the double-chambered royal tomb, with its distinctive architecture, is dug into the side of a hill. it was created in the period before the capital of the northern wei moved to luoyang. over her bricked tomb was built a huge mound almost 33 metres high with a square base. leading down from the mound was a diagonal ramp leading into an antechamber, then through a connective passageway to a large burial chamber. the total length of the interior was almost 18 metres, larger than any tomb in the area and one of the largest tombs of the wei excavated so far. the walls were covered with relief sculptures. as mentioned, this royal tomb has two chambers, the first an anteroom to which the bricked pathway led. single chamber tombs were more common for nonroyal burials.