Tomb of Weng Xianfeng

Tomb of Weng Xianfeng

The Tomb of Weng Xianfeng is a cultural relic protection unit of Suzhou City.

Tomb of Weng Xianfeng

It is located to the west of Danjia Lane at the foot of Qinpo Ravine on the northern slope of Yushan Mountain. Pang Hongwen’s *Draft Chronicles of Changzhao* records: “The tomb of Weng Xianfeng, former Prefectural Education Commissioner of Haizhou and posthumously awarded the title of Grand Secretary, lies to the right of the ancestral burial ground on Dingshan. The inscription was composed by Tang Zhongmian, Prefect of Haizhou.” Weng Xianfeng (1750–1810), courtesy name Zijin, style name Qianxu, was the father of Grand Secretary Weng Xincun and previously served as Prefectural Education Commissioner of Haizhou. His tomb faces north and is backed by a hill, covering an area of approximately 700 square meters. The mound has a diameter of 2.5 meters and a height of 1.2 meters, surrounded by an outer wall, stone railings, and a worship platform. The tomb path is about 24 meters long. In 1984, during restoration, a stele inscribed with “Tomb of Weng Xianfeng, Former Prefectural Education Commissioner of Haizhou in the Qing Dynasty” was re-erected. To the north stands a five-bay, flush-gable-roof ancestral hall built in the mid-Qing Dynasty. It was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Changshu City in November 1982.