Tomb of Shou Taiyi

Tomb of Shou Taiyi

The Tomb of Shou Taiyi is a cultural tourism attraction.

Tomb of Shou Taiyi

Built in 1913. Located on the hillside behind the Lugu Academy in Liling City, it is the tomb of Ning Taiyi, a renowned revolutionary member of the Tongmenghui.

The tomb is made of stone and faces east. Behind the stone enclosure is a white marble stele, 1.47 meters high, inscribed with “Tomb of the Late Father Ning Taiyi.” In front of the tomb stands a square stone pillar stele, approximately 3 meters high, inscribed with “Tomb of Mr. Ning Taiyi” in the handwriting of Cheng Qian. It has now been broken, with the remaining fragment standing 1.3 meters tall. There was originally a Taiyi Pavilion near the tomb, which has been destroyed. The walls of the pavilion once held two bluestone steles—one bearing a commendation decree from Lin Sen, then Chairman of the National Government, and the other being the “Monument to Martyr Ning Taiyi,” composed and written by Yu Youren, President of the - Court. These are now preserved in the Lugu Academy.

Ning Taiyi (1883–1913) was a native of Liling. In the 21st year of the Guangxu reign (1905) during the Qing Dynasty, he went to study in Japan, joined the Tongmenghui, and the following year founded the magazine "Dongting Waves" to promote revolution. That winter, he was arrested for participating in the Pingliu-Li Uprising and was released three years later. He then moved to Beijing to serve as editor of the "Imperial Daily." In the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913), he was killed in Wuchang for taking part in anti-Yuan activities. His friends purchased a coffin for his burial, and he was laid to rest here. In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), the tomb was renovated and the Taiyi Pavilion was built.

On January 24, 1959, the People's Committee of Hunan Province designated it as a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit, with the serial number 125.

Source: Overview of Cultural Relics in Hunan