内蒙古巴林左旗辽代祖陵陵园黑龙门址和四号建筑基址

The "Black Dragon Gate" Site and Architectural Foundation No.4 of Zuling Mausoleum Precinct of the Liao Dynasty in Bairin Left Banner,Inner Mongolia

祖陵是辽代开国皇帝耶律阿保机的陵寝之地,始建于天显二年（公元927年）,毁于金兵侵占辽祖陵陵园的天庆十年（1120年）。

In 2010,the Gate No.1 and Architectural Foundation No.4 of the Zuling Mausoleum Precinct of the Liao Dynasty in Inner Mongolia are excavated.The excavation revealed that Gate No.1 was composed of gateways,buttresses,precinct walls,ramps,tunnels and the lofty gate tower;it would be the ＂Heilong Men（Black Dragon Gate）＂ in historic literature.Architectural Foundation No.4 is in a roughly square plan and facing east;six column bases are found on each side,which means that the main body of the original architecture was composed of five bays both longitudinally and transversely.The porcelains,bronzes and iron wares unearthed from a pit（K1）to the east of this architectural foundation proved that it was an offering hall of the mausoleum.This is the first excavation to the gates of the imperial mausoleums of the Liao Dynasty and has important academic meanings.