Introduction to Wang Xichan's Tomb: Wang Xichan's tomb was built in the 22nd year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1683), the second year after Wang Xichan's death. Gu Yanwu's poem included the line "White clouds fill the river and the sky, where is the Gao Shi now?", so the tombstone was inscribed as "The Tomb of Mr. Wang Xiao'an, the Gao Shi". In the seventh year of Daoguang's reign (1827), when the local people renovated it, they erected a stele "Mr. Wang Xiao'an's Tomb" in Yangwen regular script. The stele is 108 cm high, 36 cm wide and 13 cm thick. It is made of granite. In the spring of the 14th year of Daoguang's reign, with the support of Lin Zexu, the governor of Jiangsu, the mausoleum was rebuilt and the tomb gate was added. The inscription on the upper door was "Nanfu Yingxian". Dozens of trees were planted around the tomb. In front of the tomb, there is a stone tablet with the words "Mr. Wang Xiaoan's Tomb" in regular script engraved in Zhiyang.

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