chengdu Plain，There is a high probability that he is still an important member of this power system。According to "Huayang Guozhi" records，During the Duyu Dynasty of ancient Shu，That is, "use Wenshan for livestock，Nanzhong is a garden”。Ma’s wooden coffin tomb was stolen，Only the objects in the waist pit remain，This large tomb with a combination of 5 tripods，Also owns 5 Lei and 5 Chime Bells (Yong Bell)，There is no tripod on the unearthed seal，But there is a combination of Lei and Yong Zhong，Explanation bet365 tennis bet Zhong Lei combination in ancient Shu，may have a more special symbolic meaning。It can be seen from this，The identity bet365 tennis bet owner of Moutuo M1 tomb，Should be very noble，This may also be an important reason why he has an independent cemetery。The owner bet365 tennis bet tomb is probably the ruler of Maowen (Wenshan) area，Wenshan was a vassal state of ancient Shu，So the tomb owner also has a corresponding identity and matching ritual vessels。This also explains why the placement of funerary objects is more similar to the pottery bet365 tennis bet same tribe，Place the ritual vessels in a more distant position。

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Then，Problems also arise。Just transporting these heavy weapons from the Chengdu Plain to the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River，There needs to be a passage between the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River and the Chengdu Plain。If the owner bet365 tennis bet tomb of Moutuo M1 is in the power system of ancient Shu，There should be relatively developed transportation between these two places，It is enough to support personnel exchanges between the two places、Information transfer and material exchange。And the ancient passage problem，Due to changes in natural conditions and improvements in technology，It is difficult to recover，So archeology explores the exchanges between two regions or cultures，Generally we don’t discuss specific paths。But because of an inspection described below，We might be able to discuss this，And provide an explanation for the location selection of Mouto M1。

　End of October 2021，Wenchuan County Museum organized an archaeological survey of Shilitang。The reason for this investigation is that it is said that there is a Tang city "Menghe City" (or Menghuo City, etc.) in Shilishitang to defend against Tibet's invasion bet365 tennis bet Chengdu Plain。To find more clues，Wenchuan County Museum and Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology、The Aba Prefecture Museum jointly planned and implemented the Shilishitang Archaeological Survey。

Shishilitang is a rare flat land in the hinterland of Longmen Mountains，Approximately divided into 3 units，From high to low、There are two ponds from south to north、Er Tang、Santang，Further down is the Wenzhengou Valley。Shishilitang is surrounded by mountains，A flat area in the middle，The climate is relatively warm and humid，The surface vegetation is virgin forest。The expedition team went over the mountains and ridges from Yueli Village, Yanmen Town, Wenchuan County to Shishilitang，There is no flat land for camping along the way，Shishilitang is considered to be the location with the best natural environment conditions on this road。Also marked on the map bet365 tennis bet Republic of China，Sishilitang is where local villagers travel to and from Peng County、A must-pass node in the Dujiangyan shortcut。"Wenchuan County Chronicles" says: "Yanmen faces the mountain and faces the river (Minjiang River)，Standing on both sides bet365 tennis bet strait，Zhongtong First Line，Only swan geese can fly over，So called ‘Yanmen’。”Local villagers once saw the plank road hole in Yanmengou，No longer exists today。If Sishilitang is used as the node，Entering the mountain from Wenzhengou (belonging to Mao County)，You can avoid Beimu Mountain Liangzi with an altitude of 3600-4000 meters，Then go up gently from the lowest third pond (about 2800 meters above sea level) to the second pond、Go up to Yitang (the highest altitude is about 3600 meters)，It should be a better passage than Yanmengou，It should also be before the development of Yanmenggou Plank Road，Crossing the Longmen Mountains，An important channel to communicate between the two places。Mizoguchi, Chuwen Town，On the other side is Moutuo Village，Opposite is the No. 1 Sarcophagus Tomb of Moutuo。

Use Google Earth to simulate station M1，The view bet365 tennis bet tomb owner “getting up”，Except Minjiang River Valley and mountains，Wenzhengou on the left is the more important landscape in the field of vision。And if you stand at a higher angle，Shilitang further north，After crossing the Liangzi of Chenjia Mountain, there are two large ditches，Lianshan Valley is to the south，Towards North Taiziling is Yinchanggou。Yinchanggou is one bet365 tennis bet sources bet365 tennis bet Jianjiang River，Lianshan Valley merges into the Mianjiang River in Longmenshan Town，You can enter the Chengdu Plain by following the Xiangjiang River。

The owner bet365 tennis bet tomb owns a bronze tripod、Tong Dun、Bronze Lei、Bronze Bell、Bronze lamps, these heavy bronze vessels from the Chengdu Plain，It is a ceremonial instrument that symbolizes power and status，Wealth is not something you can have。There are 17 layers of fabric on the wooden board at the bottom bet365 tennis bet tomb，Except the first layer close to the body is made of linen，The remaining 16 layers are all silk，As thin as a cicada's wings，Should be from Chengdu Plain。Mutuo No. 1 Sarcophagus Tomb shows the acceptance of ancient Shu rituals，It seems to indicate that "Wenshan is used for livestock husbandry，The saying "Nanzhong is a garden" is not a lie。M1 tomb owner’s appreciation of local artifacts and pottery、The closeness of hemp，Respect for the burial customs bet365 tennis bet tribe，It also shows that he does not forget his roots。

More advanced for the separation of a mountain、Prosperity、The powerful ancient Shu Kingdom，The owner bet365 tennis bet tomb is yearning for it。For the ancient Shu Kingdom and the upper reaches bet365 tennis bet Minjiang River Valley, separated by the natural Longmen Mountains，The importance of channels is self-evident。Mastered the channel，Have control of power and wealth。The owner bet365 tennis bet tomb of Moutuo M1，Perhaps this is why we chose this desolate ridge。

Of course，The Watch Passage is now just a hypothesis about Moutuo No. 1 Tomb，Is the location really related to this channel？Is it a coincidence or intentional？As the highest level tomb in the upper reaches of Minjiang River，Mutuo M1’s violation bet365 tennis bet usual concept of acupoint selection is an isolated case，It is still an unknown hole selection rule for high-level graveyards？Where are the tombs of other monarchs，Can Mutuo’s special location provide a reference example for searching？These questions require more archaeological work and discoveries to answer。

　(This article is part of a major project bet365 tennis bet National Social Science Fund "Research on the Civilization and Chineseization Process bet365 tennis bet Ancient Shu Region" (21&ZD223) phased results)

(Author’s unit: Sichuan Provincial Institute bet365 tennis bet and Archeology)