Luoyang, as one of China's seven ancient capitals, boasts numerous relics from its varied past. Many of these have recently been excavated, or are being excavated, from the tombs that can be found about the city and its outskirts. An area with a high concentration of ancient burial sites is the Mang Hill (Mang shan), considered a lucky place, located to the north of Luoyang. The Museum of Ancient Tombs (Gumu bowuguan) has been set up to give the masses a chance to view some of the finds of these excavations, and 25 of the tombs from here have been moved, brick by brick, to the museum.

After passing through the imposing entranceway, guests are directed down underground, to a series of 5 halls sectioned off according to historical era and styles. The tombs are neatly lined one after the other, and are supposed to be of the original layout. The owners of these tombs were mostly from high level royal families, or the emperors themselves, so the items contained here are of impressive quality, the luxuries of their time. Especially nice are the later tombs, including some great Tang pottery and precious metal work, and some of the murals along the way. The tombs exhibited include styles from as old as 2000 years ago (the Han Dynasty from 206 BC-220 AD) and as recent as 800 years ago (the Song Dynasty from 960 AD-1279 AD).

How to get there: The Temple is located to the north of Luoyang city. From the railway station take bus No.83.
Opening Hours: 08:30-17:30.