The Liucun Stone Tombs

The Liucun Stone Tombs

The Liucun Stone Tombs are a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Yuan Dynasty

The Liucun Stone Tombs were initially built in the third year of the Yuantong era during the Yuan Dynasty (i.e., 1335 AD). Over the course of a century, this burial site gradually became the ancestral tomb of the Cheng family in Liucun. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the tomb complex endured many hardships. Today, the remaining cluster spans 35 meters from north to south and 23 meters from east to west, comprising ten stone tombs, seven of which are relatively well-preserved.

The stone tombs in the Liucun cluster feature a very unique design, which is quite rare throughout Shandong Province. Despite more than 600 years of weathering, the tombs have retained their basic structure and considerable scale. They hold significant historical, artistic, and scientific research value. In June 1996, they were designated as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit by the Rongcheng Municipal People’s Government, and in December 2004, they were listed as a Weihai municipal-level cultural relics protection unit by the Weihai Municipal People’s Government.

In May 2013, they were announced by the State Council as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.