Hanxing Garden at Mangdang Mountain

Hanxing Garden at Mangdang Mountain

Mangdang Mountain is located in Yongcheng City, Henan Province, at the junction of Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, and Anhui provinces. The mountain features historical sites and cultural attractions such as the Confucius Temple, Chen Sheng Garden, the Tombs of the Han Kings of Liang, and the Stele of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang slaying a serpent. It boasts the world’s largest underground palace—the Tombs of the Han Kings of Liang—the world’s most spectacular wonder—the glowing illusion of the Stele of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang slaying a serpent—the earliest flush toilet and icebox in China, the tallest bronze imperial statue in Asia—Liu Bang Statue, the Tomb of King Chen Sheng, the shelter where Confucius taught while taking refuge from rain, and relics of the rise of the Han Dynasty. Among these, the tomb of Empress Dou of Prince Xiao of Liang, which is 210 meters long, is the largest stone-chambered tomb discovered in China to date. The Han tombs have yielded numerous artifacts including murals, jade burial suits sewn with gold thread, gilded chariot and horse fittings, terracotta cavalry figures, and exquisite jade objects.

The Western Han Tombs of the Kings of Liang, located in Bao'an Mountain of Mangdang Mountain, are one of the main attractions of the Mangdang Mountain Han Cultural Tourism Area. This tomb complex is a rare and large-scale stone-chambered mausoleum group in China and even the world. The tombs resemble an underground palace, and currently three sites are open to visitors: the Tomb of Empress Dou of Prince Xiao of Liang, the Tomb of Prince Xiao of Liang Liu Wu, and the Tomb of Prince Gong of Liang. The largest among them is the Tomb of Empress Dou of Prince Xiao of Liang, which is more than twice the size of the Dingling Tomb in the Ming Thirteen Tombs in Beijing.

The Hanxingyuan Scenic Area was built to commemorate the achievements of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, who launched the uprising that led to the founding of the over 400-year-long Han Dynasty. It is a complex of antique-style architecture that highlights Liu Bang’s anti-Qin rebellion and the establishment of the Han Dynasty. The area is divided into several sections: the square, the memorial archway, the entrance hall, the Slaying the Serpent Palace, the stele pavilion, the east and west wing rooms, the line-engraved stele corridor, and the rear main hall.

The most breathtaking sight in the Dangshan Hanxingyuan is the memorial stele of Emperor Gaozu slaying the serpent. When night falls and lights shine directly on the stele, the over two-meter-tall stone monument suddenly seems to vanish, leaving only the gleaming image of an emperor.

The Chen Sheng Garden Scenic Area at Mangdang Mountain is the final resting place of Chen Sheng, the leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Qin Dynasty. The Chen Sheng Garden showcases many poignant stories. The scenic area consists of a gate tower, mountain gate, front hall, main hall, stone steles, tomb mound, and east and west wing rooms. The tomb site of Chen Sheng currently has a single stone-vaulted tomb mound surrounded by bluestone. In front of the tomb stands a stone stele inscribed with Guo Moruo’s handwriting: “Tomb of Chen Sheng, Leader of the Peasant Uprising at the End of the Qin Dynasty.”

Located in the western part of Mangdang Mountain, the Fuzi Mountain Scenic Area was built to commemorate Confucius’s travels across various states.

Address: Mangshan Town, Yongcheng City, Shangqiu

Official Website: http://www.mangshan.net/

Opening Hours:

8:00-18:00

Ticket Information:

Combined Ticket: 100 RMB (includes six attractions: the Tomb of Prince Xiao of Liang, the Tomb of Empress Dou of Prince Xiao of Liang, the Tomb of Prince Gong of Liang, the Hanxingyuan Scenic Area, the Chen Sheng Garden Scenic Area, and the Fuzi Mountain Scenic Area.)