Tomb of Huang Songxuan

Tomb of Huang Songxuan

The Tomb of Huang Songxuan is a cultural relic protection unit of Hui’an County.

The Tomb of Huang Songxuan is located on Wugong Mountain in Tianbian Village, Shanxia Town. It dates back to the Ming Dynasty.

Huang Songxuan, whose birth and death dates are unknown, was a native of Tianbian Village, Shanxia Town. He was a tribute student during the Ming Dynasty and the eldest son of Huang Cunzhong, who served as the Minister of Rites. Huang Cunzhong rose through the ranks during the Jianwen era (1399–1402) of the Ming Dynasty to become the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, but died in 1402 during the Jingnan Rebellion. His relatives secretly enshrined his robes and memorial tablet in Huang Songxuan’s tomb, sealing them with stucco made from sugar water. It was not until the Ming Jiajing era, when the officials who died during the Jingnan Rebellion were posthumously rehabilitated, that the shrine could be publicly acknowledged. The tomb is built against the mountainside, facing west, and covers an area of about 100 square meters. The tomb mound is shaped like the Chinese character “风” (wind), and the tomb consists of three chambers. The top of the burial mound features a turtle sculpture carved from a single piece of granite, while the gravestone has a round top inscribed with: “Tomb of Mr. Huang Songxuan of the Ming Dynasty.” In front of the tomb are a pair of stone lions and a pair of lotus pillars.

The Tomb of Huang Songxuan is the 11th batch of county-level cultural relic protection units in Hui’an County.

Protected area: An extension of 10 meters outward from the center of the tomb in all directions.

Tianbian Village: [Meaning of the place name] The Huang family of Tianbian traces its origins to Jintian of Ziyun, now Houbian Village in Zhangban Town. Their ancestor, Huang Cunzhong, relocated to Tianbian in 1372 during the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty. He pioneered the land, worked hard to establish a livelihood, and generations thrived here, making this their home and place of development—hence the name Tianbian.

[Historical evolution] During the Ming and Qing dynasties, it belonged to Tianbian Village, Qingshanpu, Hui’an County. In the Republican era, it was part of Tianbian Village under the jurisdiction of the Men Tou Township Office (now Men Tou Natural Village in Zhangban Town), Hui’an County. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1950, it was part of Tianbian Township, District 4 (Chongwu), Hui’an County. In 1958, it belonged to Tianbian Township, Xi’an Administrative Region, Hui’an County. In April 1958, it came under the jurisdiction of Feiyue Commune, Hui’an County... More details about Tianbian Village ++