Tianzhuang Tomb

Tianzhuang Tomb

Tianzhuang Tomb is a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.

Tianzhuang Tomb, located south of Tianzhuang Village in Yangping Town, Quyang County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. On February 14, 2018, Tianzhuang Tomb was designated as part of the sixth batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units by the People's Government of Hebei Province.

Tianzhuang Tomb is located 15 kilometers south of Quyang County in Baoding, Hebei, and to the east of Tianzhuang Village in Yangping Town. The tomb faces south, measuring 66 meters from north to south, with a circular earthen mound 34 meters in diameter from east to west. It is a large brick-chambered tomb with a long sloping entrance passage. It is estimated to date back to the late Tang Dynasty. The underground structure of the tomb consists of a central axis comprising the entrance passage, ceremonial gate, courtyard, corridor, front chamber, rear corridor, and rear chamber, with side chambers and wing rooms arranged on the east and west sides, totaling 12 chambers. All chambers are built with blue bricks. Since its discovery in May 2011, the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and the Quyang County Cultural Relics Preservation Office conducted two and a half years of rescue excavations. By the end of 2013, the initial excavation work was largely completed, yielding a series of significant findings.

Yangping Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Quyang County. Established as the Yangping Commune in 1961, reorganized as a township in 1985, and upgraded to a town in 1991. It is located directly south of the county seat, 10 kilometers from the county center. Covering an area of 90 square kilometers with a population of 38,000, it is traversed by the Quxin Highway. The town administers 13 village committees: Nanguzhang, Beiguzhang, Xiyangping South Village, Xiyangping Middle Village, Xiyangping North Village, Dongyangping, Xiguo, Tunzhuang, Anxia, Nanyangma, Beiyangma, Tianzhuang, and Yuantan. The local industries mainly focus on carving and panel processing, and the Eastern Carving City is located here. The main agricultural products are wheat and corn. ... More details about Yangping Town++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Hebei Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units