Tomb of Sun Long

Tomb of Sun Long

The Tomb of Sun Long is a cultural heritage site protected by Rui’an City.

The Tomb of Sun Long is located on Hèyǔ Mountain in Xiàshè Village, Xiánjiàng Town, Rui’an City. It has an armchair-like shape, faces west, and features a simple design, measuring 3.9 meters in width and 5.5 meters in depth. The tomb chamber is built of bricks and consists of two burial niches, beneath which lies a single platform for worship. Both the armchair-shaped perimeter and the sealed mound over the tomb are constructed from granite. The tomb had sunk into the ground for many years, but in 1988, his descendants, referring to the *Genealogy of the Sun Clan of Fuchun*, painstakingly searched for and finally discovered it. They then carried out minor restorations to restore it close to its original appearance.

Source: Wenzhou Museum

Sun Long: A painter of the Ming Dynasty, also referred to as Sun Long (sometimes written as Sun Long), with the courtesy name Tíngzhèn and the sobriquet Dūchī. He was from Pílíng (present-day Changzhou, Jiangsu Province). Skilled in painting flowers and birds, his works—including feathers, insects, melons and fruits, as well as vegetables such as cabbage and purple eggplant, animals like field mice and locusts, and birds such as mountain sparrows and doves—often carry a wild and unrestrained charm. His painting techniques evolved from the boneless style of Song Dynasty painters Xu Chongsi and Zhao Chang, developing into a unique style of his own. Primarily using color rendering, he was also adept at ink-wash paintings with light coloring. His style ranged from meticulously detailed works to bold ink washes, and he sometimes blended precise outlines with boneless techniques, achieving harmony between color and ink. *Flowers, Birds, Grass, and Insects by Sun Long [Ming]*... More details about Sun Long++