A Three Kingdoms tomb that’s never been looted and remains perfectly intact despite everyone knowing where it is
It's Huiling, the tomb of Liu Bei in Chengdu, Sichuan. It’s part of a complex with Wuhou Shrine, dedicated to Zhuge Liang. To be precise, the shrine was built near the tomb later on. After Shu Han fell and the Jin dynasty was shaking during the War of the Eight Princes, Li Xiong—the Di king who occupied Sichuan—claimed to be the spiritual successor to Shu Han and built the shrine near Liu Bei's tomb, creating the complex. Since it's right in the middle of downtown Chengdu, it was impossible to miss, but every subsequent dynasty without exception took special care to manage Huiling and Wuhou Shrine. It has been loved as a symbol of pride and a landmark for the people of Sichuan.
Even those Red Guard types—who went around digging up the tombs of Ming and Qing emperors, the tomb of Confucius, and even Yue Fei’s tomb—couldn't touch this place because the Sichuan government and locals kept a hawk-eye on it.
"Users discuss the legendary protection of Liu Bei's tomb, debating whether it was local devotion or Zhou Enlai's threats that kept the Red Guards away, while agreeing that Liu Bei is basically untouchable."
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