Stone carvings of Yangjie tomb in Yuxing

Tomb of General Yang Jie

synonym

The stone inscriptions on the tomb of Yang Jie in Yuxing generally refer to the tomb of General Yang Jie

The tomb of General Yang Jie is located in Caomiao mountain, Yuxing City, Chuzhou City, Anhui Province. The stone carvings in front of the tomb are of high scientific and artistic value with beautiful shape and exquisite craftsmanship, and belong to the provincial key cultural relics protection.

Basic introduction

Yang Jie, a native of Baoying, Jiangsu Province, was a general of Zhaowu, a doctor of Guanglu, and a crown prince during the reign of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. He took part in many important wars, such as pacifying San Francisco, conquering Taiwan, and conquering Junggar. After his death, he was ordered to be buried. The tomb area is beautiful and magnificent.

It turned out that General Yang was a native of Chongjian, Baoying County, Jiangsu Province. Born in 1618, Wanli, Ming Dynasty, he was an official of qingguanglu, a general of Zhaowu, a Shaobao and Taizi Taibao, and a commander in chief of Jiangnan. He died in the 39th year of Kangxi (1700). During his military life, he led his troops to take part in many important wars, such as pacifying San Francisco, accepting Taiwan, and conquering Junggar. After his death, he was granted a gift to Prince Shaofu.

geographical environment

The rulers of Qing Dynasty gave Yang Jie a very high status. On his Shinto, there were pillar of hope, stone man, stone tiger, stone sheep and stone horse, which belonged to the ritual system of second grade officials, because there was no stone man in the third grade and no stone sheep in the fourth grade. In front of us, the tomb of General Yang, which covers an area of 25 mu, is magnificent. In the distance, a pair of watchposts stand in the Yangfu reservoir. The Shinto Road, which is 500 meters long and 30 meters wide, has green grass. Four pairs of stone statues of Shigou, Shima, Wenchen and Wujiang are arranged in order. The stone carvings are beautiful, delicate and lifelike. They are rare in Anhui Province. They are the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum in Fengyang It is a rare art treasure. At that time, the huge graveyard piled up by manual excavation has been damaged. The dark entrance of the tomb is exposed in the passage, which is unfathomable. There are stone carvings scattered in the grass all around. This is an original eco-tourism landscape to be protected and developed. It turned out that the tomb of General Yang, which was built in 1685, covers an area of 25 mu and is magnificent. The tombs were built with 20-30 mu of high earth mounds by manual excavation. There were two stele pavilions and two stele squares in the tomb area. The Shinto in front of the tomb is about 400 meters long and 30 meters wide. It is paved with Qingtian Tiaoshi and Luodi bricks. There are seven pairs of stone statues and a pair of watchposts on both sides, which are the same as the Shinto in Fengyang imperial mausoleum. It is rare. The stone carvings are beautiful in shape, delicate in carving and lifelike in shape, which are rare in Anhui Province. General Yang once lived in Yangzhou in the latter half of his life. He settled down in Yangzhou as the governor of Jiangnan. Considering that Yangzhou was low-lying, which was not conducive to the settlement of cemeteries, he chose Yuxing Caomiao mountain, which is located at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui, to build a cemetery. The tomb area covers an area of 25 mu. There were two stele pavilions, two stele squares, a 400 meter Shinto paved with bricks at the bottom of the basket, seven pairs of stone statues and watchposts. It's said that the burial time is "when the fish beat the drum". That day, I waited for a long time and thought it was impossible. Suddenly, a goshawk came from the sky, but a fish on the eagle's claw fell on the drum. It was considered that the fish beat the drum and began the burial. In fact, the story is made up to scare the local people for fear of the tomb being stolen. Unfortunately, the stone tablet of Yang Jie's tomb was damaged during the "Cultural Revolution". The tomb of Mrs. Yang Jie was excavated and the cultural relics were lost. The blue sky stones and Luodi bricks on the Shinto have disappeared, just like Fengyang mausoleum and Nanjing ancient city wall bricks, which were borrowed by local residents and farmers. . y, H9 R3 e'x4 U6 s ancient tomb of yinggu yuxingduo buried in Qingshan, Yuxing Township, Tianchang City, is located in the center of Tianchang, Liuhe, Yizheng and Yangzhou at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui. It is a typical hilly area on the Jianghuai plain. Here, the scenery is unique. In addition to the tomb of General Yang Jie, on the east side of the original site of yuxingji, there is the tomb of Wang Yinzhi, the Minister of the Ministry of industry and the famous phonological exegetist during the reign of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty. On the south side, there is the tomb of Wang Yongji, the Minister of the Ministry of government during the reign of emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty. His Shinto and stone Xiangsheng were destroyed due to the construction of a reservoir and the cultural revolution. In addition, bu wancang, one of the early famous film directors in China, was born in bujiaying of Yuxing. Lou Lihong, a peasant singer in Caoxi village of Yuxing, was the first to sing "Jasmine". At that time, the second division of the New Fourth Army successfully broke through the siege in Caomiao mountain. Because of the sunset, we didn't have time to visit one by one. Farewell to the tomb of General Yang in the corner of the field, the stone statues are hidden in the grass beach, the cemetery is bright under the setting sun, surrounded by green, and the sound of birds. The mountain is so quiet. During the holidays, you can enjoy the countryside scenery, appreciate the beauty of the mountains and waters, and have a good mood. The tomb of General Yang and other historic sites are indeed a good place for people to visit ancient times.

Address: Caomiao mountain, Tianchang City, Chuzhou City

Longitude: 119.068946838

Latitude: 32.506603240967