Tomb of Chen Zheng

Tomb of Chen Zheng

Chen Zheng's tomb is at the foot of Jiangjun mountain, 3 kilometers west of Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. The tomb is a joint Tomb of Chen Zheng and his wife Sikong. It was rebuilt in the Southern Song Dynasty and destroyed in the early Qing Dynasty. In recent years (1987), it has been restored according to the song system. The tomb is a three-level tomb hand, covering an area of 2500 square meters, sitting West to East. The mound is shaped like a turtle's back, 5 meters wide, 1.8 meters high and 7 meters long. A retaining wall is built to protect the mound. In front of the tomb stands a pair of stone wengzhong, a stone horse, a stone lion and a stone watchpost, and a stone sheep.

Chen Zheng, a native of Gushi, Guangzhou (now Henan Province), is a native of Yimin. When he was young, he conquered Linfen and other counties with his father Chen kegeng and paid tribute to general zuolang of Yuqian Weiyi mansion. In the second year of Tang Zongzhang (669), Chen Zheng was ordered to lead his troops to Fujian to "pacify the chaos" because of the "barbaric roaring chaos" between Quanzhou and Chaozhou. He settled in Yunxiao and bought his house in Huotian village. Yifeng died in April of 677 and was buried in Jiangjun mountain.

Location history

Chen Zheng's tomb is at the foot of Jiangjun mountain, 3 kilometers west of Yunxiao County, Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province. The tomb is a joint Tomb of Chen Zheng and his wife Sikong. It was rebuilt in the Southern Song Dynasty and destroyed in the early Qing Dynasty. In recent years (1987), it has been restored according to the song system. The tomb is a three-level tomb hand, covering an area of 2500 square meters, sitting West to East. The mound is shaped like a turtle's back, 5 meters wide, 1.8 meters high and 7 meters long. A retaining wall is built to protect the mound. In front of the tomb stands a pair of stone wengzhong, a stone horse, a stone lion and a stone watchpost, and a stone sheep.

Chen Zheng, a native of Gushi, Guangzhou (now Henan Province), is a native of Yimin. When he was young, he conquered Linfen and other counties with his father Chen kegeng and paid tribute to general zuolang of Yuqian Weiyi mansion. In the second year of Tang Zongzhang (669), Chen Zheng was ordered to lead his troops to Fujian to "pacify the chaos" because of the "barbaric roaring chaos" between Quanzhou and Chaozhou. He settled in Yunxiao and bought his house in Huotian village. Yifeng died in April of 677 and was buried in Jiangjun mountain. Chen Yuanguang, his son, came after him. Large stone carvings of Tang Dynasty, such as Weng Zhong, Ma and Yang, still exist in the cemetery. There is a stream near Chen Zheng's tomb, named Ma Keng. It is said that it is the place where Chen's family drinks horses. There are sword sharpening stones and sword testing stones at the foot of the mountain.

Famous mountains and scenic spots

Jiangjun mountain is 426 meters above sea level. On a clear night of Lantern Festival and Mid Autumn Festival, the bright moon moves westward. Looking from the city, it looks like hanging on the top of a mountain. It is known as "Jiangjun hanging on the moon", which is a great scenic spot in the sky. Later, a geomantic master called the tomb of general guide as a king. The tomb has the spirit of a king, the earth is beautiful, and the descendants have the honor of 95, which has become the great cause of the emperor.

Cultural relics protection units

Chen Yuanguang was sincere and loyal, and had no ambition to be king of the frontier. However, in order to avoid suspicion, he memorialized his father's tomb and moved it to Dafeng mountain in xin'anli (today's shizifeng peak in lingtongyan, Daxi Town, Pinghe county), where Chen's family lived. It was not until Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty issued an imperial edict that general guide was granted the title of "Kaiyou Marquis of cheekang" and Chen Yuanguang was granted the title of "Shengwang of Kaizhang". The tomb site of Chen Zheng in shizifeng still exists. Under the rock is a patrol platform built by Chen Yuanguang. At present, more than ten villages around Lingtong mountain, such as Daqin, DASONG, Xiacun, Xinrong, Xinguang, Xinnong, Dianqian, Xinhong and so on, all have the surname of Chen. The descendants of the Chen family cherish the memory of their ancestors and worship the mountain every year. In 1991, the Fujian Provincial People's government issued Chen Zheng's tomb as the third batch of provincial cultural relics protection units, and in 2016, it became the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Address: near Jiangjunshan Park, Chengzheng Road, west of Chengguan, Zhangzhou City

Longitude: 117.29350280762

Latitude: 23.964315414429

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