Visiting the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King (Now with Pictures)

At the address of 867 Jiefang North Road, Yuexiu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China sits the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King.  It is the 2,000 year old tomb of the Nanyue King Zhao Mo.  For more specifics, look him up.  I got to visit this site.  What I had heard from others, the Marriott was going to be built on this site.  When they started excavating the dirt, they discovered the tomb.  At this point, they could not build here.  They moved a little further down.

On some days, Angie and the girls would get tired and take a daytime rest.  I could not sit around when there was daylight.  I decided to go over to the Museum and see what it was.  The first try, I did not bring enough money.  I had to go back and get more money.  Once in, I started to look at the artifacts that were on display.  I actually did more that look.  I took pictures, so that Angie and Kayla would be able to see it.  The building had multiple levels.

At the top, there is a door that leads outside to the back of the building.  A walkway takes you to another building.  Actually, it is an excavation site.  It has been preserved so that people can walk in and see how they had buried the king.  I think it was still a work in progress.  There were still scaffolding and other barriers.  I found it to be an interesting visit.  It is good to see that the Chinese preserve historical sites from their past.

I was glad I went alone.  I could see Kayla getting bored really quick.  Not only that, but she might have touch something that should not be touched.