Yonghou Mausoleum

Yonghou mausoleum is located on a highland formerly known as "he'eryuan" in Gongxian city. It is only 500 meters away from Yongzhao mausoleum in the southeast. Inside, zhao shu, the emperor of Yingzong, was buried for only three years.

Today's yonghou mausoleum is 15 meters high, with a square bottom and 55 meters long on each side. There are still 16 pieces of stone carvings left in front of the mausoleum. Among them, "Wangzhu" is exquisitely carved. It is octagonal in shape, with finely carved dragon and cloud patterns on each side. The decorative patterns are as fine as gossamer, flowing and changeable. It is an excellent stone carving of song mausoleum. Zhao Pu, Cao Bin, di Qing and Yang Yanzhao were also buried in yonghou mausoleum.

Yonghou Mausoleum

Yonghou mausoleum is the mausoleum of Zhao Shu, the fifth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. On January 8, 1067, song Yingzong died of illness in Funing hall. At the age of 36, he was buried in the west stage of Funing hall. His temple name was Yingzong. His ministers were posthumously named emperor xianwensu and Emperor xuanxiao of Wuxuan. On August 27, he was buried in yonghouling (now xiaoyibao, Gongyi, Henan Province).

Tomb owner Yingzong

Zhao Shu (1032-1067), formerly known as Zongshi, was later renamed zhao shu. He was the great grandson of Taizong, the grandson of Zhao yuanfen, the younger brother of Zhenzong, and the son of Zhao yunrang, King Yi of Pu'an.

Yingzong was brought up by Renzong in the imperial palace when he was young, and was named Zongshi. Jiayou seven years (1062) as the crown prince. The eighth year of Jiayou was the throne. The temple is named Yingzong, and its posthumous title is ti Qian Ying, Li Long Gong Sheng De Xian Wen Su Wu Rui Sheng Xuan Xiao emperor.

During the reign of Yingzong, he appointed Han Qi, an old minister, and others. He didn't want to reform, but there was no war with Liao and Xixia. In 1067, he died in Funing palace. Four years in office.

Yingzong was not Renzong's own son, but because Renzong had no son, Yingzong became the first emperor in Northern Song Dynasty to inherit Datong as zongzi.

Mausoleum regulation

Houling is located on a highland in Gongxian City, which was formerly known as "he'eryuan". It is only 500 meters away from yongzhaoling in the southeast. In January 1982, it was announced as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units.

Longitude and latitude: n34 ° 44'47.23 ", E112 ° 58'21.35".

The platform of yonghou mausoleum is 15 meters high, with a square bottom and 55 meters long on each side. There are still 16 pieces of stone carvings in front of the mausoleum. Among them, the "Wangzhu" is exquisitely carved. It is octagonal in shape, with finely carved dragon and cloud patterns on each side. The decorative patterns are as fine as gossamer, flowing and changeable. It is an excellent stone carvings of song mausoleum.

The funerary objects

Yonghou mausoleum is the most detailed one about the emperor's funeral in historical materials. Li you, an official of the Northern Song Dynasty, once visited Yingzong's funeral in person. He gave a very detailed description of yonghou mausoleum's underground palace and its funerary objects. For example, it was mentioned that yonghou mausoleum was a stone underground palace with two floors, which buried all kinds of funerary objects and some antique books that Yingzong loved before his death.

The emperor's funeral, especially the situation of the emperor's underground palace, was a royal top secret in all dynasties. Although historical materials such as Huiyao, official history and actual records will describe the mausoleum of empress dowager, they must not be very detailed, which is equivalent to providing first-hand information for future generations. Li you wrote a lot of details of yonghou mausoleum in his notes the facts of Song Dynasty, which became an important material for future generations to study the historical facts of the middle and late Northern Song Dynasty, and also became one of the starting points for future generations to covet houling mausoleum.

Theft and excavation

In the history of yonghou mausoleum, there have been many serious excavations. There are many caves on the mausoleum, and they have collapsed seriously. In the historical materials of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was mentioned that the envoys of the Southern Song Dynasty went to the Jin Dynasty and passed by houling. It was clearly mentioned that the lower palace of yonghouling was burned by fire. At that time, it was not more than ten years since the death of the Northern Song Dynasty.

After the founding of new China, yonghouling Xiagong site was occupied by Gongyi meteorological station and other units, which was seriously damaged. Only a pair of stone lions could be found.

The height of soil sealing is measured as 8m. In the middle of the west side of soil sealing, there is a large hole with a length of more than 18m.

List of stone carvings

Funerary grave

Not far from the north of yonghou mausoleum is the empress xuanren shengliegao who was buried in yonghou mausoleum. The stone carvings of empress Gao's Mausoleum are well preserved, but there is a very large and obvious cave in the mausoleum. According to records, the underground palace of gaohouling is composed of upper and lower floors, covered with blue stones. According to some materials, Chinese archaeologists once entered the underground palace of gaohou mausoleum from this cave.

There are also three tombs in the northwest of houling. The owner of the tombs is Zhao Hao, Zhao Kai and Zhao Jun, the other two sons of Yingzong. They are all located near Gongyi flour mill and have been excavated. The original stone carvings on the ground are no longer in the original place.

500 meters to the north of yonghou Mausoleum (in today's flour mill courtyard), there is the tomb of Wu Wanghao, the son of Zhao Shu.

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