Some Problems Ye City Area And The Guanzhong Area Late Sui Northern Graves

In the later period of the Northern Dynasyties (386A.D-581A.D), Ye Chen district and Guan Zhong district where the Estern Wei and Western Wei,as well as their successors, namely, the Nortern Qi and the Northern Zhou, founded their capitals, respectively, were the political, economic, and cultural centers of northern China and were inhabited by numerous high-ranking officials and dignitaries. Therefore, it is not surprising that many large and middle-size tombs of this era have been discovered in these two areas. In the Sui Dynasty(581A.D.-618A.D.),the Guan Zhong district continued to be the capital and, as a result, high-level tombs of this time can also be found. On the other hand, Ye Chen, ever since the annexation of the Northern Qi by the Northern Zhou, was reduced to a regional center and tombs of this period are often of middle and small size rather than large size, which is in sharp contrast with those found in Guan Zhong area. This dissertation is an attempt to make a contrast of the divided Northern Dynasties and the unified Sui Dynasty by probing into the structure of the some180tombs of the two areas in question by the method of archaeological typology, trying to elaborate the gradual change of diversified tomb structures to that of a more unified one in accordance with the process of China’s re-unification. The dissertation also deals with relevant matters as well.The dissertation has six chapters. The first one is an introduction of the discoveries and researches of the tombs of the mentioned areas and historical period. It also lays out the general method and the aim of the whole dissertation, on the basis of an exam of previous studies. The second and the third chapters are devoted to the analysis of the tomb structures and the description of the characteristics of tombs of different period and their developing trend. The fourth chapter is a comparison of the tombs of late Northern Dynasties and those of the Sui Dynasty. The fifth chapter deals with some related matters, including the cultural exchange and mutual influence of the two areas. The sixth chapter draws a conclusion of the whole dissertation.