Park Planned For Cao Cao Tomb

January 30, 2010 by editor  
Filed under China, News

Cao Cao, a politician and general from the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280), couldn’t have been more wrong in his thinking that as long as his tomb was built with austerity, tomb raiders would leave it alone and he could enjoy peace in his final resting place.
Despite its austerity, with burial sacrifices consisting mainly of stone carvings and his personal daily utensils, the tomb had been plundered many times by the time it attracted the attention of archaeologists. A protective excavation …

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