Wang Fuyuan’s Tomb at Taojin Garden

Wang Fuyuan’s Tomb at Taojin Garden

Wang Fuyuan’s Tomb at Taojin Garden is a cultural tourism attraction.

Wang Fuyuan’s Tomb at Taojin Garden is located on Taihegang to the east of Taojinkeng in Guangzhou, south of the Canton–Kowloon Railway, and adjacent to Huanghuagang Park to the southeast. In 1998, four brick-chambered tombs from the Tang Dynasty were excavated here, yielding 36 sets of funerary objects. Tomb No. 1 measures 3.15 meters in length, 1.65 meters in width, and has a remaining height of 0.30 meters. It was constructed with single-corner blue-gray bricks and features small wall niches. The tomb floor is not paved with bricks, but it has a brick coffin bed at the rear, measuring 2.84 meters in length, 1.10 meters in width, and 0.1 meter in height. Ten funerary items were unearthed, including pottery jars, cups, saucers, and a talc pig. A square brick epitaph, with sides measuring 36 centimeters, was also found. It records that the tomb was built in the fifth year of the Kaicheng era of the Tang Dynasty (840 AD). The tomb owner, Wang Fuyuan, was a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi, and served as the Deputy Military Commissioner of Guangzhou. Tomb No. 2 is located next to Tomb No. 1, 60 centimeters apart, and shares the same structure. Eight artifacts were excavated from it, including a double-handled jar, saucers, and Kaiyuan Tongbao copper coins. Judging from their structure and arrangement, the two tombs were likely divided-chamber joint burials.

Tombs No. 3 and No. 4 are located 5 meters away from Tombs No. 1 and No. 2, with largely similar designs. Tomb No. 3 has three wall niches, while Tomb No. 4 has five. A total of 17 funerary items were found, including pottery jars, saucers, double-handled jars, and bowls. Both tombs date back to the late Tang Dynasty.