Xialing Huang Chao Uprising Site

Xialing Huang Chao Uprising Site

The Xialing Huang Chao Uprising Site is a cultural relic protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

Xialing Huang Chao Uprising Site (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Tang Dynasty

Listed on: March 11, 1963

Located in Xianxialing, Bao’an Village, Bao’an Township. This site features remnants of the late-Tang peasant uprising led by Huang Chao. In the fifth year of the Qianfu era (878 AD), the rebel army broke through Rao, Xin, She, and Qian prefectures, campaigned across western Zhejiang, and opened a 700-li mountain pass at Xianxia Pass, marching straight towards Jianzhou. Due to the treacherous terrain of Xianxialing, after it was developed into a mountain path by Huang Chao’s forces, it became a strategic location for various peasant uprisings throughout successive dynasties. Notable rebellions such as that led by the Ming Dynasty's Ye Shouliu among miners, and the Qing Dynasty’s Liu Jiafu uprising in Jiangshan, all passed through this area. The ridge features four passes, with walls 4–5 meters high made of dry-laid field stones, and the pass gates feature longitudinal stone arches.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website