六朝帝王陵寝述论

On the Imperial Mausoleums of the Six Dynasties

六朝陵区多由两个以上陵墓构成。陵地的选定 ,除聚葬和风水因素外 ,还要考虑墓主之间血缘关系的亲疏远近。陵区内各陵之间 ,以及每个陵园中主从墓之间 ,按照墓主生前尊卑有规律分布。陵园内有陵门、陵垣、神道石刻、玄宫、寝殿等建筑。六朝特别是南朝陵墓有比较严格的等级差异 。

Many of the imperial mausoleums of the Six Dynasties are made up of two or more tombs. The choice of the location of tombs is based on the considerations of multi-burial, geomantic omen and ties of blood as well. The arrangement of the tombs and mausoleums is based on the status of the buried when they were alive. The mausoleums are usually made up of the gate, the walls, the path, the hall and the burial palace. During the period of the Six Dynasties, especially the Southern Dynasties, the tombs were rigidly stratified, which showed the difference of the social status of the buried before they died.