Tomb of Jiang Jiyun

Tomb of Jiang Jiyun

The Tomb of Jiang Jiyun is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

Tomb of Jiang Jiyun

Located southeast of Tianmei Village, Beicuo Town, Pingtan County. The tomb was built in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1843), faces west, is built from stone, shaped like an "ruyi," has a lime-clay sealed top, includes three terrace levels, and covers an area of about 1,240 square meters. On the western side in front of the tomb, there are pairs of stone statues including officials, horses, tigers, and sheep, as well as a stone horizontal plaque with intaglio inscription that reads: “Imperially Bestowed Sacrificial Burial,” positioned in the center at the front of the tomb. About 100 meters in front of the tomb, there used to be a stone memorial archway called “Loyal and Heroic Archway,” which was destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, leaving only the base of the archway.

It was renovated in 1987, designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit in 1988, and listed as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit in 1991.

Beicuo Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Pingtan County. In 1958, it was established as the Aodong Branch of the Pingtan Commune; in 1961, it was split off to form the Beicuo Commune; in 1984, it was restructured as a township; and in 1992, it became a town. It is situated in the southwestern part of Haitan Island, bordering the Haitan Strait to the west and the South Tan Sea to the southeast, and is 5 kilometers from the county seat. Covering an area of 58.6 square kilometers, it has a population of 35,000. Nianggong Port serves as the county’s main passenger and cargo harbor, while Zhuyu Port functions as the external cargo port. The town administers 18 villages: Huxi, Wuli, Cuixiang, Aowei, Kuahai, Xianjian, Hongshan, Honghu, Beicuo, Zhuangshang, Nianggong, Lushan, Shanli, Tianshan, Dacuji, Meilou, Hunan, and Jidiao... More detailed information on Beicuo Town++