Yanzi tomb

The tomb of Confucius' disciple Yanzi. It is located at the east foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu. Yanzi, named Yan, was born in Changshu. He once went to the state of Lu to study Confucius. He was diligent and good at literature. He returned to the South after his success in learning and was respected as the "master of the South". Yanzi tomb was first built in the Western Han Dynasty. It has a grand scale today. The tomb gate faces Beimen street, and the tomb road extends to the hillside. From bottom to top, there are three archways, all of which have plaques and column couplets.

Yanzi tomb

Yanzi's tomb is on the west side of Beimen street in the urban area, on the hillside of the eastern foot of Yushan Mountain, and on the right side of Zhongyong's tomb.

The tomb of Confucius' disciple Yanzi. It is located at the east foot of Yushan Mountain in Changshu.

Yanzi, named Yan, was born in Changshu. He once went to the state of Lu to study Confucius. He was diligent and good at literature. He returned to the South after his success in learning and was respected as the "master of the South". Yanzi tomb was first built in the Western Han Dynasty. It has been built in different dynasties and has a modern grand scale. The tomb gate faces Beimen street, and the tomb road extends to the hillside. From bottom to top, there are three archways, all of which have plaques and column couplets. The memorial archway of the tomb gate is associated with "the old Lu Mo Jing Wen sun Shou, the Gaolong Yu Feng Gu Shu Sen". Before and after the second road, there were Qianlong books: "the road opened to the Southeast", "lingcui to the Wu". The third archway is the "Southern master" written by Yongzheng's Jiangsu minister. There are also three stone pavilions in the tomb path, and the banner of Emperor Kangxi's letter "Wen Kai Wu Hui". There are tombstones of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the tomb circle, respectively engraved with "xianxianzi Youyan cemetery" and "xianxianyanzi tomb". On October 18, 1956, Yanzi tomb was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

Address: 215500 Yushan North Road, Changshu City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.73444758355

Latitude: 31.642011689899

Chinese PinYin : Yan Zi Mu