The Study On Koguryo Earth-covered Stone-chamber Tombs In The Pyongyang Area

This paper is to examine Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs in the Pyongyang region containing the tomb of the Liaodong cultural factors,and discussion the regional characteristics between Pyongyang region and Ji'an area. Pyongyang was the Capital of Koguryo, surrounding this area to preserve a large number of Koguryo relics. Tombs of Koguryo as the most common remains, the number of large, widely distributed, Huanren and Ji'an in China, both large-scale discoveries.Koguryo Tomb burial plot and generally divided into two major categories earth-covered tombs and stone-stuffing tombs, the study of this article is earth-covered stone-chamber tombs. Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs composed by three main parts, which contains the pyramid-shaped mound, paved path leading to a main hall or tomb and the tomb chamber. First group of Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs often used solid brick or rocks to masonry zhe chamber. Later age, some earth-covered stone-chamber tombs, the chambers relatively more tired stone block structured and formed by further processing of the tomb walls formation. The chamber at the bottom with the surface with a high or slightly higher than the earth's surface, above the chamber covered loess. North Korea's Koguryo Tombs are centered 12 locations in the formation of 63 tombs, and in Pyongyang, the geographical distribution of the most concentrated, the largest number of Koguryo Tombs is an important part.In view of scholars for the study of Koguryo Tombs in Ji'an and more limited and less involved in the Pyongyang area. In this paper, both at home and abroad in the collection Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs in the Pyongyang region materials based on those tombs related basic research, and the impact of earth-covered stone-chamber tombs factors explain Liaodong cultural analysis, and attempts to explore earth-covered stone-chamber tombs in Pyongyang region and between regions and Ji'an internal distribution of Pyongyang reflected on the regional characteristics.This article is divided into six chapters:Chapter 1.Introduce the work of major historical and archaeological research, as well as access to current research results.China, Japan and North Korea on these tombs of the three scholars have been related to archaeological research. One of its first Stations was the archaeological work of Japanese scholars, and the work of Japanese scholars can be divided into two phases. The first stage is the early 20th century to the 20th 40's, this stage, made a great deal of investigation, excavation of the tomb and to obtain information. The second stage is a post-World War II until now, at this stage, the Japanese scholars have been previously discovered, the investigation turn to the comprehensive study. North Korea after the Korean War scholar at the start of Koguryo relics began an investigation to explore, and gradually began to publish a comprehensive research papers. Chinese scholars focus more attention on the tomb wall paintings, but the tomb of the shapes for a slight lack of research.Japanese scholars the results of a relatively rigorous and objective and some scholars and the Korean side of the research results are properly owed. Chapter 2. The use of typology of Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs to carry out basic research.In accordance with the single-chamber tomb, the tomb of dual-chamber, multi-chamber tomb tomb will be divided into three categories. In accordance with the chamber be divided into three categories, the single-chamber tomb, the tomb of dual-chamber, multi-chamber tomb. Plane in accordance with the shape of the various types of tomb burial and further divided into subtypes, since then they have to add in accordance with the tomb of the single-chamber and dual-chamber tomb to type division.Chapter 3. Chronology and Developing Phases.Burial of the plane to the main structural changes in order to have a clear title to commemorate the burial for the benchmark in mind, in the light of burial tomb wall paintings of the phased, An analog of our areas have been set on the results of research on the tomb murals of the period of burial carried out for years. Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs could be divided into three phases.the first half of 4th century to the last year of 4th centurythe beginning of the 5th century to the beginning of the 6th centurythe first half of 6th century to the 7th centuryChapter 4 Explore Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs of Liaodong culture factors.From the tomb murals of the shapes and the two aspects of style and content will be compared to Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs and Liaodong Tomb murals. From the customs of life, hunting trips, myth and decorative patterns were compared with Liaodong Tomb murals, to explore Liaodong cultural performance. Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs are fundamental to determine Lelang cultural and Liaodong cultural by two external factors arising from the force.Chapter 5 Regional characteristicsBy comparing the shape, age, etc. than on the two different areas, Determined Koguryo earth-covered stone-chamber tombs emergence and development was under Subject to external factors. In the earlier era in Ji'an area, in the form Ji'an is also relatively more abundant.