Hanhuai Garden

Hanhuai Garden

Hanhuai Garden (Hanhuai Mound): Located at the intersection of Hanhuai Street and Renmin Road in Yucheng City, Hanhuai Garden covers an area of 23 mu and was completed in 1995. The garden features lush green lawns, hedges of evergreen, and pathways paved with floral bricks. At the center stands a 3-meter-high rockery covering over 100 square meters, situated among pavilions, offering a panoramic view of the garden’s beautiful scenery, with an ancient-style pavilion atop the hill. The garden also houses the Hanhuai Mound, the tomb of an Eastern Han noble, which dates back over 1,800 years (this is the northern mound; the southern mound is located 300 meters south of Yucheng Railway Station and has not yet been excavated). The tomb is laid out in an “S” shape, featuring two entrances and 13 chambers, combining arched and inverted-tray-style structures. Over 40 artifacts were unearthed. In October 1954, the Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee conducted an excavation and recovered more than 40 relics. Among them, the 12-Lotus Lamp is a rare artifact—its larger version measures 63 cm, with lamp trays arranged in three staggered layers, topped with a Boshan incense burner whose knob is shaped like a bird, and a hollow lamp base in the form of an inverted bowl. The smaller version is similar. It is the only one of its kind in the country and is now on display at the Beijing History Museum. Other finds include 22 Wuzhu coins and a segment of a silver chain. To protect the original architectural structure within the tomb, large bluestone blocks were used to encase the mound when the garden was built in 1995. On top of the mound stands an ancient locust tree over a thousand years old, lush and thriving, from which the garden gets its name. It is a protected cultural relic at the Yucheng municipal level. In 2010, the garden underwent redevelopment, reinforcing the protection of the ancient tree and adding attractions such as the Ancient Locust Tree Monument, Stone Slate Scroll, Han Charm & Locust Style, and Reading Pavilion.

Source: Yucheng City Local Chronicles Compilation Committee