Gao Ping Yan Emperor Mausoleum

Gao Ping Yan Emperor Mausoleum

Gao Ping Yan Emperor Mausoleum is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a cultural tourism destination.

The Yan Emperor is the progenitor of the Chinese nation, the foremost emperor of China, the god of agriculture and medicine, historically known as the Agricultural Emperor. The Yan Emperor Mausoleum in Zhuangli Village is a sacred site where we, the descendants of Yan and Huang, trace our roots, pay homage, and sweep the tombs—it is the foremost imperial mausoleum of China.

The Yan Emperor Mausoleum is located in Zhuangli Village, 17 kilometers northeast of Gao Ping City. The area features beautiful mountains and rivers with splendid scenery. The mausoleum complex is surrounded by ravines to the east, west, and south, while rolling hills lie to the north, with green mountains reflecting their lush beauty. The Yan Emperor Mausoleum in Zhuangli Village is commonly known as the "Imperial Tomb." Behind the tomb lies a temple called the Five Grains Temple. The construction date of the Five Grains Temple is unknown, but it existed at least as early as the Song Dynasty. The temple faces south and has a grand architectural scale, encircled by walls. It is divided into upper and lower courtyards, with structures along its central axis including a stage, offering platform, mountain gate, south path, and main hall. Originally, the temple courtyard had numerous stone stelae, around forty to fifty in total. Now, only the five-room main hall and over ten side rooms on the east and west remain. On the back wall of the east side room, there is a stone stele inscribed with “Yan Emperor Mausoleum,” erected in the 39th year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1161) by Shen Daotong. Behind the “Yan Emperor Mausoleum” stele, there is a passageway (now sealed) that leads to the burial chamber, where an eternal lamp has been kept burning continuously for centuries.

Yangtou Mountain is the place where the Yan Emperor Shennong tasted the five grains. Today, relics such as Shennong City, Shennong Spring, Five Grains Terraces, and Shennong Temple can still be found on Yangtou Mountain.

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Xie Chun (?–1129), styled Jingxiang, was a native of Liuyang during the Song Dynasty. He was widely respected for his talent and bravery. In the third year of the Jianyan era of the Southern Song Dynasty (1129), a mutiny broke out in Tanzhou (present-day Changsha), marked by widespread arson and looting. The military governor Xiang Ziyin ordered Meng Yanqing, the prefectural judge, to pacify the rebels. Soon after, mutinous soldiers led by Du Yan invaded Liuyang, where Meng was defeated and killed. Xiang then ordered Zhao Minyan, also a prefectural judge, to lead troops against the rebels, but they were unsuccessful. At that time, Xie Chun led local militia as vanguard forces to assist Zhao in battle. He personally killed dozens of enemies but was eventually overwhelmed and captured, and was killed by the rebels. When news of his death reached the court, he was posthumously awarded the title of Chengzhong Lang, and his son Xigu was granted an official position. … More details about Xie Chun ++