Tomb of Changsun Wuji in Wulong

Tomb of Changsun Wuji in Wulong

The Tomb of Changsun Wuji in Wulong is a cultural relic protection unit of Chongqing Municipality.

Era: Tang Dynasty

Type: Ancient Tomb

Region: Wulong County, Chongqing

Batch: First Batch

The Tomb of Changsun Wuji is located at Tianzi Tomb, Tianzi Fen Group, Caijia Village, Jiangkou Town, Wulong County, Chongqing. It faces west. Changsun Wuji was a prominent minister and renowned legal expert in the early Tang Dynasty. In 659 AD, he opposed the elevation of Empress Wu Zetian and was demoted to Qianzhou, where he later hanged himself. The tomb is conical in shape, with a diameter of thirty meters (including a two-meter walkway), standing 5.75 meters above the ground. Three original stone tablets have been recovered: one erected during the Ming Dynasty inscribed with “Tomb of Changsun Wuji, Grand Tutor of the Tang Dynasty,” measuring 1.5 meters in height, 0.73 meters in width, and 0.12 meters in thickness; another erected in the 11th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1747) by Pengshui County Magistrate Wu Yuanfeng, inscribed with “Tomb of Changsun Wuji of the Tang Dynasty,” measuring 1.12 meters in height, 0.49 meters in width, and 0.1 meters in thickness; and a third erected in the 11th year of the Xianfeng reign (1861), inscribed with “Poem Tablet of Changsun’s Tomb,” measuring 1.55 meters in height, 0.7 meters in width, and 0.9 meters in thickness. All three have been re-erected at the front of the tomb mound. The discovery and preservation of this tomb play an important role in the study of Tang Dynasty history, as well as the structure, burial customs, and funeral systems of tombs from that period.

After Changsun Wuji’s death, he was buried at the foot of Lingqi Mountain on Baojidao Ridge by the Wu River in Jiangkou Town, Wulong County. The original Jiangkou tomb site was preserved as a cenotaph and remains to this day. The tomb of Changsun Wuji is referred to by locals as the “Imperial Tomb” or “Tianzi Tomb.” The original tomb complex covered an area of three mu, featuring a solemn main structure with exquisitely crafted pavilions and towers, as well as orderly arrangements of stone tablets, stone lions, stone rabbits, and stone horses that were vividly sculpted. However, over time, only a circular earthen mound with a height of 5.35 meters and a diameter of 30 meters remains. In front of the tomb stands a tablet erected during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty by Pengshui County Magistrate Wu Yuanfeng, inscribed with “Tomb of Changsun Wuji, Grand Tutor of the Tang Dynasty,” measuring 1.58 meters in height and 0.73 meters in width; another tablet erected in the 11th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty by Pengshui County Magistrate, inscribed

A chancellor of the Tang Dynasty in China. His courtesy name was Fùjī. A native of Luoyang, Henan. His ancestors were nobles from the Xianbei Toba clan. His father, Changsun Sheng, was a renowned general during the Sui Dynasty; his sister was the empress of Emperor Taizong. Changsun Wuji was skilled in strategy and had been close to Li Shimin since childhood. After the uprising in Taiyuan, he frequently accompanied Li Shimin on military campaigns and was involved in confidential affairs. In the ninth year of the Wude era (626) during the Tang Dynasty, when Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Changsun Wuji was one of the planners and organizers. During the Zhenguan era, he successively served as Minister of Personnel, Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs, and Minister of Works, and was granted the title of Duke of Zhao. He served as chancellor alongside figures such as Fang Xuanling. In the seventeenth year of the Zhenguan era (643), when Emperor Taizong deposed Crown Prince Li Chengqian, Changsun Wuji, by virtue of his status as an uncle and founding hero... More details about Changsun Wuji++

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