Tomb of Duke Lu Jiu

　　Also known as the Tomb of the Dukes of Lu. It was discovered during the third national cultural relics survey in 1981. The site is situated west of Shilizha Village in Nanwang Town and southwest of the ancient Kan City (located south of the present-day Kai River). Originally entirely within the territory of Wenshang County, parts of it were later incorporated into Jiaxiang County and Liangshan County after the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It is the imperial mausoleum of the Lu State from the Spring and Autumn Period.

　　According to historical records such as the Ji Clan Annals: During his lifetime, Duke Lu Zhuang visited Nanwang for sightseeing and summer retreats, studied local customs, and met with the Duke of Song at Kan City. Observing the landscape — mountains surrounded by auspicious clouds and waters veiled in propitious mist — he joyfully performed divination rituals and faced south in reverence. After his death, he was buried here. In accordance with his dying wishes, the nine subsequent dukes — Huan Song, Duke Xi, Duke Wen, Duke Min, Duke Xuan, Duke Cheng, Duke Xiang, and Duke Zhao — were all buried in the same manner, with the rites befitting a Son of Heaven, at the foot of Phoenix Mountain in Kan City.

　　The tombs of the nine dukes still exist today, with earthen mounds over 10 meters high. Designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of Shandong Province, they have not yet been excavated or developed. To enable the utilization and development of the Tomb of the Nine Dukes and to harness its tourism potential, plans include raising the existing tomb mounds to 20 meters, erecting a memorial stele and pavilion in front of the tombs, planting pine and cypress forests around the burial grounds, and constructing a Cultural Museum of the Lu Royal Family from the Spring and Autumn Period. This will serve as a ancestral worship center for descendants of the Lu royal lineage and help explore and promote Lu culture.