Review of the discovery and study of tombs in Luoyang period in the Northern Wei Dynasty

period in the Northern Wei Dynasty is an importment stage in Chinese history. The unearthed Northern Wei tombs reflecting the society are mainly distributed in Yu, Jin, Meng, Ji, Lu, Shan and Gan. Much research result based on the study of the tombs has been achieved by scholars, which provides rich history materials for the study of Luoyang period. However, problems such as similar opinions and identical thicking patterns exist in understanding some major issues. Therefore, changes of perspectives and paying more attention to details should be the focus of future study.