Prince's Tomb

Prince's Tomb

The Prince's Tomb is located near Zhangzhuang Village, Shiba Li Pu Town, Shen County. It is the joint burial site of Prince Ji of the State of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period and his younger brother Shou, and is a key cultural relic protection unit of Liaocheng City. The tomb stands over 10 meters high and covers an area of more than 10 acres. According to historical records, Duke Xuan of Wei took the wife of Prince Ji, Lady Xuan Jiang, as a concubine, and she later gave birth to two sons, Shou and Shuo. Prince Ji was kind-hearted and benevolent, while Lady Xuan Jiang repeatedly tried to harm him in order to secure the throne for her own sons. Later, when Duke Xuan sent Prince Ji on a diplomatic mission to the State of Qi, Lady Xuan Jiang and Shuo conspired to have him ambushed and killed in Shenye. Upon hearing this, Shou, wishing to save his brother, got Prince Ji drunk and went in his place, but was mistakenly killed by the ambush party. When Prince Ji regained consciousness and rushed to Shenye to explain the situation, he too was killed. Moved by their loyalty and bravery, local residents voluntarily contributed money and labor to bury the brothers together, naming the tomb the Prince's Tomb. Upon hearing of her brothers' deaths, their full sister, who shared the same mother, fled secretly and headed toward Shenye. She fell ill and died while traveling through what was then Dupo Village, and was buried there. Later generations renamed Dupo Village "Meizhong" (Sister’s Tomb), which is now the site of present-day Meizhong Town.