The Investigation On Tombs Of Ming Dynasty In Northeast China

After Hongwu and Yongle dynasties,the Ming Dynasty completed the unification of military and political unification of Northeast China.Wei-Suo was widely set up in Ming dynasty in Liaodong area which controlled the whole area of Northeast China.The nationality distribution in Northeast China is bounded by the Liaodong Side Wall.The nation living in its west is Mongolian,living in its northeast is Nuzhen,living in its east is Korean,and in its south is Han nationality.Different nationalities have different burial customs.Tombs play an indispensable role in the study of the history of Northeast China nationalities.So far,more than 300 tombs of Ming Dynasty have been found in 22 locations in Northeast China.Based on the collection,sorting out and relevant research results of the existing tomb data,this paper attempts to systematically sort out the tomb forms,funerary objects and the characteristics of tombs in different regions of Northeast China in Ming Dynasty,and make a preliminary nationality analysis.The main body of this paper includes: introduction,mainly elaborates the scope of this study,research significance,and the discovery of tombs and research overview.The first part is about the classification of the tomb forms of Ming Dynasty in Northeast China,which is mainly divided into two types: vertical cave tombs and chamber tombs.The second part is about the classification and introduction of the burial objects of Ming Dynasty in Northeast China,including porcelain,metal pieces and other objects such as pottery.The third part divides the tombs of the Ming Dynasty into two periods according to the analysis of the first two parts: the early Ming Dynasty and the middle and late Ming Dynasty,and divides the tombs into three areas according to the geographical region,the administrative division of the Ming Dynasty and the characteristics of the tombs: the middle and lower reaches of Heilongjiang Province,the Songhua River Basin,the Tumen River Basin,the Yalu River Basin and the eastern Liaoning Province.The fourth part is a preliminary analysis and summary of the burial characteristics of Nvzhen and Han people in Northeast China,combining with historical documents and national folklore.In conclusion,the research results of this paper are summarized as a whole.