Tomb of Qiu Jin

Tomb of Qiu Jin

The Tomb of Qiu Jin is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Tomb of Qiu Jin (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Modern

Designated: April 15, 1961

Located at the southern end of Xiling Bridge in Xihu District. Qiu Jin (1875–1907), courtesy name Wang Ruiqing, literary name Jingxiong, also known as "Jianhu Female Knight-Errant," was from Shanyin (now Shaoxing). She once studied in Japan. In 1905, she successively joined the Restoration Society and the Tongmenghui. In 1907, she published *China Women's News* in Shanghai, advocating women’s rights and promoting revolution. Soon after, she returned to Shaoxing to run the Datong School and later conspired with Xu Xilin to plan an uprising in Zhejiang, which failed and led to her arrest. On July 15 of the same year, she was executed at Xuandongkou in Shaoxing. In 1912, she was buried in front of Fenglin Temple by Xiling Bridge in Hangzhou. In 1966, the tomb was relocated to Jilong Mountain. It was rebuilt at its current site in 1981. The tomb is constructed of granite, featuring a square base that is 1.75 meters high. The front is inlaid with marble engraved with Sun Yat-sen’s inscription “Heroine of the Women.” The back bears a memorial tablet written by Xu Zihua and calligraphed by Wu Zhilian. Both tablets are original artifacts from the old tomb. At the top of the base stands a 2.7-meter-high white marble statue of Qiu Jin standing upright.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Qiu Jin (1875–1907), female, originally named Guijin, courtesy name Yuzhen, childhood name Yugu, later changed her name to Jin, courtesy name Xuanqing, also known as Jingxiong, Jianhu Female Knight-Errant, alias Hanxia Daughter, and also signed as Qiuxian. Her ancestral home was in Lizhu, Shanyin, Shaoxing (Fufu), but she was born in Minhou County, Fujian.

The Qiu family was a prominent clan in Shanyin, with several generations of officials. From a young age, she enjoyed poetry and literature, especially admiring swordswomen, and had a bold and unrestrained personality. As she grew older, she studied stick fighting, martial arts, horseback riding, and swordsmanship under her fourth cousin, developing a strong-willed character. In the early summer of the 17th year of the Guangxu reign (1891), Qiu Jin followed her grandfather, Qiu Jiahe, back to Shaoxing, living in Hechang Hall, south of Shaoxing City. The following year... More detailed information about Qiu Jin++

Further Reading:

· First Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units