Xiong Chuan, the main excavator of Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb, died this morning

Hunan Daily · New Hunan Client June 22 (Reporter Long Wenyu) Changsha Ma Wangdui Han Tomb died at 7:15 in Changsha at 7.15 in the morning at the age of 82. The reporter confirmed the news to his relatives.

According to Professor Yu Yanzheng, an expert in the Hunan Provincial Museum of Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb, Xiong Chuan's salary is the main excavator of Changsha Mawangdui Han Tomb. Over the years, Xiong Chuan's salary has been committed to the research on Ma Wangdui Han Tomb, and has played an important role in the excavation and promotion of his cultural value. Xiong Jianhua, an expert in Hunan Bronze Research, said that Xiong Chuan was a bronze research expert, and proposed the "three types of three types" of the medium, mixed type, and local type of the Bronze Bronze in Hunan.

Xiong Chuan salary, male, was born on August 27, 1940 in Taojiang County, Hunan Province. In July 1964, he graduated from the History Department of Sichuan University and worked at the Hunan Provincial Museum in September of the same year. Former director of the Hunan Provincial Cultural Relics Management Bureau and director of Hunan Provincial Museum.

He has been responsible for, presided over, and participated in the excavation of thousands of ancient tombs in Changsha, Yiyang, Changde and other places from Shang, Zhou to the Song and Yuan Dynasties. In particular, the Han Tomb of No. 1, Two, and 3rd, Ma Wangdu, Lintong, Laoshi County, Xiangxiang's large Chu Tomb, Changsha Xiangbi No. 1 Han Tomb and Hengyang East Han Tomb; The excavation of ancient sites and ancient kiln sites such as Congsha Tongguan Kiln. He has participated in "Changsha Mawangdui No. 1 Han Tomb", "Excavation Report of Changsha Mawangdui No. 2 and No. 3 Han Tomb", "Changsha Kiln in the Tang Dynasty", "Chinese Bronze", "China Major Archaeological Discovery -Mawangdui Han Tomb Excavation Revision "The Complete Works of Chinese Bronze" is written in the tenth volume.

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