Sketch map of Leshan Tombs

In 1993, Tomb No.12 was opened. With rims extending 5-6 meters, the tomb has four walls Ladder-shaped tomb at Leshan.

built with large pieces of rock, and is propped up with wooden pillars. In the western wall is the door. Nothing valuable was found in the chamber.

Ladder-shaped tomb at Leshan

Tomb No.155 is filled with pebbles, dirt and wood. Square wooden structures, each one-meter long, were found inside the chamber. Finely polished, some of them bore Tibetan letters-showing that something resembling a brush was used. Carbon testing showed they were 1,275 years-contemporary with the Tubo Kingdom.

Pagoda-shaped tomb at Leshan.

From this, the archaeologists concluded it might be a tomb of a Tibetan king of the Tubo period. But further efforts must be made to unlock the mystery.

Editor:Du Xiaodan