Hidden Temple Han Tombs

Hidden Temple Han Tombs

The Hidden Temple Han Tombs are a cultural heritage protection site of Taikang County.

The Hidden Temple Han Tombs are located to the southwest of Hidden Temple Village, Matou Town, northeast of Taikang County, covering an area of 17,000 square meters. In 1989, the People's Government of Taikang County designated them as a county-level cultural heritage protection site.

The Hidden Temple Han Tombs are distributed within the Hidden Temple site, which has been listed as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit. Artifacts unearthed in the tomb area include rope-patterned tomb bricks, pottery jars, urns, and small pots.

Current condition: The northern earthen mound is severely damaged, while the central and southern mounds are well preserved.

Protected area: The key protected zone is centered around an underground cylindrical white lime marker on the central mound (15 meters deep), extending 64 meters east to the north-south road, 64 meters west, 264 meters south, and 159 meters north. The general protected zone extends 30 meters outward from the boundary of the key protected zone.

Matou Town: Located at the junction of two cities (Zhoukou and Shangqiu) and three counties (Taikang, Suixian, and Zhecheng), Matou Town in Taikang County governs 55 administrative villages, 137 natural villages, 102,000 mu of arable land, and has a population of 84,000. In 2001, the town’s total industrial and agricultural output value reached 460 million yuan, fiscal revenue was 3.842 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers was 1,998 yuan.

In 1999, the town Party committee was named “Six-Good Township Party Committee” by Zhoukou City; in 2001, it was awarded the titles of “Six-Good Township Party Committee” and “Advanced Unit in Ideological and Political Work” by the Zhoukou Municipal Party Committee, 200… More details about Matou Town++