Tomb of Shi Miyuan, A tomb in Ningbo, China.
The Tomb of Shi Miyuan is a Southern Song burial complex in Hengjie Village, Dongqian Lake Town, Yinzhou District, Ningbo, Zhejiang. Built against a hillside facing south, it descends from the burial chamber through a stone archway, an offering hall, and a tomb passage to a stone bridge. The passage, nearly 100 meters long, retains its bridge, the foundations of a five-bay offering hall, scattered stone components, and two old ginkgo trees in front of the hall.
Shi Miyuan, son of the minister Shi Hao, died in 1232 as left chancellor; Emperor Lizong suspended court for three days and ordered a lavish burial. The tomb was laid out on a slope northwest of the Fuquan Mountain tea plantation, facing south. Its stone figures were destroyed in 1958, the stone archway in 1979, and nearby statues were moved in 1999 to the Southern Song Stone Carving Park.
Shi Miyuan was born in Xiasui Village in Dongqian Lake Town, and after his death Emperor Lizong halted court audiences for three days and gave him a lavish burial. He had asked that the Daci Chan Temple, founded in 1150 near the tomb path, serve as a merit temple for him; it still stands. Two old ginkgo trees grow in front of the offering hall ruins.
The site is open to the public and can be visited on foot; it sits in a quiet, tree-shaded area near Daci Temple and the foot of Fuquan Mountain. The grounds are rich with other ancient sites in the immediate surroundings, allowing multiple historical locations to be explored during a single visit.
The stone figures of sheep, horses, generals and civil officials that once lined the tomb passage were destroyed in 1958, and nearby pieces were moved in 1999 to the passage of Shi Jian's tomb, now the Southern Song Stone Carvings Park. What remains are scattered stone components and the five-bay offering hall site, watched by 24-hour electronic surveillance.
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