Tomb of Huang Zongxi

Tomb of Huang Zongxi

The Tomb of Huang Zongxi is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tomb of Huang Zongxi is located on the southeastern slope of Longshan Mountain in Yancha'ao, Hua'an Mountain.

In the 27th year of the Kangxi reign (1688), at the age of 79, Huang Zongxi (also known as Liuzhou) selected his own burial site at the southeastern foot of Longshan Mountain beneath Hua'an Mountain, where he constructed a tomb chamber that integrates with the Longshan mountain range. He also wrote "Liuzhou's Final Instructions" and the essay "On Burial Systems: A Question and Answer" to instruct his descendants. After the passing of Master Liuzhou, his descendants followed his will in handling the funeral arrangements, and the stele inscription on the spirit way was composed by the renowned early Qing historian Quan Zuwang, while the epitaph was written by Mao Qiling from Xiaoshan. The original tomb was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution. In 1981, cultural relics authorities restored the tomb at its original site, following its original design. In the 1990s, in accordance with Master Liuzhou’s wishes, a plum garden was created on the left side of the tomb, planting over 200 plum trees; three lotus ponds were dug beneath the tomb’s worship platform, and planted with lotuses; and a stone pavilion was built along the tomb path. The tomb site is surrounded by towering mountains and shaded by greenery, giving off a solemn and tranquil atmosphere. On the southern hillside of the tomb lies the grave of his father, Huang Zunsu, with the two tombs facing each other from a distance, symbolizing the righteous spirit and unyielding resistance of the Huang family across two generations.

The Dragon-Tiger Cottage, located in the valley between Longshan and Hushan Mountains of Hua'an Mountain, was originally a secondary residence built during the Ming Chongzhen era. It served as the place where the coffin of Huang Zongxi’s father, Huang Zunsu, was placed before being buried in Hua'an Mountain after being transported from Yinhe Bridge. In the third year of the Shunzhi reign (1646), following the failure of the anti-Qing resistance, Huang Zongxi secluded himself here. In this simple and crude cottage, facing the hopeless reality of resisting the Qing, he dedicated himself to writing. Despite living deep in the mountains under straitened circumstances, he worked diligently in the cottage to produce timeless masterpieces such as "Waiting for the Dawn: A Plan for the Prince" and "Discourse on the Images and Numbers of the Book of Changes," as well as the voluminous "The Sea of Writings of the Ming Dynasty." Many of his students and friends visited him here to seek knowledge, making the place an admired destination for scholars in eastern Zhejiang for a time. Unfortunately, the Dragon-Tiger Cottage was destroyed by fire in the first year of the Kangxi reign (1662). In 1995, funds were allocated to rebuild the "Dragon-Tiger Cottage" at its original site, where an exhibition titled "Historical Traces of Master Huang Liuzhou" was arranged.

Address: Lü’ao, Hua'an Mountain, Yuyao City, Ningbo

Type: Historic Site / Celebrity Residence / Cemetery/Tomb

Huang Zongxi (September 24, 1610 – August 12, 1695), of Han ethnicity, was from Yuyao County, Shaoxing Prefecture, Zhejiang Province. His courtesy names were Taichong and Debīng, and his pseudonym was Nanlei; scholars referred to him as Master Liuzhou. He was a Confucian scholar, historian, philosopher, geographer, astronomer, calendar expert, and educator of the late Ming and early Qing periods. He was the eldest son of Huang Zunsu, one of the “Seven Gentlemen of Donglin.” Alongside Gu Yanwu and Wang Fuzhi, he is known as one of the “Three Great Thinkers of the Late Ming and Early Qing Periods”; together with his brothers Huang Zongyan and Huang Zonghui, he was called the “Three Yuedongs”; and alongside Shaanxi’s Li Yong and Hebei’s Sun Qifeng, he was honored as one of the “Three Great Confucian Scholars of the Realm,” earning the title “Father of China’s Enlightenment”... More details about Huang Zongxi++

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