Qufu Shaohao Mausoleum

　　The Shaohao Mausoleum is the tomb of Shaohao, one of the Five Emperors of ancient China. It is located northeast of Jiuxian Village, 4 kilometers east of Qufu City, and is one of China's famous imperial mausoleums. According to records, Shaohao, son of the Yellow Emperor, established his capital at Qiong Sang before moving to Qufu. He reigned for 84 years, lived to be 100 years old, and was buried at Shouqiu, outside the eastern gate of the ancient city of Lu. The mausoleum is 28.5 meters wide, 8.73 meters high, and its top rises 12 meters, resembling a pyramid. It was built with stone blocks during the Northern Song Dynasty. Covering an area of 25 mu, the site is shaded by cypress and pine trees, with lush green grass, and features walls, an offering hall, palace gates, and a stone memorial archway. Adjacent to Shouqiu, the Shaohao Mausoleum is one of China’s renowned ancient tombs and the burial place of Shaohao, son of the Yellow Emperor and one of the Five Emperors of antiquity.

　　With the elevation of Shaohao worship in later dynasties, the Shaohao Mausoleum underwent several expansions and renovations. In the fifth year of the Dazhong Xiangfu era of the Song Dynasty (1012), a major renovation took place, reinforcing the structure with stacked stones. In the first year of the Zhenghe era (1111), 10,000 stone blocks were used in its construction. The site now covers 8 hectares, with 17 surviving ancient buildings, 20 Ming and Qing stone steles, and 3,991 ancient trees. The stone memorial archway in front of the mausoleum was built in the third year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. Behind the tomb are five halls, with three side halls on each side. The rear of the tomb features a base that is wider at the bottom and narrower at the top, resembling a pyramid-shaped platform. The mausoleum is 28.5 meters wide, with a slope height of 15 meters and a square top 11 meters across. A small chamber at the top houses a white marble statue of Shaohao, carved during the Song Xuanhe era. In 1977, it was designated as a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit.

　　Jining City, Shandong Province

　　Xuanyao 　　Xuanyao, also known as Qingyang, was of the Ji clan and the eldest son of the Yellow Emperor. The Yellow Emperor had two sons with his wife Leizu: the elder was Xuanyao, known as Qingyang, and the younger was Changyi. Huangfu Mi's "Chronicles of the Emperors" states that Xuanyao is Shaohao. "Lu Shi Volume 14": (The Yellow Emperor) had twenty-five sons of different surnames, twelve of whom were Qiyou, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Gou, Jie, Xuan, Yi, and two others named Ji. The rest retained the Ji surname. His primary consort was from the Xiling clan, named ? (named ?), who gave birth to... 2. From this, it is said that the Yellow Emperor's son, the son of Xiling, was named Shaohao, who was virtuous and wise, and was enthroned in the east. "Records of the Grand Historian, Volume 1, Annals of the Five Emperors": The Yellow Emperor resided on the Xuanyuan Hill and married a woman from the Xiling clan... Details+