Tomb of the King of Chu, Lion Hill, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 徐州狮子山楚王陵
The Chu king’s tomb on Lion Hill lies in urban Xuzhou. A Western Han tomb of a king of Chu, it is generally thought to be that of the third king, Liu Wu. It was cut into the hillside, with a passage, side chambers and burial chambers on a large scale, a typical rock-cut tomb of a Western Han prince. Xuzhou has more than one Han Chu tomb, and finds from Lion Hill, including jade burial suits and the terracotta army, are well known. Liang Sicheng mentions the Chu king’s tombs of Xuzhou in discussing the tombs of Han princes.
