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Museum of Hun Culture

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English: Memory of Princess Wang Zhaojun

Visit to the museum of Hun Culture Bronze Tiger - Camel Plate, Han Dynasty Bairin Left Banner,


Today, her tomb at Hohhot in Inner Mongolia was one of the eight special scenery spots in present Inner Mongolia, which was built by the Huns of olden times in memory of this goodwill envoy from the Han.

www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_aboutchina/2003-09/24/content_...

The Zhaojun Tomb , located by the Da Hi River nine kilometers south of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, is said to be the resting place of Wang Zhaojun, a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu Chanyu, nomadic chieftain from the steppes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaojun_Tomb

Wang Zhaojun

First Lady of Hun Peace Bornc. 50 BC Full name Wang Qiang This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang. Wang Qiang (Wang Chiang) more commonly known by her stylistic name Wang Zhaojun (Wang Chao-chun) was known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Born in Baoping Village, Zigui County (in current Hubei Province) in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC–8 AD), she was sent by Emperor Yuan to marry the Xiongnu Chanyu Huhanye in order to establish friendly relations with the Han Dynasty through marriage.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Zhaojun
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