Tomb of Shi Liangcai

Tomb of Shi Liangcai

The Tomb of Shi Liangcai is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Tomb of Shi Liangcai (Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: 1936

Date of designation: August 29, 1997

Located on Mapo Ridge, Jiqing Mountain, Shuangfeng Village, Xihu District. Shi Liangcai (1880–1934), courtesy name Jiaxiu, was originally from Jiangning, Jiangsu, and was born in Songjiang (now Shanghai). In the late Qing Dynasty, he served as the chief editor of the Shanghai newspaper "Shi Bao." In 1913, together with Zhang Jian and others, he purchased the ownership of "Shen Bao" and became its general manager. After the September 18th Incident, he criticized Chiang Kai-shek's policy of "internal pacification before external resistance," advocating unity against Japanese aggression. After the outbreak of the January 28th War of Resistance, he served as the head of the local defense committee, actively supporting the 19th Route Army’s resistance efforts. He also published works by progressive figures such as Soong Ching-ling, Lu Xun, Ba Jin, and Lao She in "Shen Bao" to oppose reactionary politics. On November 13, 1934, he was assassinated by Kuomintang agents in Wengjiabu, Haining, Zhejiang. The tomb was built in 1936, facing south, constructed from granite, and covering an area of 200 square meters. The tomb consists of three terraces built along the mountain slope. The octagonal burial chamber houses a bronze coffin, and the tomb is covered with carved stone eaves, featuring upturned wing corners. The five characters of the tombstone inscription “Tomb of Shi Liangcai” were written by Zhang Taiyan.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Shi Liangcai (1880–1934), originally named Jiaxiu, was from Jiangning County. He was a newspaper industry capitalist.

In the 27th year of the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1901), he was admitted to the Hangzhou Sericulture School. After graduation, he successively taught at Shanghai’s Wang Family Educational Institute, the Ordnance School, Wuben Girls’ School, and Nanyang Middle School. In the 30th year of Guangxu, he founded the Shanghai Girls’ Sericulture School, which received significant attention from Shanghai’s business and academic communities. The following year, he participated in the constitutional research association organized by Shanghai’s academic circles and co-initiated the establishment of the Jiangsu Education Affairs Association with Huang Yanpei and others.

In the 33rd year of Guangxu, he took part in the movement by gentry and merchants from both Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces to resist foreign loans and protect railway rights, and was elected as a representative of Jiangsu... More detailed information about Shi Liangcai++

Further reading:

· Fourth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units