Chapter 129 The Emperor Driving Six The Six Horses; full name is The Museum of Luoyang Eastern Zhou Royal Horse and Chariot Pits. It is also known as The Emperor Driving Six. It was discovered in 2002 when workers started digging to expand a shopping center. The museum is underground and built over the sacrificial pit area for the emperors of the Zhou Dynasty. The pit is over 2000 years old. Horses, chariots and other things are buried there. The museum opened October 1, 2003. This is located in the Wangcheng Square (Plaza) next to the shopping area called Bai Huo Lou. I lived about twenty minutes walk from here. I came by here often. It is a nice place for people to get together and also take their children there to play. Some history about this. The city of Luoyang was the capital of China for thirteen dynasties and 105 emperors starting with the Xia Dynasty (2070BC-1600BC), Shang Dynasty (1600BC-1046BC), Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770BC-256BC), Beiwei Dynasty (493AD-534AD), Sui Dynasty (...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.