Gao family cemetery

Gao family cemetery

Located in Gaoao village of Baixiang in the north of Yueqing City, the Gao family tomb of Yueqing was built in Ming Dynasty. The tomb was built on the mountain and surrounded by ancestral temple with unique layout. Among them, Gao Youji's tomb is the most large-scale and unique in shape. The main building is composed of three four column and three story memorial archways. According to the system of Zhaomu, the tombstones of four generations and seven people are divided into three parts. It has distinctive regional characteristics and era style, which is rare. The tomb consists of Shinto gate, Huabiao and other wood like stone structures and stone statues.

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Gao family cemetery (national key cultural relics protection unit)

Ming Dynasty

Time of publication: May 25, 2006

Located in Gaodong village, Baixiang town. Gao Youji (1461-1546), whose name is Suzheng, was a Jinshi in the third year of Hongzhi (1490) of Ming Dynasty. He was an official of the Ministry of criminal justice and a posthumous official of Xiangjian. He wrote Nanping manuscript. The tomb consists of Shinto gate, Huabiao and other wood like stone structures and stone statues. There are three groups: the tomb of Gao Youji and his grandfather and father in the middle, the tomb of Gao Youji's eldest son and third son on the left, and the tomb of his second son and fourth son on the right, all arranged according to the rites and customs of zuozhao and youmu. Each of the three groups of tombs built a memorial archway with four columns and three memorial archways in the middle, and six columns and five memorial archways on both sides. There are two stele pavilions, four column single room, five shop for double copy, steal heart building, Xie hilltop.

Located in Gaoao village of Baixiang in the north of Yueqing City, the Gao family tomb of Yueqing was built in Ming Dynasty. The tomb was built on the mountain and surrounded by ancestral temple with unique layout. Among them, Gao Youji's tomb is the most large-scale and unique in shape. The main building is composed of three four column and three story memorial archways. According to the system of Zhaomu, the tombstones of four generations and seven people are divided into three parts. It has distinctive regional characteristics and era style, which is rare. The tomb is an important material for studying the burial system and customs of the officials and families in Ming Dynasty. In addition, the stone architecture of Gao Youji's tomb imitates the wooden structure with exquisite workmanship and beautiful shape, which is a good product of Ming Dynasty stone architecture.

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Address: Gaodong village, Baixiang Town, Yueqing City

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Gao Youji (1461-1546) was born in Gaoao (now beibaixiang town), the 12th capital of Yueqing Dynasty. Mother disease, day and night to serve soup, clothes, filial piety in the countryside. Ming Hongzhi three years (1490) Jinshi, Ding Mu you. In addition to serving, he was given the charge of the Ministry of criminal justice in Nanjing, and was given the experience of wailang and doctor. In the 16th year, he was promoted to Jiujiang Prefecture of Jiangxi Province, and his achievements were the highest among the thirteen prefectures. In the second year of Zhengde (1507), he was promoted to Guangxi to participate in politics, and served as the capital of Yingtian Prefecture. Chieftain Cen Meng "sat down to fight with the clan structure to cut rank, and ordered the Han officials to caress him, while the former officials were afraid to escape". Youji entered the state alone, "he was sincere and loyal", so he "tied himself up and obeyed orders". So he "set up a school to train scholars, set up a fortress and a group of people, and returned hundreds of men and women to be captured, and the people in the field were obedient" (Yan Song: "the book of xiangjiangao cemetery, which was given to the crown prince Shaobao by the Minister of punishment of the Ming Dynasty). Because of disobedience to power, he was transferred to the magistrate of Weihui (now Jixian County, Henan Province). The county is in charge of Daochong, and the supply and demand are huge. Youji has greatly reduced the number of people. Please stop the Yellow River labor and relax the salt ban. Over the years, he was promoted to the left of Jiangxi Province to participate in politics, and transferred to the right of Shanxi Province and Shaanxi Province. In the 11th year of Zhengde, he was promoted to the right deputy capital censor, governor Datong, and praised military affairs. At that time, the imperial clan was arrogant, beating and insulting the magistrate for Lu Zhen's affairs. Youji was not afraid of qiangliang, but impeached by Shangshu. But because of this disaster, he was demoted to be an official. He was the Deputy military envoy of Huguang, Chengui and lived for several years. In the fourth year of Jiajing reign (1525), he became the Chief Secretary of Shandong Province and then the right chief envoy of Fujian Province. In the following year, he became the Minister of Guanglu temple, promoted to the right Minister of the Ministry of punishment in Nanjing, turned to the censor of Youdu, and transferred to the governor of water transport and governor of Fengyang, to attract salt disciples, punish the evil of the canal, and change the post fee. In the seventh year, he entered the Ministry of industry in Nanjing, changed the Ministry of punishment, and returned to beicao as governor. After only three months, he went back to his hometown. He built a ancestral temple with his salary and set up Nanping Academy in his hometown bailuyu. The old house he lived in was simple and shabby, and there was nothing to be improved. He died on March 26, 1546, at the age of 86. As a posthumous gift to Prince Shaobao, he was named Xiangjian. His posthumous works include Nanping manuscript. Its tomb is in gao'ao village, which is called Gao Shangshu's tomb by local people and is still well preserved.

Address: gao'ao village, beibaixiang Town, Yueqing City, Wenzhou City

Longitude: 120.81772974133

Latitude: 28.029802322288

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