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The lacquered coffin of lady Xin Zhui. From Tomb No. 1 at Mawangdui, 2nd century BC The preserved body of Xin Zhui. Diagram of tomb no. 1, where Xin Zhui's body was found Western Han painted silk found draped over the coffin of Xin Zhui, it depicts the heaven (upper part), the human realm (middle part), and the netherworld (bottom part).
The eastern tomb, Tomb no. 1, contained the remains of a woman in her fifties (Lady Dai, personal name Xin Zhui). Her mummified body was so well-preserved that researchers were able to perform an autopsy on her body, which showed that she probably died of a heart attack . [ 4 ]
[citation needed] The 1972 excavation of a tomb at Mawangdui discovered the extremely well-preserved body of Xin Zhui or Lady Dai, which resembled that of "a person who had died only a week or two before". [65] A subsequent autopsy on her corpse found "abnormally high levels" of mercury and lead in her internal organs. [66]
An example of a Chinese mummy that was preserved despite being buried in an environment not conducive to mummification is Xin Zhui. Also known as Lady Dai, she was discovered in the early 1970s at the Mawangdui archaeological site in Changsha. [53]
The Beauty of Loulan (楼兰美女), also Beauty of Krorän or Loulan Beauty, is the preserved dead body of a woman who lived around 1800 BC in the Xinjiang region of China. Due to her excellent state of conservation, she is one of the most famous Tarim mummies .
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Funeral Drape of Lady Dai, personal name (married surname Li though in Chinese custom she may have used a maiden surname even after marriage) Xinzhui (辛追), Marchioness of Dai, wife of the first Marquis of Dai, personal name Li Cang (利蒼) who was appointed chancellor of Changsha Kingdom by the Han dynasty, Mawangdui
[88] [89] The tomb of Lady Dai lies in Mawangdui is well known due to its well-preserved state: scientists were able to detect blood, conduct an autopsy and determined that she died of heart disease due to a poor diet. [90] [91] Changsha is a sister city with St. Paul, Minnesota. St.