Ji Xiaolan's tomb

Ji Xiaolan cemetery

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Ji Xiaolan tomb generally refers to Ji Xiaolan cemetery

Ji Xiaolan's tomb is the tomb of Ji Xiaolan, a famous writer in the Qing Dynasty. It was built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 300 meters from north to South and 100 meters from east to west. There are 1194 tombs and 136 tombstones. It is located about 300 meters south of Beicun, cuierzhuang Town, Cangxian County, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province.

The East, South and southwest sides of the cemetery are dense jujube forests, and the north and northwest sides are threshing grounds. Ji Xiaolan's tomb is a mound sealed with earth under several tall trees of toon, elm and locust. Tombstone was erected about 3 meters to the East. The tombstone is the original object of Ji Xiaolan when he was buried. The tombstone is engraved with the inscription made by Emperor Jiaqing.

Another 15.6 meters to the east of the tombstone is a Shinto tablet. Shendao stele was rebuilt in 1920 by Ji Juchen, the sixth generation grandson of Ji Xiaolan. In addition, at 2.56 meters to the north of the tombstone, a cultural monument was erected with the words "Cangzhou key cultural relics protection unit" engraved on it.

Cemetery structure

This is roughly the pattern of cemeteries. Meso view of each part, the height of the mound is about 2 meters, the base is surrounded by bricks, the height of the bricks is about 60 cm, the above is the earth sealing, and the perimeter of the bottom is 25.5 meters.

The tombstone stands on the base of the blue stone. The original tuobei Mian (commonly known as Shigui) has been damaged, with a height of 268 cm, a width of 109.5 cm and a thickness of 38 cm. The crown of Jiaolong stele on the top, which was re carved in 1989, is 120 cm high and larger in length and width than the body of the stele. There is an irregular crack in the middle of the body of the stele. On both sides of the front and back of the stele, there are fine cloud dragon reliefs all around. There are 12 dragons carved respectively, 2 on the top, 2 on the bottom and 4 on the left and 4 on the right. To the west of the tombstone is the original imperial inscription, about half of which can be read by touching, and half of which is illegible. The eastern side of the tombstone was restored in 1989 and re engraved according to the original inscription. It was written by Cangzhou calligrapher Liu Wenyuan.

The monument is 195 cm high, 66 cm wide and 20.5 cm thick. On the front (East Side) of the stele is engraved in regular script with the words "the sacred tablet of Ji wendagong, the Minister of rites of the imperial Prince Shaobao of Qing Dynasty". On the west side of the tablet, there are inscriptions. The crown of Shendao stele is 63 cm high, 77 cm wide and 24.5 cm thick. There are dragon patterns and seal characters on it, which are "immortal".

There are also some broken stone steles scattered in the cemetery, two of which are carved with patterns, which are said to be the remains of stone turtles under the original tombstone. At present, the scale and layout of Ji Xiaolan cemetery that people can see are far from its original appearance. Some people even suspect that this cemetery is not Ji Xiaolan's real tomb. All kinds of mysteries need to be solved step by step.

History as it is

According to the local villagers and Ji's descendants, in order to choose the place to build the tomb, Ji Xiaolan specially invited Mr. Feng Shui from the south, searched Ji's manor, and finally determined the North Village Xinqian. At that time, the cemetery occupied dozens of mu. According to the old people's memory, the original location of natong Shendao stele, which was erected in the ninth year of the Republic of China, is about 150 meters away from Ji Xiaolan's tomb. It stands on the roadside of a north-south passage in the east of the cemetery. It is commonly known as "dismounting stele", which means "civil servants dismount from sedan chair, military officers dismount". No one knows when the original monument was destroyed.

The original tombstone is 21 meters east of the mound. On the cornerstone under the tombstone, there is a lime mixed soil tamped foundation, and two bluestone slabs of 198 × 82 cm are paved on it. One remains, which was laid under the tombstone when the cemetery was restored in 1989. The tombstone is combined into two, with carved flowers around. Above it is a giant turtle, which has been destroyed. The claw marks of the stone turtle can also be seen on the cornerstone. The distance between the two claws is 160 cm, and the distance between the left and right claws is 120 cm. He was carrying a tombstone on his back. The crown of the tombstone was destroyed. From the base to the crown, the whole tombstone is about 5 meters high.

Between the tombstone and the mound is a blue stone table, which has been lost. The table is about 2 meters long and 1 meter wide, with four round legs. The author visited a table leg, 50 cm high, central waist 104 cm (diameter about 33.12 cm), the bottom diameter 21 cm.

According to the old man's recollection, there was a flood in 1963 and the village was flooded. Some villagers took shelter at the top of Ji Yun's tomb, which could accommodate more than 50 people.

Ji Xiaolan's tomb is at the entrance of xinshanyi. Looking from the cemetery to the East, it is smooth and unobstructed. A hundred miles away is the sea. There are two large mounds on the north side of the mound, which are similar to inkstones. On the south side of the mound, there is a piece of Vitex tree, which is called Phoenix forest. In the West (behind the tomb) to naotun (whose village no longer exists today) is an open area. There is a saying that "the top of the head of Sijia (there is a Sijia village more than ten miles away) is on the foot, and the south of Fenglin is on the north of Yanbao".

There are more than 30 other graves in the cemetery. There are three small graves on each side of the grave. It is said that Ji Yun's six side chambers were buried. Extending further on both sides, and crossing half a cave forward, there are two larger graves, each of which is buried with Ji Yun's four sons -- Ruji, Ruchuan, RuRu and Ruyi. The graves of their grandchildren were buried in order. This kind of burial method is said to be approved by Ji Xiaolan according to the proposal of Mr. Feng Shui, which is called "carrying the son and holding the sun".

At that time, there were stone statues such as stone man and stone horse on both sides of Shinto. However, shortly after Ji Xiaolan's death, China entered a turbulent period of modern history. It is said that not many years after Ji Xiaolan was buried, these stone statues were stolen by the southern cultural relics dealers one after another. Now they have disappeared. The cemetery was surrounded by lush and tall pines and cypresses. The whole cemetery is grand and magnificent, and the weather is solemn and solemn.

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Destruction

Ji Xiaolan was famous in his life, and after his death he was sad and glorious. The cemetery was magnificent. But with the change of the times and the destruction of wind and rain, the cemetery gradually fell. The most thoroughly destroyed scene is one in the cultural revolution.

Now we see Ji Xiaolan's tombstone, which is split from the middle and glued together. It is generally said that lightning strike is the cause. At the same time, the head of the turtle under the monument was also broken. It is said that there were no trees in the grave circle at that time, so it was said that trees were planted in the grave "randomly rooted". Tombstone has become the highest building in the cemetery circle, which may lead to lightning. The time of lightning strike should be between 1920s and 1940s.

According to the 80 year old people in the village, their memory is the cracked stele. According to Ji Juchen's record when he reestablished the Shinto tablet, "I saw that the Shinto tablet of xianwendagong was broken on the roadside and couldn't be cleaned up", so he reestablished it, but it was mentioned that the tombstone was cracked at that time. It can be seen that the tombstone was struck by lightning after 1920, and before the 80 year old can remember.

1966 is a very special year in Chinese history, from which the ten-year catastrophe began. In August, the Red Guard movement rose in Beijing, and a storm of "breaking the four old" sprang up across the country. At that time, the red guards of Maliantan middle school carried red tassels to Beicun several times to order the rebellion of feudal bureaucrats and dig Ji Xiaolan's tomb, claiming that they were going to do it by themselves. In this case, how can the red guards of Beicun fall behind? So he picked up his shovel and pick, and under the guidance of the flagman, beat gongs and drums, and drove into Ji Xiaolan's cemetery in groups. Within two or three days, a cultural relic was destroyed, leaving a permanent regret for future generations.

With the reform and opening up, the country's political stability, economic development, the restoration of Ji Xiaolan cemetery has become a historical necessity. In 1989, Cangzhou Municipal People's government began to repair the Ji tomb, which was presided over by Han Jinguo, then deputy director of the Municipal Bureau of culture. Ji Xiaolan's cemetery has been restored, which is the current situation. Nowadays, governments at all levels, people from all walks of life and Ji's clan in Ji Xiaolan's hometown generally attach importance to the development of Ji's culture, and the re repair of Ji Xiaolan's cemetery has been included in the agenda of relevant departments of municipal and county governments. Ji Xiaolan cemetery will be further restored, and a cultural monument for the world to see will soon be built.

According to the local villagers and Ji's descendants, in order to choose the place to build the tomb, Ji Xiaolan specially invited Mr. Feng Shui from the south, searched Ji's manor, and finally determined the North Village Xinqian. At that time, the cemetery occupied dozens of mu. According to the old people's memory, the original location of natong Shendao stele, which was erected in the ninth year of the Republic of China, is about 150 meters away from Ji Xiaolan's tomb. It stands on the roadside of a north-south passage in the east of the cemetery. It is commonly known as "dismounting stele", which means "civil servants dismount from sedan chair, military officers dismount". No one knows when the original monument was destroyed.

The original tombstone is 21 meters east of the mound. On the cornerstone under the tombstone, there is a lime mixed soil tamped foundation, and two bluestone slabs of 198 × 82 cm are paved on it. One remains, which was laid under the tombstone when the cemetery was restored in 1989. The tombstone is combined into two, with carved flowers around. Above it is a giant turtle, which has been destroyed. The claw marks of the stone turtle can also be seen on the cornerstone. The distance between the two claws is 160 cm, and the distance between the left and right claws is 120 cm. He was carrying a tombstone on his back. The crown of the tombstone was destroyed. From the base to the crown, the whole tombstone is about 5 meters high.

Between the tombstone and the mound is a blue stone table, which has been lost. The table is about 2 meters long and 1 meter wide, with four round legs. The author visited a table leg, 50 cm high, central waist 104 cm (diameter about 33.12 cm), the bottom diameter 21 cm.

According to the old man's recollection, there was a flood in 1963 and the village was flooded. Some villagers took shelter at the top of Ji Yun's tomb, which could accommodate more than 50 people.

Ji Xiaolan's tomb is at the entrance of xinshanyi. Looking from the cemetery to the East, it is smooth and unobstructed. A hundred miles away is the sea. There are two large mounds on the north side of the tomb, which are similar to inkstones. On the south side, there is a piece of Vitex tree, which is called Phoenix forest

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