Since the early Western Han Dynasty there had taken place a large-scale removal of merited personnel and high officials, their kith and kin and families to Changling to protect Emperor Wu Di's tomb.

relatives of royal families and others who had rendered service during the reign of Emperor Wu Di and the Western Han Dynasty. Among the larger ones are the tombs of Huo Qubing, Wei Qing ...

It showed that Emperor Wu had a fairly high percentage of ancestry from the ancient North Asians. In addition, he intermarried with ethnically Han Chinese, which is China's dominant group today.

This is the huge mole of the Maoling Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...