Song Dynasty mural tomb unearthed in Central China

Archaeologists recently found a Song dynasty mural tomb 960-1279) with the whole chamber painted with colored drawings in Dengfeng. Experts believe the murals, which have very high artistic standards and contain abundant contents, portray the life of the society in Song Dynasty, and thus possess important historic, artistic and research values.

Photo taken on March 7, 2011 in a tomb of Song Dynasty (960-1279) unearthed in Dengfeng of central China's Henan Province shows a mural reflecting a scene of the daily life of the occupant [Credit: Xinhua/Zhao Peng]
Photo taken on March 7, 2011, shows one of the murals in a tomb of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) unearthed in Dengfeng of central China's Henan Province [Credit: Xinhua/Zhao Peng]
Photo taken on March 7, 2011 in a tomb of Song Dynasty (960-1279) unearthed in Dengfeng of central China's Henan Province shows a mural reflecting a scene of the daily life of the occupant [Credit: Xinhua/Zhao Peng]
Photo taken on March 7, 2011, shows a mural on the upper part of a Song Dynasty (960-1279) tomb unearthed in Dengfeng of central China's Henan Province [Credit: Xinhua/Zhao Peng
Photo taken on March 7, 2011, shows a mural on the upper part of a Song Dynasty (960-1279) tomb unearthed in Dengfeng of central China's Henan Province [Credit: Xinhua/Zhao Peng]
Archaeologists from Zhengzhou and Dengfeng of central China's Henan Province clean up a mural tomb of Song Dynasty (960-1279) unearthed in Dengfeng, March 7, 2011[Credit: Xinhua/Zhao Peng

Source: Xinhua News Agency [March 07, 2011]