Tomb of Bole

　　Northwest of Chengwu County lies Bole Market, and south of Bole Market is the Tomb of Bole. The village is also named after Bole. The *Taiping Huanyu Ji* records ancient sites under “Jiyin County” as follows: “Tomb of Bole — a master horse appraiser from the Qin dynasty, buried here.” During the Song Dynasty, the boundary of Jiyin County was very close to Chengwu. Today’s Bole Market would have been under the jurisdiction of Jiyin County, so the Tomb of Bole mentioned in the *Taiping Huanyu Ji* refers to the one south of present-day Bole Market Town.

　　Bole’s surname was Sun Yang, and many villagers in Bole Market also bear the surname Sun, often regarding Bole as their founding ancestor. In the past, the family temple there displayed the couplet: “The legacy of Bole blesses our lineage through generations; the filial piety of Zhonghe echoes through the halls.” From this, we can also glimpse the origins of the Sun clan. Han Yu’s words, “Fine steeds are common, but a Bole is rare,” further deepen people's reverence for Bole and fuel greater interest in his tomb.