Tomb of Qiu Fengjia

Tomb of Qiu Fengjia

The Tomb of Qiu Fengjia is a Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Tomb of Qiu Fengjia is located in Baihu Village, Wenfu Town, Jiaoling County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the second year of the Republic of China (1913). In July 1983, it was renovated with funds allocated by the county government. In 1985, it was approved by the Jiaoling County People's Government as one of the first batch of county-level cultural relics protection units. The tomb faces southeast and is oriented toward the northwest. It comprises a protective mound, ridge ring, hill hand, hanging side, boot kicker, tomb hall, worship platform, and altar, all built with lime-sand rammed earth and coated externally with cement sand plaster. The entire tomb site is shaped like an armchair, with a total width of about 15 meters, a total depth of about 16 meters, and a total area of approximately 240 square meters. The tomb itself is about 5.56 meters wide and 7.76 meters deep, covering an area of about 43 square meters. The tombstone is made of marble, rectangular in shape with a semi-circular top, standing 0.97 meters high and 0.48 meters wide. The top of the grave mound is fitted with a cap-like decoration. The central part of the tombstone is inscribed in intaglio with “Tomb of Mr. Qiu Canghai,” with the upper inscription reading “Fourth Month, Auspicious Day, Second Year of the Republic of China” and the lower inscription stating “Erected by descendants of the Eight Great Lineages of Yue-Tai” (the Eight Great Lineages of Yue-Tai: Yan, Shi, Cong, Lin, Qiu, Jing, Zan, Lang). The base of the altar is decorated with cloud patterns, and four marble steles inscribed with the epitaph of Mr. Canghai are inlaid on both sides. The Tomb of Qiu Fengjia plays an important role and holds significant meaning in promoting the patriotic spirit of Mr. Qiu Fengjia and in conducting patriotic education.

Qiu Fengjia (1864–1912), also known as Xiangen or Zhong’e, and by the literary name Canghai, was born in Miaoli County, Taiwan, and later moved to Changhua County. His ancestors were part of the Hakka lineage that migrated southward from central China. In the mid-Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, his great-grandfather, Qiu Shijun, relocated from Dan ding Village, Wenfu, Zhenping (now Jiaoling County) in Guangdong to Taiwan, where he engaged in land reclamation in Dongshi, Taichung. Qiu Fengjia was exceptionally intelligent, passing the imperial examination to become a Xiucai (licensed scholar) at age 14, a Juren (recommended man) at 25, and a Jinshi (presented scholar) at 26. He was appointed as an official in the Ministry of Works but chose to resign and return to Taiwan to pursue a career in teaching.

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Baihu Village: Baihu Village in Jiaoling County, Meizhou City, is located 12 kilometers north of the county seat. The village administers 22 villager groups, with 836 registered households and a population of 2,806. The total cultivated land area is 1,141 mu, orchard area 1,010 mu, forest area 35,612 mu, and water surface area 68 mu. The average annual temperature of the village is 20.7°C, with an annual rainfall of about 1,729.8 millimeters, featuring a subtropical climate. Major cash crops include flue-cured tobacco, peanuts, and soybeans. The village’s featured economic income amounts to 0.4 million yuan, and the total rural economic income for the previous year was 1,846 yuan. ... More details about Baihu Village ++

Further Reading:

· Ninth Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units