Tomb of Wang Hua

Tomb of Wang Hua

The Tomb of Wang Hua is a cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province.

The Tomb of Wang Hua is located on Yunlan Mountain, 3 kilometers north of She County in Anhui Province. It is commonly known as the “Wang Tomb Shrine.” Constructed in the second year of the Yonghui era of the Tang Dynasty (651), the tomb faces south and follows the mountain’s contour, featuring a large circular handrail built according to the terrain, with a round burial mound at its center. Structures that once stood in front of the tomb, such as an offering platform, sacred path, stone statues, and a memorial archway, were all destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.

The cemetery faces south towards the mountains and the prefectural city, flanked on both sides by protective ridges. To the right in front of the tomb lies the Offering Hall, a two-courtyard, five-bay structure with soaring eaves and majestic grandeur, though only its ruins remain today. To the left is the Family Temple, which has two courtyards and side corridors, part of which have been damaged. Originally, there was also a sacred path, stone statues, and a memorial archway, none of which survive today. The tomb itself was robbed and damaged in the late Tang Dynasty, leaving only a burial mound. The site of the tomb still remains, with the Offering Shrine of King Wang to its right in front—three courtyards that now only preserve the floor foundation; in front of the tomb is the site of the Temple of the Loyal and Heroic King, a three-courtyard, five-bay structure, where some remains and part of the gatehouse still stand. Inside the gatehouse are preserved two Qing dynasty ministerial prohibition steles.

Wang Hua was a native of She County during the Tang Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was a leader of the peasant uprising in the regions of Anhui, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi. He once declared himself the King of Wu, and after surrendering to the Tang, was granted the title of Duke of Yue. Known as King Wang, Duke of Yue, or the Great God Wang, Wang Hua is the ancestor of the Wang family in Huizhou.

Protected area: Centered around the tomb mound, including the Yunlan Mountain ridges to the east, west, and north, and the pond, well, and mountain path to the south.

Construction control zone: A 300-meter buffer extending east, south, west, and north beyond the protected area.