Tomb of Zeng Guofan
| Tomb of Zeng Guofan | |
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曾国藩墓 | |
 Tomb of Zeng Guofan | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Tomb |
| Location | Pingtang Subdistrict, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China |
| Coordinates | 28°05′05″N 112°54′28″E / 28.08472°N 112.90778°E |
| Construction started | 1873 |
| Renovated | 2002 |
| Affiliation | Hunan government |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Chinese architecture |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Granite |
| Floor area | 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) |
The Tomb of Zeng Guofan (simplified Chinese: 曾国藩墓; traditional Chinese: 曾國藩墓; pinyin: Zēng Guófān Mù) is the tomb of Zeng Guofan, a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty.[1][2] The tomb dates from 1873, and is located in Pingtang Subdistrict, Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[1] In 2013 it has been the focus of the State Council of China as a National Historical and Cultural Site.[1]
History[edit]
Zeng Guofan, a statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty, died in 1872 and was buried in Pingtang Subdistrict, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan in the following year.[1][2]
During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards attacked and smashed the tomb.[1] Some ornaments were stolen in the 1980s.[1] It has been designated as a municipal cultural relic preservation organ in 1993 and a provincial cultural relic preservation organ in 1996, respectively.[1] It was renovated by local government in 2002.[1][2] In 2013, it was listed among the "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Hunan" by the State Council of China.[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Paifang in front of the Tomb of Zeng Guofan
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Wang Xijia (2014). 长沙史话 [A Brief History of Changsha] (in Chinese). Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. ISBN 978-7-5097-6662-0.