览圣曲阜之“九龙山汉鲁王墓”

TOMB OF THE KING OF LU OF THE HAN DYNASTY ON JIULONG MOUNTAIN

九龙山位于曲阜城南9公里处,因自北至南有9个山头,绵延起伏,形如长龙盘踞,故名＂九龙山＂。主峰海拔215.4米,由寒武系沉积石灰岩构成。由北端的龙首山头往西北眺望,山阳的崖壁上,开凿有5座西汉鲁王的崖墓。陵墓依山开凿,工程之巨,实属罕见,是中国目前规模最大的山崖墓群,更是研究西汉诸侯王墓葬形制的重要资料。九龙山汉墓为西汉诸鲁王的陵墓。

Jiulong Mountain is located 9 km to the south of Qufu.There are 9 rolling hilltops from north to south,which shape like a long dragon,hence the name Jiulong Mountain,literally meaning ninedragon mountain.Overlooking the northwest from the dragon head hilltop to the north,one may see five cliff tombs of the King of Lu of the Western Han Dynasty on the cliff in the south of the mountain.According to the excavation on the mountain,these tombs not only represent the largest group of cliff tombs in China so far,but also are important materials for the research on the tomb structure of the kings in the Western Han Dynasty.In 1970,Shandong Museum explored the Cliff Tombs on Jiulong Mountain.Apart from the tomb in the east which has not been excavated,the other four cliff tombs in the west have been excavated.In 1977,the Cliff Tombs on Jiulong Mountain were declared as a Cultural Relics Site under the Key Protection of Shandong Province.In 2001,the Tomb of the King Lu of the Han Dynasty was listed as a Cultural Relics Site under the National Key Protection.