Xin Zhui (Chinese: 辛追; [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ]; c. 217 BC – 169 or 168 BC), also known as Lady Dai or the Marchioness of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman. She was the wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai and chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dynasty.
Also known as Lady Dai, Xin Zhui was an ancient Chinese noblewoman from the Western Han dynasty whose mummy remains startlingly intact after 2,200 years.
Scientists perform an autopsy on the best preserved mummy ever discovered: that of a Han aristocrat named Lady Dai (Xin Zhui). More than 2,000 years after her death her skin is still resilient and her veins are still red. What can her remains tell us about life in ancient China? Xin Zhui [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ] (Chinese: 辛追; c. 217 BC–168 or 169 BC), also known as Lady Dai, or Marquise of ...
The Lady of Dai, otherwise known as The Diva Mummy, is a 2,100-year-old mummy from the Western Han Dynasty and the best preserved ancient human ever found. Just how this incredible level of preservation was accomplished has baffled and amazed scientists around the world.
The enduring mystery of The Lady of Dai mummy - Ancient Origins
2,000-Year-Old Chinese Mummy still has Blood in her Veins, Making Her one of the World’s Best-Preserved Mummies Xin Zhui died in 163 BC. When they found her in 1971, her hair was intact, her skin was soft to the touch, and her veins still housed type-A blood. Now more than 2,000 years old, Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai, is a mummified woman of China’s Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) who ...