Tomb of Kou Zhun

Tomb of Kou Zhun

Kouzhun tomb is located in Guandi Township, Linwei District, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province. It is the tomb of Kouzhun, the famous Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty. It is a provincial key cultural relic protection unit in Shaanxi Province.

Status quo of Mausoleum

Located in South yilixu, Zuojia village, Guandi Township, Linwei District, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, the existing earth mound is 15 meters long from north to south, 8 meters wide from east to west and 4 meters high. In front of the tomb, there is a stone tablet engraved with five words: "song koulai cemetery". The monument was erected by Qiu Gu, the governor of Weinan County in the Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty (1776). The inscription was written by Bi Yuan, who was then the Minister of the military department, the governor of Shaanxi Province and the Deputy censor of the duchayuan.

Before 1976, the tomb was towering, tall, smooth and delicate. It is said that the soil on the tomb was all mellow soil, usually without plants. At that time, there were no shrubs on the top of Kouzhun's tomb, only a few Artemisia. When local children were mowing grass and herding sheep, they liked to stand on the top of Kouzhun's tomb and look up at the distance. At least they could look at the north mountain to the north, the Qinling mountains to the south, the Gaoling mausoleum to the West and the pagoda to the East. However, during the "winter fan" movement of winter agricultural activities during the cultural revolution, people in Zuojia village dug graves to cover winter wheat, and destroyed a tall Mausoleum of the prime minister beyond recognition.

protective measures

After 1986, the local government attached great importance to cultural relics and built Kouzhun primary school here to protect the tomb and commemorate the historic site.

Kouzhun tomb is a key cultural relic protection unit at the provincial level.

Life of Kou Zhun

Kou Zhun (961-1023 A.D.), whose name is pingzhong, was born in Xiaying (Xiaying, pronunciation: Xi á Gu ī, now Weinan City) of Huazhou. He was a politician of the Northern Song Dynasty and a Jinshi in the period of Taiping and rejuvenating the country. He went through four dynasties and served as an official for nearly 40 years. He was honest, upright, and full of national integrity. Kou Zhun has been very smart since he was a child. When he ascended Huashan with his father at the age of seven, he left behind "only heaven is above, and there is no mountain with Qi.". Red sun is near, white clouds are low. At the age of 19, he was admitted to the Bianliang (Kaifeng) examination. At first, he was appointed as Dali's judge. Due to his outstanding achievements, he was promoted to Cheng'an army in Daming Prefecture and moved to Zhongcheng of the palace. Later, he was promoted to doctor of Yu Department of Shangshu. Because he was upright and did not dare to admonish the emperor, Taizong praised him: "I got Kou Zhun, but the Emperor Wen got Wei Zheng." In the first year of Jingde, Song Zhen (1004 AD), the Liao army had the potential to attack on a large scale, and Kou Zhun was ordered to return to the court as prime minister. He opposed Wang qinruo's idea of moving to the south, advocated resistance, urged Zhenzong to supervise the war in Danzhou (now Puyang, Henan Province), and made an alliance with Liao. He was soon excluded by Wang qinruo. In his later years, he rose again. In the fourth year of the reign of emperor Tianxi (1020 A.D.), he was expelled by Ding Wei and granted the title of Duke Lai. Later, he was demoted to Leizhou (now Haikang, Guangdong). In the first year of emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty (1023 A.D.), Kou Zhun was still in office and suddenly fell ill. He sent someone to get the thick belt from the Emperor Taizong that year. After Muyu, he had a royal robe and a belt to worship in the north. He called for bedding on his left and right. He died on the seventh day of the ninth month. He was 62 years old at the end of the year.

After Kou Zhun's death, he transported his spiritual pivot to Weinan, the western capital. When he passed by Hubei public security bureau, "everyone cried on the road, folded the bamboo and planted it with paper money, and looked at it in the moon. The temple is built for many reasons, and the memorial ceremony is held at the age of one year. His wife, the Song family, is the younger sister of Kaibao empress of song Taizu. She entered the palace and asked the court for funds to carry Kou Zhun's spiritual pivot. As a result, only enough money was sent to Luoyang, where song lived. After Kou Zhun's death, 11 years after Kou Zhun's death. In the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xue was given the title of "Zhongmin" to the Duke of Laiguo.

In the first year of Jingyou (1034 AD), 11 years after Kou Zhun's death, Renzong Zhaoxue for him and buried him. The tomb of Kou Zhun was destroyed during the cultural revolution, and the tomb remains.

Yuan Mei of Jiaozhou in the Qing Dynasty felt that he was at the end of the world when he was dying. The poem said: the grass is luxuriant under the steps, and the white hair is sparse on his head. Deep in spring and rainy at night. The fallen flowers are covered with mud.

Address: Zuojia village, Guandi Township, Linwei District, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province

Longitude: 109.44113355578

Latitude: 34.730588014795

Ticket information: 3 yuan

Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

Chinese PinYin : Kou Zhun Mu