Tomb of Zhang Zongyu

Tomb of Zhang Zongyu

Zhang Zongyu's tomb is located about 50 meters south of kongzhuangzi village, sanfenchang, Nandagang administrative area. In 1981, when Kong Zhuangzi was digging a ditch, he met Zhang Zongyu's tomb. He dug out his remains, buried them in wooden boxes, and erected a monument to remember them.

historical event

There is an earthen tomb in the south of kongzhuangzi village of Nandagang farm, which is said to be the tomb of Zhang Zongyu, the leader of Nien army in Qing Dynasty. In January of the sixth year of Tongzhi reign of Qing Dynasty, Zhang Zongyu led the West twist military headquarters in Xi'an, where they worked as high as Shilipo. In August, he was besieged by Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang in the long and narrow area between the Yellow River, canal and Tuhai River in Shandong Province. Xiang Jing fought hard and could not break through the encirclement. On August 16, he was inundated by the Qing army in Yulin town of Jiyang. After the defeat of the Western Nien army, Zhang Zongyu sneaked into kongjiazhuang (now kongzhuangzi of Nandagang farm) of Cangxian County, dressed in single clothes, with loose hair, a long and wide face and a big figure. In the daytime, he begged for food in the village. He stretched out his hand according to the door and breathed. At night, he stayed in the Northeast yard hut of villager sun Yuxiang's house. Speaking with a southern accent, the village is called "Manzi". In his later years, Zhang Zongyu's ambition was still there, but his ambition was hard to pay, so he worried about his death. After his death, he was buried in the South cemetery of kongzhuangzi village, heading southwest. Zhang Zongyu had a son. Now all the descendants are in their hometown.

Personage introduction

Zhang Zongyu, born in chiheji, Bozhou, Anhui Province, was a famous general in the late Nien army. In 1864, after the failure of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he led Nien army and Lai Wenguang Department of Taiping army to join forces and changed infantry into cavalry. In April 1868, surrounded by Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, he was annihilated in a narrow area with Jianhe river in the north, Yellow River in the south, canal in the West and sea in the East. Zhang Zongyu broke through the siege at night and lived in seclusion in Kong Zhuangzi of Nandagang administrative area. He was a boy teacher in disguise and died 20 years later. Here, he lived by practicing medicine and Feng Shui, and revealed his real name when he died.

Address: South of kongzhuangzi village, Haixing County, Cangzhou City

Longitude: 117.4122865297

Latitude: 38.0151943002

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