Tomb of Zhongyong

Tomb of Zhongyong

Located at the east foot of Yushan Mountain, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, the tomb area of Zhongyong covers an area of about 2160 square meters, about 3000 years ago. It is the oldest tomb with historical research in Changshu.

It was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province on October 18, 1956.

Historical changes

Zhongyong, also known as Yuzhong, was the second son of the king of Zhou. Because the king of Zhou wanted to establish his young son Jili, he and his elder brother Taibo fled south of the Yangtze River and established the state of Wu. Later, because Taibo had no son, Zhongyong succeeded to the throne and became the king of Wu. After his death, he was buried in Wumu mountain in Changshu, so Wumu mountain was renamed Yushan.

According to the notes of Suoyin in historical records: "Zhongyong tomb is on the Xiyu mountain in Changshu City, juxtaposed with Yanyan tomb.". "Taiping Huanyu Ji" records: "there are tombs of Zhongyong and Qi women in Yushan (the tomb of Shaojiang, the daughter of Qi Jinggong)". "Zhaozhen ZhiBei" written by Emperor Wen of Liang Jian (on Prince Xiao Tong of Liang Zhaoming) says: "if you look at Zhongyong from afar, the grave is bleak; if you are near Qi Nu, you will feel sad and boundless." This shows that the Southern Dynasty was not abandoned.

Since the Tang, song, yuan, and Ming Dynasties, those who had no performance were not restored until the Qing Dynasty. In the 25th year of Qianlong (1760), there was a descendant surnamed Zhou. It is said that after Zhongyong, the tomb gate was set up in Beimen street, from the foot of the mountain to the tomb. In the 54th year of Qianlong (1789), Zhou built another stone workshop, and Cao Xiuxian, the Jiangnan inspector, wrote the four words "you gong in the South".

Introduction to scenic spots

Zhongyong's tomb faces east from the West. The whole tomb area covers an area of about 2160 square meters. It is the oldest tomb with historical research in Changshu, about 3000 years ago.

Tomb stone square, facing the North Gate Street. There are three stone archways in front of the tomb. The first one was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. It was written that "the tomb gate of the sage Zhong Yong was built by imperial edict", and then "the temple of Qing power" dedicated to Zhong Yong. In the second memorial archway, Cao Xiuxian, the inspector of Jiangnan, inscribed the inscription "Friends of the South" and engraved the inscription "let the country unite". On the front of the third road is the tomb of Yu Zhong, the sage, and on the back is the inscription of Zhide qiguang. On the stone pillars on both sides, a couplet is engraved, which says "I was a brother in a time of national calamity, and the famous mountains for thousands of years still belong to Yu". Both of them were built in the reign of Emperor Qianlong. There are four tombstones left in the tomb. Two on the right hand side are inscribed with "the tomb of Yu Zhong Zhou Gong, the sage", and the second on the left side is inscribed with the inscription "Yu Zhong Zhou Gong Tomb of Shang Yimin" by Yushi Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhongyong's tomb is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit, with a grand tomb Road, tomb square and pine trees around it.

Address: east foot of Yushan Mountain, Changshu

Longitude: 120.74085235596

Latitude: 31.647689819336

Ticket information: free.