The person who opened the door to the Song and Jin underground tombs for you, kind and adorable

The cover photo is my favorite picture taken at the Machun brick carving tomb, with the sunlight on the ground passing through the gatehouse. It reminds people of the Kobolds in fairy tales—they only come out to hunt at night, turning everyone they encounter into deer to hunt. Then they stand on the ancient sandy ground, back to the moon, cutting the shadows on the ground with their feet, and the soul is clearly visible. 😊 The most interesting part of the brick carving tomb is the second picture of the woman opening the door in the tomb. She has a smiling face, kind and amiable. The ancients used the 'woman opening the door' as a metaphor for a symbol of a happy life, with a woman waiting at the door to welcome the male master, the family must be full of happiness and harmony. In the Machun brick carving tomb, this 'woman opening the door' contains the ancients' beautiful expectations for a good life and reincarnation in the next life, and can also be seen as a metaphor for the door as the central hub connecting the world of the living and the dead. 🚗🚗 tips: It's very convenient to drive from Yuncheng, about an hour's drive. There is parking available on the open ground. There is also the Qinglong Temple nearby (currently not accessible due to maintenance, said to open after the National Day). There is a restroom at the entrance of the brick carving tomb, but I didn't see it when I went in. The underground tomb is very cool, and the tombs are very narrow, so be careful.