Tomb of Chen Siqian

Tomb of Chen Siqian

The Tomb of Chen Siqian is a cultural relic protection unit of Shantou City.

The Tomb of Chen Siqian is situated on Shicheng Mountain in Qiaotou Community, Taojiang Subdistrict, Jinping District, Shantou City, on the eastern slope west of the Taoji River. It faces east with its back to the west, covering an area of 3,600 m², including a 340 m² study building. Constructed during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, it has a history of over 400 years. It was renovated in August 2002 and underwent initial restoration by early August 2005. It is a “cultural relic” that preserves the historical context of Shantou and also a rare and excellent destination. Its period is the Ming Dynasty, and its category is ancient tomb.

The external appearance of the Tomb of Chen Siqian largely retains the style of ancient Ming tombs. It is not only a rare example of a Ming-era tomb in the Chaoshan region but also the burial site of an influential historical figure from the area. It provides significant research value for later generations studying tombs from the Ming period.

On August 16, 2005, the Tomb of Chen Siqian was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Shantou City.

Chen Siqian (birth and death years unknown), courtesy name Yihui, art name Biyang, was a native of Taojiang. In the fourth year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1525), he ranked first in the Guangdong Provincial Imperial Examination (Jieyuan). In the fifth year of Jiajing (1526), he became a Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations). He served successively as magistrate of Pucheng County in Fujian and magistrate of Funing County in Hebei. During his tenure, he was known for his integrity, deep understanding of local conditions, strict governance, well-ordered administration, and law-abiding populace, earning praise from his contemporaries. Later, he was promoted to Senior Clerk of the Ministry of Revenue. Academically, he devoted himself to the study of the philosophy of Wang Yangming (Wang Shouren) and sought guidance from Xue Kan (Zhongli) and Wang Ji (Ruzhong). During his mourning period at home, he built a hut...  

Qiaotou Community: Introduction to Qiaotou Community

Qiaotou Community is located in the eastern part of Taojiang Subdistrict, bordering the Daguang River to the east, with University Road passing through it. It has a permanent population of 3,828, with 865 households, covering an area of 556,240 m². The community currently has 265 mu of land, including 155 mu of arable land and 110 mu of collectively owned land. The main sources of collective economic income include rentals of factory buildings, shops, markets, land, fish ponds, contracted arable land, and other management operations. The community Party branch has 107 members (including 4 probationary members), and the “two committees” consist of 7 members. The Party branch has three subordinate branches.

Throughout the entire Qing Dynasty, Guangdong Province had a total of 1,012 Jinshi (successful imperial examination candidates).

Among them:

34 in the Shunzhi era

91 in the Kangxi era

69 in the Yongzheng era

252 in the Qianlong era

106 in the Jiaqing era

139 in the Daoguang era

36 in the Xianfeng era

79 in the Tongzhi era

206 in the Guangxu era