Chapter 486: The Iron Horse Golden Horde

The Golden Horde of the Iron Horse is the only large-scale real-life sculpture group in the world that completely displays the army array and palace of Genghis Khan, which reproduces the real scene of Genghis Khan's life of quitting horses, conquering the north and south, across Europe and Asia, mighty and magnificent, and creating a great cause, as if feeling the real scene of Genghis Khan's command of a million troops, bravely marching out and unifying Mongolia.

There are many theories about the cause of Genghis Khan's death. According to the Secret History of the Mongols, a year before the expedition to Western Xia, Genghis Khan's physical condition had already become problematic. During a hunting trip, he fell from a horse and was injured and developed a high fever. At that time, the plan to attack Western Xia had been decided, because Genghis Khan was unwell and considered retiring his troops. However, in the process of negotiation with the envoys, the Western Xia general Asha dared not to speak disrespectfully, which caused Genghis Khan to be furious: "He said such a big thing, how can we go back?" Even if he is dead, go and ask him. Immortal Knowers! So he went out on the expedition with his illness. In the end, although the Western Xia was destroyed, Genghis Khan also died in the military camp. Some scholars believe that Genghis Khan was seriously ill and died.

In addition, the papal envoy Pranno, who had been to Mongolia in the 40s of the 13th century? Gabbini, in his writings, said that Genghis Khan was struck by lightning and died. And the famous Italian traveler Marco? According to the account left by Polo, Genghis Khan was killed by an arrow during the siege of the city. One of the most bizarre accounts can be found in the Qing Dynasty's book The Origins of Mongolia, which says that Genghis Khan captured the beautiful Western Xia princess Gulbolzin Guo Huhatun, who stabbed Genghis Khan in her sleep and then committed suicide by throwing herself into the Yellow River, and Genghis Khan also died of her wounds. At present, most of the historians and archaeologists tend to the cause of Genghis Khan's death as recorded in the "Secret History of the Mongols".

Mr. Qi Zhongyi, the 34th grandson of Genghis Khan and the last Mongolian prince of China, recently introduced some little-known past events to reporters, unveiling a corner of the mystery of Genghis Khan's mausoleum. Genghis Khan's Mausoleum, located in the Yijin Horo Banner in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, has always attracted attention at home and abroad, and the Mongolian people regard it as a sacred place with a large festival held here every year, although some people believe that it is just a tomb of Genghis Khan.

Qi Zhongyi, a 78-year-old man who served as deputy head of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's Yikezhao League (now Ordos City), retired from his post as vice chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference a few years ago. At his home in Hohhot, the old man was interviewed by a Xinhua News Agency reporter.

"Outsiders don't know that the tomb of Genghis Khan, located in the Ijin Horo Banner, is very important, and it is not just the tomb of the ancestor Genghis Khan. There are many secrets in Genghis Khan's coffin, but they cannot be said. I remember that in 1954, when the great sacrifice was made, the coffin was opened, and the then chairman of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ulanfu, saw it with his own eyes. There are indeed some human bones in it. The reporter also visited a portrait of Genghis Khan's whole family treasured in Qi Zhongyi's home, painting 12 people, Genghis Khan's portrait is different from the image that is now circulating in the world. Qi Zhongyi said that the portrait was taken from Genghis Khan's coffin.

"According to the customs of the Mongols and the shamanism practiced in the past, the main sacrifice of ancestors is to sacrifice souls, not bones. According to the custom of the Mongolian people, when a person is about to die, his last breath - the soul will leave the human body and attach itself to the nearby camel hair. According to historical records, the camel hair that absorbed the last breath of Genghis Khan's ancestors - that is, the soul of the camel has been collected in the tomb of Genghis Khan in Ordos for hundreds of years. Qi Zhongyi said.

The old man Qi Zhongyi believes that "Genghis Khan died in Liupan Mountain, which is now the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, it was summer, the climate was hot, and it was impossible for the body to be transported far away, and it was very likely that he was buried in Ordos." He also told reporters a beautiful legend that circulated on the Ordos grassland:

In that year, when Genghis Khan led the army to the west to conquer Western Xia, he passed through Baoer Tolgoi in the Ordos grassland, witnessed the beautiful scenery of abundant water and grass here, and the beautiful scenery infested with flowers and deer, he was very intoxicated, and dropped the horsewhip on the ground when he was nostalgic, and when the entourage wanted to pick up the horsewhip, he was stopped by Genghis Khan. The Great Khan was moved and recited a poem: "The place where the golden deer roosts, the hometown of hoopoe birds, the place of revitalization of declining dynasties, and the state of pleasure for white-haired old men." And he said to the left and right, "When I die, I can be buried here." After Genghis Khan's death in Liupan Mountain, his subordinates were ready to transport his coffin back to his hometown for burial, but when the hearse passed through the Ordos grassland, the wheels suddenly sank into the ground, and the horse-drawn horses did not move. At this time, everyone remembered Genghis Khan's words before his death, so Genghis Khan was buried on the Ordos grassland on the spot, and 500 families of "Dalhut" people were left to guard.

During the Japanese invasion of China, in order to protect the mausoleum of Genghis Khan, the Kuomintang government at that time moved Genghis Khan's coffin to Xinglong Mountain in Yuzhong County, Gansu Province, and Taer Temple in Huangzhong County, Qinghai Province in 1939. On April 1, 1954, the central government of the People's Republic of China moved Genghis Khan's coffin back to Ordos, rebuilt the cemetery in Yijin Horo Banner, and gradually gathered the relics of Genghis Khan scattered in various places to Genghis Khan's mausoleum. At present, the tomb of Genghis Khan is also dedicated to the coffins of Genghis Khan's wife, younger brother and Genghis Khan's fourth son, Tuo Lei and his wife.

"The Mausoleum of Genghis Khan in Ordos will always be a sacred place for the Mongolian nation." The old man Qi Zhongyi said.

Sacrifice to Genghis Khan's Mausoleum is the most solemn and solemn sacrificial activity of the Mongolian nation, referred to as the Mausoleum. The Mongolian custom of paying tribute to Genghis Khan first began in the Ögedei era, and in the Kublai Khan era, the holy decree was officially issued, stipulating various rituals to pay tribute to Genghis Khan's ancestors, so that it was perfected day by day. The Genghis Khan festival in Ijin Holo in Ordos today is a ritual that follows the ancient legend. Genghis Khan's sacrifices are generally divided into weekday sacrifices, monthly sacrifices, and seasonal sacrifices, all of which have fixed dates. Special memorials are held more than 60 times a year. The offerings are complete, all of which are offered whole sheep, holy wine and various dairy foods, and a solemn memorial ceremony is held. March 21 of the lunar calendar is the spring festival every year, and the scale of the sacrifice is the largest and most grand. Each of the allied flags sent representatives to the tomb of Yijin Holo to pay tribute.

Genghis Khan Temple is located at the top of Hanshan Mountain in Ulanhot City, Xing'an League, was built in 1940, this temple integrating Han, Mongolian and Tibetan architectural styles of three ethnic groups, from the front is the shape of "mountain". There are 16 thick red lacquer pillars in the main hall, the exquisite patterns that reflect the achievements of Genghis Khan are painted all around, the center is the bronze statue of Genghis Khan that is 2.8 meters high, the two partial halls display the weapons, clothing, porcelain and other replicas of the Yuan Dynasty, there are 81 steps made of granite from the mountain gate to the main hall that are 10 meters wide and 158 meters long.

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