There is a new discovery! Behind these two bricks, there is a big secret...

Green-glazed lotus tiles, blue-glazed square bricks, wedge-shaped bricks

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Located in Caina Village, Qushui County, Lhasa

Wenjiang multiple ruins site

The imprint of Tibetan history and culture

Transcend time and emerge here

recently

The Tibet Autonomous Region Cultural Relics Protection Institute organized a

2022 Tibetan Cultural Relics and Archaeological Achievements Public Sharing Conference

Showing the latest archaeological discoveries from Wenjiang multiple sites

Let's do it together

Explore the mysterious features of Tubo's high-level buildings

Unearthed from Wenjiang multiple sites

Wedge-shaped bricks of the southwest corner pagoda

It is made by cutting square bricks.

One end is thick and the other end is thin, giving it a wedge-shaped appearance

It is the period from the early Tang Dynasty to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Construction technology used on high-level buildings

Tiles are commonly used components in ancient Chinese buildings.

Unearthed from the tortoise-shaped base of the Wenjiang Ruins

Green glazed lotus tile

Preserve integrity

Beautiful shape and glaze

Similar to the lotus-patterned tiles unearthed from the Tang Zhaoling Mausoleum

It is a reflection of the close exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

These are bricks and tiles unearthed from the Wenjiang ruins.

Their types and shapes show

Typical Han characteristics

Most of them have various glaze colors such as blue, green, and white

The ruins of Daming Palace in Chang'an City of Tang Dynasty

The unearthed glazed tiles have similarities

This is the view of the southwest tower of the Wenjiang Duo Ruins, taken in 2021. Image source: Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Tibet Autonomous Region Cultural Relics Protection Institute

Tower foundation, wall foundation, house site, ash pit...

Archaeological excavations of multiple sites in Wenjiang

It is aimed at the ruins of the Tibetan palace and Buddhist temples.

First scientific archaeological work

Reveals the shape and structure of high-level buildings in Tubo

This is the strata and remains of the T0905 exploration area in the western part of the central area of ​​the Wenjiang Multi-site, photographed in 2022. Image source: Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Tibet Autonomous Region Cultural Relics Protection Institute

Xi Lin, associate researcher at the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology, said

Archaeological discoveries at multiple sites in Wenjiang

It is the best historical evidence of the friendly exchanges between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

To study the history of Sino-Tibetan exchanges, the history of Tibetan architecture, and the history of Tibetan Buddhism

Provides important physical information

Between the bricks and tiles

We feel the mystery of Tibetan culture

Witness the glory of civilization

Appreciate the profoundness of history and culture

Archaeological excavations continue

Let us look forward to it together...

Source: Xinhua News Agency