Tomb of Zhang Jiuling

Tomb of Zhang Jiuling

Zhang Jiuling's tomb is located at the foot of Luoyuan cave in the northern suburb of Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province. Zhang Jiuling was the Prime Minister of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty during the Kaiyuan period. In the spring of the 28th year of Kaiyuan (740 A.D.), he went back to his hometown to sweep his tomb. He died of illness at his home. He was 63 years old and was posthumously named "Wenshu Gong". It was buried in the 29th year southeast of Kaiyuan.

Practical information

Best travel time

Shaoguan has a subtropical humid monsoon climate. It is hot in summer and cool in winter, and occasionally snowy in winter (only in the high places of Pingshi Jinjiling and the north of Shaoguan). The annual average temperature is about 20 degrees, the average temperature in January is about 10 degrees, and the average temperature in July is about 29 degrees. The warm subtropical climate and abundant rainfall make Shaoguan land evergreen all the year round, which is very suitable for tourism.

Traffic information

Internal transportation

Taking Shaoguan as the transfer station, there are tourist buses to the scenic spots near Shaoguan City, and most of them are CMB. If there is no direct bus to the scenic spots, you can transfer to the cities and counties at the station first. Generally, it takes about two or three hours to get there, and then transfer to the scenic spots. You can also contact the railway station or bus station, or take part in a one-day (or two-day) tour of the local travel agency.

Shaoguan City is also very convenient transportation, in addition to the bus, and other tourist cities, there are such as tricycle, CMB and other tools.

External traffic

aviation

The airport is under expansion and reconstruction. After reconstruction, it will connect Guangzhou, Qingyuan, Huizhou, Heyuan and other cities in the south, Jiangxi in the East and Hunan in the north. The air transportation capacity will be greatly enhanced.

Railway

The main artery of Beijing Guangzhou railway runs through the city, passing through Shaoguan City, Lechang, Ruyuan and Qujiang, with 65 pairs of trains passing through every day. There are express trains between Shaoguan and Shenzhen and between Shaoguan and Guangzhou every day.

Visitors from the north can choose to get off at this station and then go to other cities in Guangdong Province, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhaoqing. Shaoguan railway station is located on the East Bank of Zhenjiang river. You can take bus No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 to get there.

highway

Shaoguan highway extends in all directions. National highways 105, 106, 107 and 323 run through Shaoguan. The roads from Shaoguan to Guangzhou are all secondary roads, with a total length of 290 km. As the Gantang Wengcheng section of Beijing Zhuhai expressway has been opened to traffic, the time from Shaoguan to Guangzhou has been shortened by one hour. There are coaches from Shaoguan City to nearby scenic spots, most of which are CMB. If there is no direct bus to the scenic spots, you can transfer to the cities and counties at the station first. Generally, it takes about two or three hours to get there, and then transfer to the scenic spots.

water transport

There are Beijiang River, Wujiang River, Zhenjiang River, Wengjiang River, Xinfengjiang River, longguihe River and so on. Beijiang River can be used for navigation of 100 ton ships to Guangzhou.

Urban transportation: Shaoguan's urban transportation is also very convenient. The bus operation time is from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. every day. Most of the tickets are sold by no one, and the whole journey is 1 yuan. There are also two round the city buses. If you want to visit Shaoguan, you can take these two sightseeing buses No. 12 and No. 13. In addition to buses, taxis here may be the cheapest in the country, starting at 4 yuan within 3 km, starting at 5 yuan after 9 pm, and 1.6 yuan per km after 3 km.

Shaoguan has developed transportation, Beijing Guangzhou railway runs through the city, and shipping and water transportation are also very convenient. It is the transportation hub of Guangdong, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guangxi. Apart from the fact that all trains going northward to Guangzhou pass through the city, there are many direct trains in Guangzhou

Guangzhou Shaoguan 216 departs at 15:52 and arrives at 18:44

Guangzhou Shaoguan 218 departs at 7:45 and arrives at 10:26

Guangzhou Pingshi Y18 departs at 8:20 and arrives at 12:30

Guests from the north can choose to get off at this station for sightseeing, and then there are trains in various cities in Guangdong, such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhaoqing, etc.

Main attractions

Zhang Jiuling's tomb is a family style tomb group. In front of the tomb is Zhang Wenxue temple. About 120 meters behind the temple is the tomb of Zhang Jiuling and his wife Lu, his younger brother Zhang Jiugao and Jiuzhang. It is a representative Tomb of Tang Dynasty in Guangdong Province. Zhang Jiuling's tomb is a brick chamber structure. It is located in the north and south of the block. The plane is in the shape of "ancient". It is divided into three parts: tomb chamber, corridor and ear chamber. The tomb is the main building, with a four corner top. It is 7.98 meters long, 4.8 meters wide and 5.35 meters high. There are frescoes on the four walls and in the corridor, such as the maid flat peach garden. It is the earliest and unique Tang Dynasty frescoes unearthed in Guangdong. The original stone statues of Shinto in front of the tomb are separated on both sides. Today, there are "Shinto stele" written by Xu Hao, a famous calligrapher in Lingnan of Tang Dynasty, and "guyoupushexiangguo zhangjiugongling stele" written by Du Fu. There is a hall under the tomb. There are also inscriptions from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the hall.

Historical evolution

In 1919, the tomb group was completely renovated, and the Zhang Wenxue temple was rebuilt, and the tombstone, Shinto tablet, boundary tablet and Du Fu's baai poem tablet were re carved.

In July 1960, due to the destruction of some tombs, the Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Administration Commission cleaned up and excavated the tomb again. Because the tomb was stolen, only a small amount of jade pieces and pottery pots were left,

In 1978, it was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.

Profile

Zhang Jiuling, named Qujiang, was born in Shaoguan. He was a poet of Tang Dynasty. He was honest and upright. Later, he was demoted for offending the fatuous Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. On May 7, Kaiyuan 28, he died in a private family in Qujiang and was buried in Wujiang District of Shaoguan. He was 63 years old. After an Shi rebellion, Tang Dezong sent envoys to Shao to offer sacrifices to his tomb, and issued an imperial edict to present it to situ.

Zhang Jiuling is a famous statesman, writer, poet and Prime Minister with courage and vision. He was loyal, dutiful, impartial, outspoken, dare to admonish, select talents, do not bend the law for personal gain, do not follow the crowd, dare to fight against evil forces, and made a positive contribution to the "Kaiyuan rule". Since the death of Zhang Jiuling, every prime minister of Tang Xuanzong has to ask "is his demeanor like that of Jiuling?" Therefore, it has always been respected by later generations.

Special food

Shaoguan is a multi-ethnic area, most of which are Han nationality. In addition, there are more than 30 ethnic minorities, such as Yao, Zhuang, Hui, man, Meng, Miao, Bai, Dong, Tujia, etc. Nanxiong's cured duck and Wengyuan's bone shrinking crucian carp are very famous. Tourists may as well taste them when they arrive.

Dragon returns to cold water belly

Longgui cold water belly, its name is common, but delicious. This dish has not been listed in the northern Guangdong menu before, and it has been widely spread in recent years. As Shaoguan citizens, from the officials to the common people, most of them had a special trip to the countryside. Some of them have a taste and come back every three to five.

Stir fried snails

To Shaoguan, you have to eat fried conch. As Shaoguan is a mountainous area with many Shankeng streams, Shankeng snail like to grow in such a natural environment. Shankeng snails are small, sharp and long, conical in shape, such as the size of a little finger. They are available in all counties (cities) of Shaoguan in the four seasons. The best time to cuddle Shankeng snails is in autumn. Because Shankeng snail meat has a unique fresh taste and unique eating method, many people are happy with it. It is an ideal snack to taste Shaoguan flavor, especially when you get together in the street shop, make an appointment with your friends and have fun.

Shopping Directory

Because it is located in the mountainous area, the first choice for shopping in Shaoguan is to buy some local products, fruits and other things. On the one hand, it is convenient to carry and on the other hand, it is also affordable to give gifts. However, we should pay attention to distinguish the good from the bad. There are many peddlers near the scenic spots, so it is best to go to the shopping mall. Shaoguan has the following specialties:

Renhua: local paper, moso bamboo, rosin, camellia seed oil, fungus, mushroom, white tea, Shatian pomelo.

Qujiang: Maba younianmi, Nanhua Li.

Lechang: Ningma, peanut, Baimao tea, mushroom, horseshoe, kiwi fruit, American ginseng, Coptis, Cimicifuga and other valuable Chinese herbal medicines.

Nanxiong: yellow tobacco, cured duck.

Xinfeng: shiitake mushroom, straw mushroom, agaric.

Weng yuan: Sanhua Plum, bone shrinking crucian carp.

Shixing: bamboo and its processed products.

Address: the foot of Luoyuan cave in the northern suburb of Shaoguan City

Longitude: 113.51461029053

Latitude: 24.852874755859

Ticket information: free.

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