Tomb of Zhong Xing

　　Located 30 meters south of Xinjiawan in Luxincun, Lichang Township, Tianmen City. Zhong Xing, styled Bojing, also known as Jingbo, with the sobriquets Tuigu and Zhigong Jushi, was a native of Jingling (present-day Tianmen City, Hubei Province) in Huguang. He was a famous prose writer of the Ming Dynasty and one of the founders of the Jingling School of Literature. The tomb mound has a base diameter of approximately 3 meters and a remaining height of about 2 meters. In front of the tomb stands a stele inscribed by his younger brother Zhong Kuai, reading “Tomb of Zhong Bojing, Scholar-official of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty.” (Third Batch)

　　Zhong Xing (1574~1624)　　Zhong Xing (1574–1624) was a literary figure. Styled Bojing or alternatively Jingbo, and also known by his sobriquets Tuigu and Zhigong Jushi, he was a native of Jingling (present-day Tianmen City, Hubei Province) in Huguang. Born into a scholarly family, his father Zhong Yiguan served as an educational officer in Wujin (now part of Jiangsu Province). In the 38th year of the Wanli reign (1610), he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as an imperial envoy, in charge of poetry presentations and enfeoffment ceremonies. He later held positions such as Principal Clerk of the Sacrificial Worship Division in the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing and Division Chief of the Ritual Regulations Bureau in the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing. While in Nanjing, he lived a life of simplicity and restraint, renting a building along the Qinhuai River where he studied history late into the night. Whenever he had insights, he would write them down, eventually compiling them into the book Shihuai (Reflections on History), which offered commentary on ancient history, “often providing original insights surpassing those of even ancient sages.” He was known for his stern and aloof demeanor,... Details+

　　Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau