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Huiwang mausoleum in Hami: also known as Hami mausoleum, the mausoleum is located in shazaojing, Huicheng, western suburb of Hami City. The mausoleum complex covers an area of about 1.3 hectares and is surrounded by walls. The building complex is divided into three parts: the first part is pangdagongbai (Huiwang tomb), which buries the seventh Huiwang, bosir, xiaofujin and xiaofujin, and the eighth Huiwang, Mohamed, his princess and royal family. The tomb is a famous Islamic building in Xinjiang. It is round at the bottom, 17.8 meters in height and 1500 square meters in construction area. It is magnificent, elegant and solemn. The second part is the five pavilions in the south, which are arranged in the East and West. They are the mausoleums of Huiwang in the past dynasties. The third part is aitika Grand Mosque, which is 60 meters long from east to west and 36 meters wide from north to south. It covers an area of 2280 square meters and can accommodate 5000 people. The roof of the temple is supported by 108 carved flower and wood pillars, and the four walls are decorated with flower patterns and Arabic Koran. It is the largest mosque in Hami. Located in the western suburb of Hami City, the Uygur people call it "aletonglek" (meaning the land of gold). In 1709, the first king of Hami, zasak ebedulla, died and was buried here. Since then, it has become the tomb complex of the Hui kings of Hami in the Qing Dynasty. The present Huiwang mausoleum building complex is composed of three parts: big arch back, small arch back and big worship Temple (aitika Temple). The temple is large and wide, which can accommodate 5000 people to worship at the same time. According to historical records, the temple was built in the period of the first Hui king ebedura (i.e. the reign of Kangxi). During the reign of yusufu (1740-1760), the fourth Huiwang, and erdexi (1740-1813), the sixth Huiwang, two expansions were made. In 1867, after the death of the seventh Huiwang baixier, the Qing government granted him the title of Prince Shuo and allocated special funds for the construction of dagongbei (Huiwang tomb). This is an Islamic style rectangular dome building, 15.56 meters high, supported by four corner towers. The round pointed vault is covered with green sparse glass tiles. The whole body is inlaid with blue flower Xiangyun white tiles. The four corners of the arch are cylindrical. The columns on the west side of the main entrance are hollow, and the earth steps spiral up to the tomb top

Huiwang mausoleum in Hami

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Huiwang mausoleum generally refers to the Huiwang mausoleum in Hami

Huiwang mausoleum in Hami City is located 1km southwest of Hami City in Xinjiang. It is connected by ring road and has convenient transportation. Its geographical coordinates are 93 ° 29 ′ 10 "E, 42 ° 28 ′ 47 N and 740 m above sea level.

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Also known as the tomb of the king of Hami, the tomb is located in shazaojing, Huicheng, western suburb of Hami City. The mausoleum complex covers an area of about 1.3 hectares and is surrounded by walls. The building complex is divided into three parts: the first part is pangdagongbai (Huiwang tomb), which buries the seventh Huiwang, bosir, xiaofujin and xiaofujin, and the eighth Huiwang, Mohamed, his princess and royal family. The tomb is a famous Islamic building in Xinjiang. It is round at the bottom, 17.8 meters in height and 1500 square meters in construction area. It is magnificent, elegant and solemn. The second part is the five pavilions in the south, which are arranged in the East and West. They are the mausoleums of Huiwang in the past dynasties. The third part is aitika Grand Mosque, which is 60 meters long from east to west and 36 meters wide from north to south. It covers an area of 2280 square meters and can accommodate 5000 people. The roof of the temple is supported by 108 carved flower and wood pillars, and the four walls are decorated with flower patterns and Arabic Koran. It is the largest mosque in Hami.

Uygur people call it "aletonglek" (meaning the land of gold). In 1709, the first king of Hami, zasak ebedulla, died and was buried here. Since then, it has become the tomb complex of the Hui kings of Hami in the Qing Dynasty.

The Huiwang mausoleum complex is composed of three parts: the big arch back, the small arch back and the Great Mosque (Etika halal). The hall of the Great Mosque is large and wide, which can accommodate 5000 people to worship at the same time. According to historical records, the temple was built in the period of the first Hui king ebedura (i.e. the reign of Emperor Kangxi). During the reign of yusufu (1740-1760), the fourth Huiwang, and erdexi (1740-1813), the sixth Huiwang, two expansions were made. In 1867, after the death of the seventh Huiwang baixier, the Qing government granted him the title of Prince Shuo and allocated special funds for the construction of dagongbei (Huiwang tomb).

appearance

This is an Islamic style rectangular dome building, 15.56 meters high, supported by four corner towers. The round pointed vault is covered with green sparse glazed tiles. The whole body is inlaid with blue flower Xiangyun white tiles. The four corners of the arch are cylindrical. The columns on the west side of the main entrance are hollow, and the earth steps spiral up to the tomb top. With the wooden structure Pavilion style small arch back and the civil structure of the Great Mosque, each other, the wind color is different. The whole complex covers an area of about 20 mu. It is not only an important cultural relic for experts and scholars to study the ninth (233 years) history of huiwangfu in Hami and Islamic architectural art in China, but also a scenic spot for people to visit. In the west of the tombs, there is the largest Qingzhi temple in Hami, with magnificent scale, four walls decorated with colored paintings, and top pillars carved, which can accommodate 1800 people for worship. Two kilometers to the south of Huiwang mausoleum is the mausoleum of Huiwang and his concubines. One of them is two Pavilion style buildings with carved beams and painted buildings, which is very spectacular.

form

The Huiwang mausoleum in Hami is composed of tombs and aitigar mosque (two parts). The original civil structure of the tombs consists of six large and small Gongbai tombs, which contain the Hui kings and their concubines of the past dynasties. Now there are two left. The largest Gongbai (tomb chamber) is the tombs of more than 40 people, including the seventh Hui king boxier, the seventh Hui King Fujin and the eighth Hui king mohemate, his concubines and royal families. The arch is 17.8 meters high, the lower part is rectangular, 20 meters long from east to west and 15 meters wide from north to south. On the top is a dome, with hollow columns on both sides of the tomb gate. There are steps circling up to the top of the tomb. On the south side of Gongbai, there are two wooden pavilion type Gongbai. One in the East is Shamu husuote Gongbai, the ninth Hui king, and the other in the west is Taiji Gongbai. The ninth Huiwang Gongbai is square at the bottom and 15.5 meters long on each side. Inside, it is built with adobe and Islamic domed chambers. Outside, it is supported by Pavilion columns inside and around the walls. The wooden octagonal cusp of the pavilion building of the Han nationality is covered in the building, with cornices raised and beams carved. In terms of architectural form, the two wooden arches are based on the Islamic dome, and absorb the wooden structural architectural form of the Han octagonal zanjian roof and Mongolian helmet roof. They integrate a variety of styles. The Islamic mausoleum building in Xinjiang is very characteristic, and is the product of the integration of Chinese culture, Mongolian culture and Islamic culture.

mosque

The etiga mosque in the West was built in the period of the first Hui king ebedura. After the expansion of the fourth Hui king yusufu and the sixth Hui king erdesir, the mosque is 60 meters long from east to west and 38 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 2280 square meters. A one story Islamic civil structure with 108 mahogany columns inside, arranged from east to west. The top of the temple is painted with flowers and plants and has a skylight. The walls of the temple are white, with Koran scriptures written on them, and flowers and plants decorated around them. Every year, urban and rural Muslim people come to worship on Rouzi Festival and gurbang Festival. The temple can accommodate more than 5000-6000 people inside and outside, and its scale is the largest in eastern Xinjiang. Huiwang mausoleum courtyard solemn, towering ancient trees (mulberry, elm, poplar, willow), covering an area of 20 mu, is a key cultural relics protection unit in Xinjiang, receiving nearly 10000 visitors every year.

King Hui of Hami

The local hereditary leader of Uygur in Qing Dynasty. Uygur people were called Wei wu'er in Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Islam was called Islam in Qing Dynasty, and Uygur people who believed in Islam were called Hui Zi and Hui people (Hui people were called Hui). Therefore, both Huicheng and Huiwang in Hami actually refer to Uighur. They advocated the reunification of the motherland and opposed division. Since King Hami I submitted to the Qing Dynasty in 1697, he made great contributions to strengthening the reunification of the motherland and opposing separatism. Especially in the Qing government's previous pacification of various insurgencies in Xinjiang (such as Junggar), Hami has been a powerful logistics base for the army. Apart from the eighth generation, all the Hami kings went to Beijing to see the Qing emperor in person. There were 27 times before and after that, which shows that they had close relationship. The Hui king of Hami combines political power and religion, from liaodun to XINGXINGXIA, to Yiwu County in the north of the mountain. In addition to a large number of fields and real estate in Hami, there are also real estate in Beijing, Urumqi, Maijia and other places.

Huiwang tomb - History

The tomb of Huiwang in Hami is the cemetery of Huiwang and his family in Hami, Xinjiang in Qing Dynasty. It is commonly known as "Huiwang tomb" and "Wangye tomb". It is located in Huicheng in the southwest suburb of Hami City. In the 35th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1696), Hami Uygur Darhan Khan Burke ubaudura was attached to the Qing Dynasty, and was granted the title of Huiwang by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, with a total of 9 generations, totaling 231 years. In 1868, the Qing government granted bossir the title of "Prince Heshuo" and granted 20000 Liang silver to build a mausoleum for him, which took 20 years to complete. In the 1980s, the people's government allocated funds for comprehensive maintenance. The mosque in its cemetery is the largest mosque in Hami and the venue for Uighur Muslims to hold ceremonies. It is a cultural relic protection unit at the autonomous region level.

Address: Huicheng Township, Hami City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Longitude: 93.488463

Latitude: 42.81237

Ticket information: 25 yuan

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