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Yinshan Royal Tomb of Yue 印山越国王陵Yìnshān Yuèguó Wánglíng
National heritage site · Shaoxing, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shaoxing
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yinshan Royal Tomb of Yue
The tomb of a king of the Spring and Autumn state of Yue, possibly Yunchang, father of King Goujian, cut into the top of Yin hill and ringed by a moat; excavated in 1996–98 after tomb robbers struck, it was the first Yue royal tomb found in China. A museum hall built over the open pit shows the timber burial chamber, 34.8 m long with a rare triangular cross-section formed by more than 100 leaning beams, and a lacquered coffin about 6 m long hollowed from a single log.
How to get to Yinshan Royal Tomb of Yue
On a low hill in Limuzha village, Lanting subdistrict, about 9 km south-west of Shaoxing's old city and 2.5 km from the Orchid Pavilion, by road or taxi.
Nearby
- West Lake 西湖 50 km
The lake that taught China what a perfect landscape should look like - Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng 灵隐寺 50 km
A working Chan monastery beside a hillside of 1,000-year-old rock carvings
Also within 20 km: Orchid Pavilion (Lanting) 兰亭 (under 10 km), Qiu Jin's Former Residence 秋瑾故居 (under 10 km), Qingteng Studio (Xu Wei's Former Residence) 青藤书屋 (under 10 km), Lu Xun Native Place & Shen Garden 鲁迅故里·沈园 (under 10 km), Datong School and Xu Xilin's Former Residence 大通学堂 (under 10 km), Mausoleum of Yu the Great 大禹陵 (under 10 km).
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