Tomb of Yang Jin

Tomb of Yang Jin

The Tomb of Yang Jin is a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City.

Tomb of Yang Jin

Located on the left side below Yu Xie Spring at the northwest foot of Yushan Mountain, it faces north and backs onto Yushan, covering an area of approximately 153 square meters. The burial mound is circular in plan, with a base diameter of 2.8 meters and a height of 1.2 meters, surrounded by an enclosing wall. A stele erected during the 1988 tomb restoration reads “Tomb of Yang Jin, Painter of the Qing Dynasty.” The tomb path extends over 10 meters. Yang Jin (1644–1728), styled Zihao and also known as Xiting, was a direct disciple of Wang Shimin, the painting sage of the early Qing Dynasty. He excelled in landscape and flower-and-bird paintings, and was particularly skilled at depicting cattle. He accompanied Wang Shimin to the imperial court to paint the “Southern Inspection Tour of Emperor Kangxi.” According to the Republican-era Ding Zuyin’s Revised Chronicles of Changzhao, “The mountain hermit Yang Jin’s tomb is located to the west of Zhongfeng, near Yu Xie Spring.” It has been restored multiple times after the founding of the People’s Republic of China and was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Changshu City in November 1982.