Han Guangwu Emperor’s Mausoleum Scenic Area Tourism Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The Mausoleum of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty is the mausoleum of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu (6 BC - 57 AD), the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In ancient times, it was called the original mausoleum. The original mausoleum is located in Tiexie Village, Baihe Township, Mengjin County, Henan Province. It is also known locally as the "Han Mausoleum" , commonly known as "Liu Xiu Tomb".

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The Guangwu Emperor's Mausoleum was first built in AD 50. It consists of a Shinto, a cemetery and an ancestral hall. The cemetery leans on Mang Mountain to the south and faces the Yellow River to the north. It is "resting on the river and stepping on the mountain", which is very different from other imperial mausoleums that have mountains on their backs and rivers on their backs. The cemetery is rectangular in shape, covering an area of ​​66,000 square meters. It has a towering gate, a wide shrine, numerous stone carvings on both sides, and uneven steles. The tomb in the center is shaped like a rammed earth mound, 17.83 meters high and 487 meters in circumference. There are still 1,458 cypress trees planted in the Sui and Tang Dynasties in the mausoleum. Thousands of ancient cypress trees are planted in a garden, reaching to the sky and looking solemn. Every March in Yangchun, around the Qingming Festival, when the sky is clear and the morning light first appears, purple smoke fills the gaps between the branches of ancient cypresses and covers the cemetery. It looks like light smoke, like a fairyland, and is known as "Han Mausoleum Dawn Smoke" reputation.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 3A scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Cultural tours, historical tours, cemeteries, historic sites