Tomb of Qu Shizhen

Tomb of Qu Shizhen

On the top of niuwotan on the west side of Jianmen scenic spot in Yushan, Changshu, is the tomb of Qu Shizhen in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties. The tomb was announced as a provincial cultural relic protection unit on October 18, 1956.

The life of the tomb owner

Qu Shizhen (1590-1650) was named Jiaxuan, Yunye, and boliao. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. He was an official of the Southern Ming Dynasty. He was a Bachelor of wenyuange and a minister of the Ministry of war. He stayed in Guilin and fought back the Qing army many times. Zhu Youlang, king of Guangxi in the Southern Ming Dynasty, was killed in 1650. Sun Changwen buried his remains in Changshu. He was granted the title of "Wenzhong" by the king of GUI, and "Zhongxuan" in 1776. In his early years, Qu Shizhen worshipped Qian Qianyi as his teacher. In 1616, he became a scholar. Later, he was granted the title of magistrate of Yongfeng County, Jiangxi Province. In 1628, when he was promoted to Huke, he repeatedly impeached and denounced the sycophants in power. Later, he was demoted and returned to Changshu. In the countryside, he managed the garden with poems and wine, and collected the great Confucian sayings as ten volumes of the book. Qu Shizhen's tomb is located on niuwotan, the West peak of Jianmen scenic spot in Yushan, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province. It covers an area of 1820 square meters and faces south. The earth sealing plane is round, with a diameter of 3.5 meters at the bottom and a height of 1.5 meters. A tombstone is erected in front of the tomb, and the inscription "Tomb of Qu zhongxuangong" is engraved on it. The Shinto is 56.5 meters long, and there is a stone square named "Zhongqu cemetery of Shizhong xuanming in the Qing Dynasty". The square column is engraved with a couplet of "three watchers, white moon and yellow earth, an inch of heart and purple heaven".

Historical evolution

In 1981, Qu Shizhen's tomb was rebuilt, and in 1982, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province. In 2001, Qu Shizhen's tomb has been rebuilt.

Current situation: the current situation is good.

Address: in Jianmen scenic spot on the top of Yushan Mountain, Changshu City, Suzhou City, 200 meters west of zanghai temple

Longitude: 120.70308685303

Latitude: 31.665403366089

Ticket information: no ticket required. Included in Yushan scenic spot ticket 35 yuan.