The Jiuli Qian Dun Han Tombs Cluster

The Jiuli Qian Dun Han Tombs Cluster

The Jiuli Qian Dun Han Tombs Cluster is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Jiuli Qian Dun Han Tombs Cluster is located within Sheyanghu Town in Baoying County. Stretching from Zhaojiavillage in Sheyanghu Town all the way to Tianpingzhuang near Tianping Township, it extends approximately 4.5 kilometers from east to west. Within this area, there are thousands of tomb mounds, resembling suspended bowls and upside-down cauldrons. Historical records indicate that the tombs of Xiang Bo and Chen Lin—one of the Seven Scholars of Jian’an—are situated here. Sheyanghu Town was originally the seat of Sheyang County during the Han Dynasty. Within a radius of about 16 square kilometers to its southwest, numerous earthen mounds of varying heights and sizes are scattered across the landscape. These are historically referred to as the “Sheyang Mounds.” Due to the large number of these mounds, they later became commonly known as the Jiuli Qian Dun (Nine Li, One Thousand Mounds) Han Tombs Cluster. These relatively concentrated earthen tombs provide rich physical material for understanding the politics, economy, culture, and history of Han Dynasty Sheyang County.