She was the wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai and chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dynasty. Her tomb, containing her well-preserved remains and 1,400 artifacts, was …

Jul 2, 2023 · 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 still has her own hair, is soft to the touch, and has …

Although the construction of Lady Dai’s tomb, the largest of the three, disrupted the tombs of her husband and son, leaving them in a lesser state of preservation, all three tombs help us reconstruct …

Oct 26, 2022 · 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 …

Xin Zhui, also known as Lady Dai or Marquise of Dai, was the wife of Li Chang, Marquis of Dai, who lived during the Han Dynasty. She was a minor autocrat, the wife of a provincial nobleman. She was …

Oct 14, 2025 · The 2,200-year-old mummified body of a Chinese noblewoman known as Xin Zhui, or The Lady of Dai, is one of the best-preserved mummies in the world.

Mar 13, 2025 · Now also known as the Diva Mummy, Lady Dai was buried just like most of the other nobles. Her body was mummified – treated with a sophisticated array of liquids in preparation for life …

Lying before them was an ancient mummy so well-preserved that it defied the ravages of time. This was Xin Zhui, also known as the Lady Dai, an aristocrat of the Han Dynasty, whose life and death have …

Aug 24, 2023 · Lady Dai, a 2,000-year-old Han Dynasty noblewoman, is the world’s best-preserved mummy, with intact skin, flexible joints, and even blood in her veins. Her airtight tomb, filled with a …

Oct 20, 2021 · 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 still has her own hair, is soft to the touch, and …