The Qinjiazui Cemetery is located in Miaohu Village of Jinan Town in Jingzhou City,Hubei Province.In May 2023,M1093,a Chu state tomb dating to the mid-Warring States period and supposedly belonging to a commoner,was excavated,yielding 3910 bamboo slips.Approximately 1200 to 1500 complete slips can be restored with 30,000 characters.This is currently the largest collection of Chu state's bamboo slips found in a single tomb,with the most extensive texts.The content of these slips is diverse,covering various categories such as pre-Qin"Shu(writing),""Yu(language),"the mas-ters,mathematics,medicine,animal husbandry,literature,and daily records.These slips provide valu-able new information for studying pre-Qin history,culture,and ideology and call for urgent conservation and preservation for later exhibition and research.
JingzhouQinjiazui CemeteryChu state tombsmiddle Warring States periodChu state bamboo slips