Yanzi's Tomb
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Yanzi's Tomb (Chinese: 言子墓; pinyin: Yán Zǐ Mù) is located in Donglu Yushan Changshu (Jiangsu) Province. Yanzi was originally named Yan Ziyou(Chinese: 偃子游), and came from Changshu. When he was young, he went to Lu Country where he met with Confucius and learned from him. Yanzi was hard working, clever and intelligent especially in literature. After finishing his studies, he returned from north to south and was awarded of the honor of 'Master of South'. People built the tomb as a memorial to him.
Yanzi's Tomb[1] was established in the early Western Han Dynasty for the first time. Generations of construction contribute to today’s miracle scale. The entrance of the tomb faces the North Gate Street, the ramp extends to the hillside which is up to 142 meters. Chinese culture suggest placing a tomb on a hillside increases the good Feng Shui. There are three arches all with plaques and each arch have a pair of couplet. What's more, the ramp has three pavilions. The burial mound is about 1.6 meters high and 3.5 meters in diameter surrounded by Rochester, BaiTai and walls. Among the mound is a tombstone of Qing and another tombstone of Ming.
Yanzi’s Tomb was twice announced as provincial cultural protection units in Oct. 1956 and Mar. 1982.
References
- ^ "Yanzi's Tomb". History.cultural-china.com. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
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