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Zhu Family Tomb Cluster

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The Zhu Family Tomb Cluster is located north of Zhujiacun in Guangrao Town, Guangrao County. It was re-inspected on March 28, 2009. According to local villagers, the cluster originally comprised about 80 tombs, but the burial mounds had been leveled as early as around 1966, and most of the tomb chambers were also damaged. Many fragments of tomb bricks are scattered across the surface. Drilling surveys revealed that the cluster spans approximately an east…

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The Zhu Family Tomb Cluster is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangrao County.

The Zhu Family Tomb Cluster is located north of Zhujiacun in Guangrao Town, Guangrao County. It was re-inspected on March 28, 2009. According to local villagers, the cluster originally comprised about 80 tombs, but the burial mounds had been leveled as early as around 1966, and most of the tomb chambers were also damaged. Many fragments of tomb bricks are scattered across the surface. Drilling surveys revealed that the cluster spans approximately 134 meters from east to west and 210 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 28,140 square meters. Based on the drilling results and the tomb bricks scattered on the surface, the cluster is dated to the Yuan Dynasty and provides valuable information for studying the genealogy of the Zhu family.

Source: Dongying City Museum of History