Tomb of Yu Zisan

Tomb of Yu Zisan

The Tomb of Yu Zisan is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Tomb of Yu Zisan (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: 1952

Designated: August 29, 1997

Located at the northern foot of Phoenix Mountain on Wansongling Road, Shangcheng District. Yu Zisan (1925–1947), also known as Zexi, was from Muping County, Shandong Province. In the winter of 1944, he enrolled in the Department of Agronomy at Zhejiang University, which had relocated to Guizhou. Influenced by the university’s "Seeking Truth" academic spirit and inspired by revolutionary ideals, he resolutely joined the patriotic student movement and served as the Chairman of the Zhejiang University Student Self-Government Association. On October 29, 1947, during a patriotic protest against civil war, hunger, and oppression, he was killed by Kuomintang agents at Shangcangqiao Prison. He was buried here on March 14, 1948. The tomb is made of concrete, semi-circular in shape, 1.8 meters high, and 2.8 meters in diameter, covering an area of 440 square meters. Inscriptions by [figures] and Wu Xueqian are engraved on the tombstone and surrounding wall, respectively. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the tomb underwent several renovations, with a major restoration in 1996.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units