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Tomb of Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修墓Ōuyáng Xiū Mù
National heritage site · Zhengzhou, Henan
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhengzhou
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tomb of Ouyang Xiu
The family cemetery of the Northern Song statesman, historian and essayist Ouyang Xiu, who died in 1072 and was buried here in 1075 with his wife, sons and grandsons nearby. The walled compound of about 1.1 hectares has a gate, an offering hall and side halls repaired since 1994, and behind them the burial mounds with stone figures of men, sheep and monkeys and Ming and Qing steles. A tall brick stele tower in front of the memorial shrine holds a Qing re-carving of the spirit-way inscription composed by Su Zhe.
How to get to Tomb of Ouyang Xiu
In Ouyangsi village, Xindian town, about 13 km west of Xinzheng, roughly 25 minutes by road.
Nearby
- Henan Museum 河南博物院 40 km
Zhengzhou's treasure house of Central Plains bronzes, jades and Neolithic finds
Also within 20 km: Guchengzhai Walled Site 古城寨城址 (under 10 km), Mausoleum of Zhu Su, Prince Ding of Zhou 周定王陵 (10 km), Yinji International Tourist Resort 银基国际旅游度假区 (10 km), Fengtai Temple Pagoda 凤台寺塔 (10 km), Hometown of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan Temple) 黄帝故里 (10 km), Zheng–Han Ancient City 郑韩故城 (10 km).
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