Tomb of Chen Kangbo

Tomb of Chen Kangbo

The Tomb of Chen Kangbo is a cultural relic protection unit of Yanshan County.

According to Volume 8 of the *Yan Book*, “Epitaph of Chen Kangbo” (authored by Liu Qi): “In the first year of the Qiandao era (1165) of the Song Dynasty, on the day of Dingwei in the second month, Chen Kangbo, Duke of Lu and Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, passed away while in office.” “On the day of Gengshen in the eleventh month, he was buried together with his wife, the Duchess of Wei, on the sunny side of Yanshan Mountain.”

The tomb is situated on Jiulonggang Hill, 3.5 kilometers west of Xin’anpu. The original burial site was grand, surrounded by walls measuring 47 meters wide and 42 meters long, covering an area of 1,974 square meters. In front of the tomb stood a stone memorial archway inscribed with the imperial calligraphy of Emperor Xiaozong of Song, reading “Monument to the Illustrious Virtue of the Song Dynasty.” Fifty meters from the tomb, stone figures and animals were lined up on both sides. Today, the walls and the memorial archway have been destroyed, leaving only one headless stone figure, one mouthless stone horse, one stone turtle, and one stone pig. It is a key cultural relic protection unit of the county.