Tomb of Zhang Ying

　　The Tomb of Zhang Ying is located in "Golden Rooster Land" in Shuangxi Village, Longmian Subdistrict Office. The cemetery backs onto Golden Rooster Mountain, faces "Cuijin Garden," and is flanked by two small valleys, offering a serene and picturesque environment. Originally, the tomb site featured an altar and a worship platform, complete with a set of stone ritual items including an offering table, candleholders, and incense burners. Stone statues of civil officials, lions, sheep, and horses were symmetrically arranged, creating a well-organized layout. In front of the tomb stands a four-pillar stone memorial archway. Two imperial steles bestowed by Emperor Kangxi in the 48th year of his reign and Emperor Qianlong in the first year of his reign are both mounted on tortoise pedestals and are positioned behind the archway. Yao Nai, a local scholar, once wrote: “Amidst a thousand peaks, the emerald of Longmian wraps around; Twin streams coil as if a jade dragon takes flight. Pine whispers on the round dike echo with mountain halls; Flower glows from the hillsides illuminate the valley gates. Green grass now buries the halls of high officials; Crimson clouds still sway the pure white robes. Though aged and frail, I’m fortunate to meet you year after year; Even as dusk falls, I resent the early call to leave.”

　　Zhang Ying (1637–1708), courtesy name Dunfu, also known as Puweng, was a native of Tongcheng. He passed the imperial examination in the Dingwei year of the Kangxi era and rose to the position of Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall and Minister of Rites. He served successively as chief editor of the Comprehensive Gazetteer (Yitong Zhi), the Classified Encyclopedia (Yuanjian Leihan), the Political Precedents and Instructions (Zhengzhi Dianxun), and the Strategy for Pacifying the Northern Desert (Pingding Shuomo Fanglue). He authored works such as Collected Writings from the Dusu Hall (Dusu Tang Wenji) and Discourses on the True Meaning of the Book of Changes (Zhouyi Zhonglun). He was posthumously honored with the title Wending, and after the ascension of Emperor Yongzheng, he was conferred the title of Grand Tutor. He was later buried here together with his wife. During the Cultural Revolution, the tomb mound was dynamited and the decorative elements destroyed. The Tomb of Zhang Ying is a key cultural relic protection unit of Tongcheng City.

　　Zhang Ying (1637~1708)　　Zhang Ying (1637–1708), courtesy name Dunfu, also known as Lepu or Juanpuweng, was a native of Tongcheng, Anhui Province. He was a high-ranking official of the Qing Dynasty and the father of Zhang Tingyu. He passed the imperial examination in the sixth year of the Kangxi era, was selected as a Shujishi (imperial scholar), and eventually rose to the rank of Grand Secretary of the Wenhua Hall and Minister of Rites. He served as chief editor for the compilation of the National History, the Comprehensive Gazetteer, the Classified Encyclopedia, the Political Precedents and Instructions, and the Strategy for Pacifying the Northern Desert. In the 47th year of the Kangxi era, he passed away and was posthumously given the title Wending. Biography Zhang Ying was born in 1637 (the 10th year of the Ming Chongzhen era). In 1663, at the age of 27, Zhang Ying passed the provincial examination. In the 6th year of the Kangxi era, he ranked fourth among the second-class successful candidates in the metropolitan examination and became an inner court Hanlin academician...... More+

　　Source: Tongcheng Cultural Relics and Museums