Timber wall
Of cypress logs.
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A museum built around the tomb of Liu Xu, fourth son of Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty, who became king of Guangling, the old name of Yangzhou, in 117 BC and died in 54 BC; his tomb was found in Tianshan hill in Gaoyou, north of the city, and excavated between 1979 and 1981. It was built in the royal manner known as «huangchang ticou»: yellow-hearted cypress logs were stacked around the coffin chamber with all their ends pointing inwards, forming a thick wooden wall around the inner chambers, a style reserved mainly for emperors, kings and those granted the honour by the court. The whole tomb was moved from its original site and reassembled in this museum on the edge of Yangzhou, so visitors can see up close its wooden walls, more than two thousand years old; the museum also shows the queen's tomb with her chariot and horses, royal seals and pottery models of Han-era houses and pavilions. Tickets cost CNY 30 in the busy seasons and CNY 20 in the other months, and it opens from 8:30 to 17:00, per visitor guides.
Of cypress logs.
With chariot and horses.
From the Han era.
Pingshantang East Road, Hanjiang District, north-east Yangzhou
It was built in a rare royal manner, with cypress logs stacked around the coffin chamber with their ends pointing inwards, and the whole tomb was moved and reassembled in the museum.