| The remains of Xin Zhui, the Marquise of Dai, were discovered in the inner coffin in Tomb 1 at Mawangdui. At the time it was discovered, the body was 1.54 metres tall and weighed 34.3 kg. After more than 2,100 years in her underground tomb, the Marquise's body was very well preserved and even retained a certain degree of moisture. The soft tissue under the skin was still tender and elastic and the joints were relatively mobile. The condition of her corpse is virtually unparallelled in the history of preservation. Pictured is a figure of Xin Zhui. |
