Tomb of Wen Tianxiang, Historical cemetery in Qingyuan District, China.
The Tomb of Wen Tianxiang is a burial site in Qingyuan District, Ji'an, Jiangxi, with a 2.6-metre-high earthen mound 5 metres in diameter. Its 2.1-metre-high, 3.4-metre-wide tomb gate faces south, and a sacrificial platform, spirit path and stone archway stand before it.
This burial site was established to honor a Song Dynasty figure who refused submission to Mongol rule in the late 13th century. The entire complex received official protection as a national cultural site in 2013.
Wen Tianxiang was executed in Dadu in 1283 and buried at his home village of Futian the following year. The tomb was rebuilt under the Ming and Qing dynasties and again with Jiangxi provincial funds in 1983 and 1993. Visitors face the south-facing mound, 2.6 m high and 5 m across, behind a 2.1 m gate.
The tomb sits on Hushan hill at Wuhu Dakeng, Futian Town, Qingyuan District, reached on foot; the grave faces south, with a 2.1 m high, 3.4 m wide tomb gate, an offering platform, a spirit way and a stone archway in front. The mound rises 2.6 m and measures 5 m across, so allow time to walk the approach and the spirit way.
Wen Tianxiang was executed in Dadu in 1283, and his remains were brought back to his native Futian the following year for burial. The tomb faces south, with a 2.6-metre mound 5 metres across and a 2.1-metre-high, 3.4-metre-wide tomb gate. Jiangxi provincial funds paid for reconstruction in 1983 and 1993.
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