Opening an ancient tomb, experts were shocked to see the corpse's skin was still elastic like a living person's.

In the 1970s, Chinese archaeologists found a strange coffin in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China. Inside the coffin was the corpse of a woman wearing a dragon robe studded with countless precious pearls.

In ancient feudal times, the dragon robe was reserved for the emperor. Anyone else who wore the dragon robe would commit a great sin and be punished with the extermination of all nine generations.

That was not the most surprising thing. The body of this woman, despite being hundreds of years old, was still intact, the skin was still elastic like a living person. As soon as the coffin was opened, the experts were shocked to see this strange thing.

This female corpse was wearing a royal robe, indicating that she must have been of noble status. Archaeologists at that time were extremely curious about the identity of the tomb's owner.

In Chinese history, the only female emperor was Wu Zetian. Could this be her tomb? However, after examination, archaeologists confirmed that this ancient tomb is from the Qing Dynasty.

Chinese archaeologists have found a strange coffin containing a female corpse. (Photo: Sohu)

This tomb is very large, 45m wide from east to west, 105m long from north to south, covering an area of about 5,000m2. The tomb owner also wears a golden phoenix crown.

The female corpse was about 1.5 to 1.6 meters tall, her hair was 75 cm long. On her hand she wore a gold ring and a gold bracelet. On her feet were red embroidered shoes.

Examining the tomb owner’s body, experts also discovered traces of blood on her thigh. Experts have yet to find an answer as to why this female owner had such a wound.

After identifying the inscriptions on the stele, experts recognized that this female corpse was Princess Vinh Hien – the third daughter of Emperor Kangxi. She was the princess who was loved by this emperor very much. The princess’s mother was Vinh Phi Ma Giai Thi and she was one of Kangxi’s favorite concubines.

This female corpse wearing a royal robe is Princess Gu Lun Rong Xian. (Photo: Sohu)

Although she was loved by her father, Princess Vinh Hien had to be engaged to Wu Ergun, the son of Prince Ba Lin, Eqi'er, the leader of Inner Mongolia, at the age of 9. This was a way for the Qing Dynasty to intermarry with the Inner Mongolian tribes to maintain the stability of the country.

When the princess turned 19, she got married and left the capital to return to her husband's home. After this political marriage, Kangxi granted his beloved daughter the title of Princess Gulun Rongxian - a title normally reserved for princesses born to empresses.

The marriage of Princess Rongxian and Wu'ergon was very happy. In the 6th year of the Yongzheng era (1728), Princess Rongxian died of illness at the age of 56.

In recognition of the princess's contributions to the country, Emperor Yongzheng bestowed upon her a precious pearl-studded royal robe. In the history of feudal dynasties, only Princess Vinh Hien received this honor. This also shows that her status when she was alive was very noble.

After his mother passed away, Princess Vinh Hien's son built a massive mausoleum in the middle of the steppe to honor her.

Quoc Thai (Source: Sohu)

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