Tomb of the Zhu Changzuo Family

Tomb of the Zhu Changzuo Family

The Tomb of the Zhu Changzuo Family is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Tomb of the Zhu Changzuo Family is located about 2 kilometers southwest of Zhulou Village, Liangcun Town, Gaotang County, dating back to the Qing Dynasty. In 2013, it was designated by the People's Government of Shandong Province as part of the fourth batch of provincial-level cultural heritage protection units in Shandong.

Due to local farmers removing alkaline soil from their fields for agricultural purposes and continuously dumping it around the tomb area, the site has gradually formed an 80 cm-high terrace. The current tomb area (i.e., the terrace) measures 75 meters from east to west and 38 meters from north to south. There are a total of nine burial mounds in the site, in sequence: No. 1 Tomb of Zhu Zhongqing, No. 2 Tomb of Zhu Meixian, No. 3 Tomb of Zhu Hongzuo, No. 4 Tomb of Zhu Changzuo, No. 5 Tomb of Zhu Zhuxian, No. 6 Tomb of Zhu Dongpu, No. 7 Tomb of Zhu Dezuo, No. 8 Tomb of Zhu Xizuo, and No. 9 Tomb of Zhu Maozuo.

Zhu Zhongqing, the great-great-grandfather of Zhu Changzuo, migrated from Qingzhou Prefecture in Shandong to Zhulou Village, Gaotang County during the Ming Dynasty. By the time of Zhu Changzuo, it was already the fourth generation. Zhu Changzuo, courtesy name Yunmen, was born around 1628 and was exceptionally intelligent from childhood. When the Qing army first entered the pass and reached Gaotang, he was captured and enrolled into the Han Army Bordered White Banner. Owing to his proficiency in both Chinese and Manchu languages, he quickly rose to the position of Qixin Lang in the Imperial Clan Court.

Zhu Changzuo (?–1666)

A high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty. Courtesy name Yunmen, he was a native of Zhulou Village, Liangcun Town, Gaotang County (now Gaotang County), born around the first year of the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty (1628). In the 18th year of the Shunzhi reign (1661), Zhu Changzuo was appointed Governor of Zhejiang as Qixin Lang of the Imperial Clan Court, where he implemented many beneficial policies. In the second year of the Kangxi reign (1663), he was transferred to Fujian but did not take up the post due to mourning for a family member. The following year, he was appointed Governor-General of Zhili, Shandong, and Henan — earning him the nickname “Zhu of the Three Provinces.” At that time, the powerful regent Ao Bai, who belonged to the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner, abused his authority. Since the land of his own banner was infertile, Ao Bai sought to exchange it for land of the Plain White Banner and to cultivate already developed civilian farmlands. Zhu Changzuo submitted a memorial opposing this... More details on Zhu Changzuo ++

Zhulou Village: Zhulou Village... More details on Zhulou Village ++

Further reading:

· Fourth Batch of Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units in Shandong