Shanxi Yuanhaowen Tomb Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

The tomb of Yuan Haowen in Shanxi is the ancestral tomb of the Yuan family. Buried in the tomb are Yuan Haowen, his great-grandfather, grandfather, biological father, adoptive father, eldest son and eldest grandson. The cemetery is lined with pines and cypresses, shaded by trees, blooming flowers, and numerous steles, giving it a simple and solemn atmosphere. Yuan Haowen, a famous poet and writer in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, served as the Minister of Zuo of the Jin Dynasty, Wailang Shiting. He is the author of "Yishan Collection" and compiled into "Zhongzhou Collection" in ten volumes and Yuefu in one volume. The work is practical in content, sincere in emotion, beautiful in language but not flashy, and is highly praised. The cemetery is located on the side of Hanyan Village, 7.5 kilometers southeast of Xin County, Shanxi. There are green willows nearby, with a high tomb surrounded by stones and Weng Zhong's stone beasts. All buildings are simple but not crude, simple and elegant.

Attractions distribution:

The tomb is divided into two parts: the cemetery and the Yeshiting Pavilion. It faces south and covers an area of ​​about 4096 square meters. The seal is 3 meters high and 6 meters in diameter. In front of the tomb, there are three rolling shed-roofed halls, one pair each of Shihu, Shiyang and Shiwengzhong from the Yuan Dynasty. As soon as you enter the courtyard, there is a gate, a wild history pavilion, a main hall (Qinglaixuan) on the central axis, and wing rooms on the east and west. Yeshi Pavilion is built on a 1.7-meter-high platform with a hexagonal spire. In the middle of the pavilion, there is a line engraved with the image of Yuan Haowen, and on both sides there are two stone tablets written by Yuan Haowen himself. In addition, the cemetery preserves 25 steles from Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.

Scenic spot features:

Photography, celebrity tributes, celebrity gravesites