Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan

Impressed by this petition the Emperor explicitly ordered that the unfair scrutiny of the princes should stop, and Liu Sheng became one of the most renowned of the feudal rulers of his time.

Liu Sheng's tomb was discovered in 1968 by Wang Zhongshu at Mancheng in the Hebei Province, west of Beijing.

In total, the following objects were excavated:The artifacts included gold and silver acupuncture needles, and decorative iron daggers.

[4] Two key items are the bronze incense burner, known as a boshanlu (Chinese: 博山爐) and Sheng's jade burial suit.

It has a deep hemispherical bowl and an elegant base with classical Chinese intertwining dragons.

Bronze short sword with gold inlay and reliefs. Found in the tomb of Liu Sheng (d. 113 BC), Mancheng, Hebei, China. Chinese, Western Han, 112 BCE. Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiahuang. [ 3 ]
Bronze incense burner inlaid with gold; from the tomb of Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan, at Hebei Mancheng, Western Han period, 2nd century BC