Site of the Fang La Uprising – Fang La Cave

Site of the Fang La Uprising – Fang La Cave

The Site of the Fang La Uprising – Fang La Cave is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Site of the Fang La Uprising – Fang La Cave (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Song Dynasty

Announcement Date: March 11, 1963

Located 2.5 km southwest of Dongyuanli Village, Yexiang Township. Originally named Bangyuan Cave, it served as a refuge for Fang La, the leader of the late Northern Song peasant uprising, after his defeat. The cave entrance faces 7 degrees southwest. The depth (excluding the two bottom chambers) is 22.1 meters in total, with an average height of about 3 meters and a width of 0.7 meters. From the entrance to the 9-meter mark, it is the narrowest, only 0.36 meters wide. At 22.1 meters, it splits into two branches: descending vertically 3 meters leads to the first chamber, which is 1.8 meters long and 0.9 meters wide. Going 7.1 meters south and downward leads to the second chamber, 3.4 meters long and 2.3 meters wide. A stele inscribed with “Fang La Cave” stands 20 meters from the entrance, inscribed by Guo Moruo in 1964.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Second Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units