Tomb of Hu Changyi

Tomb of Hu Changyi

The Tomb of Hu Changyi is a Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tomb of Hu Changyi is located in Wuyuan County and dates back to the Song Dynasty (renovated in 1986).

The Tomb of Hu Changyi has been designated as a Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Hu Changyi (904–999), the founding ancestor of the Mingjing Hu Clan, with the courtesy name Hongyuan and the pseudonym Meixuan.

In August of the fourth year of the Qianying era (897 AD) during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, Han Jian, a subordinate of Zhu Quanzhong, the military governor of Xuanwu Circuit, executed all the imperial princes at the Sixteen Mansions. Soon after, Empress He, who was already pregnant, was enthroned as empress by Emperor Zhaozong Li Ye. Zhu Quanzhong used the threat of the Qizhou troops to pressure the capital region. In the first month of the following year, under duress from Zhu Quanzhong, Emperor Zhaozong reluctantly relocated to Luoyang. In February, the imperial entourage arrived at Shanzhou, but due to the incomplete construction of the eastern capital Luoyang’s palaces, they stayed in Shanzhou. On the first day of the third month, Empress He gave birth... More details about Hu Changyi ++

Further reading:

· Sixth Batch of Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units