Tomb of Yang Zhongsi

Tomb of Yang Zhongsi

The Tomb of Yang Zhongsi is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Tomb of Yang Zhongsi is located in Mumaoyuan Village, Yuling Town, Lingbao City. The tomb itself has been destroyed, but a burial epitaph remains. The epitaph is square-shaped, measuring 0.78 meters on each side and 0.15 meters thick. It was composed and inscribed by Xu Gao, containing a total of 33 lines with 33 characters per line. The first line reads “Epitaph for the Late Tang Dynasty’s Silver-Green Light Duke and Former Prefect of Runan, Yang.” The text states that Yang passed away on the fourth day of the second month in the tenth year of the Tianbao era, and was buried on the eleventh day of the tenth month in Wenxiang Township, Mumaoyuan.

The epitaph records details about the Yang Zhongsi family that align with the historical records of Wenxiang County and the Book of Tang, making it of significant value for the study of local history.

Yuling Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Lingbao City. In 1958, the Wendi Commune was established; it was reorganized as a township in 1983 and upgraded to Yuling Town in 1987. Located in the northwest part of the city, it covers an area of 119 square kilometers with a population of 56,000. The Longhai Railway and National Highway 310 pass through the town. The town administers 22 village committees: Yuling, Shangtun, Wenyu, Sizhuang, Yaozitou, Mazhuang, Tai Zhang, Dongshe, Gudong, Dongqiao, Wan Hui, Xiyangjia, Wendi, Beizhai, Xipo Di, Shejia, Didong, Miaoshang, Baoli, Wucun, Qiaoshang, and Antou. The main industries in the town include mining, gold smelting and beneficiation, and commerce, while the primary agricultural products are wheat and corn. … Yuling Town detailed information++