Northern Song Dynasty Mausoleum

The Song Mausoleum, the imperial tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty, is located in Gongyi City, Henan Province. It was built in the first year of Gande (963 years). It is the tomb of the emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty and his burial chamber. There are more than 300 tombs in the Song Mausoleum, covering an area of about 156 square kilometers, and more than 700 stone carvings, which have important cultural relics and artistic value. The tomb group covers the remaining seven emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty except the second Huiqin, plus the tombs of Zhao Yu's father Zhao Yuyin, collectively known as the "Seven Emperors and Eight Mausoleums". There are more than 300 tombs of the Queen's Mausoleum, the tomb of the royal family, and the tomb of the famous generals Xunchen. The tombs of ministers such as Yuan Zhun and Bao Zheng are also among them. Song Ling established several kinds of the first river to set up the mausoleum area, reflecting the orderly and hierarchical royal order, forming a theoretical rigorous and unique royal funeral culture. Main tombs: Huang'an Mausoleum, Yongchang Mausoleum (Zhao Yu), Yongxi Mausoleum, Yongding Mausoleum, Yongzhao Mausoleum (restored), Yonghou Mausoleum (semi-developed), Yongyu Mausoleum, Yongtai Mausoleum, Yongxian Mausoleum. Accompanying the tomb: Wei Wang Tomb, Yuan De Li Hou Tomb, Yuan Zhun Tomb, Bao Zheng Tomb, Guangxian Cao Hou Tomb, Xuan Ren Gao Hou Tomb, Qin Sheng Xiang Hou Tomb. Raiders: Yong Zhao Tomb (restored), most of the time does not open, it is recommended to call last year. Yonghouling (semi-developed) is a ruins square, the visit value is very high, the above two gardens are located in the city, convenient transportation. Yongchangling (Zhao Yu) is 7 kilometers away from the city, you need to drive by yourself, the cemetery is protected and undeveloped, you can freely enter and exit, and enjoy the original original mausoleum style. The cemetery stone statue is long and elegant, reflecting the characteristics of the Song Dynasty. Zhao Yushou Mausoleum's warrior image is lively and vivid, natural and casual, reflecting the Song Dynasty's close to the people and the Republic of China. Hostel: convenient for eating and lodging near the city. Ticket price: free. Time: Each tomb tour for about 20-60 minutes.

The imperial tombs are distributed in the Xicun, Zhitian, urban area, and Guozhen area of Gongyi City. Nine emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty, except for the emblem and Qin II emperors, were killed by Jin Bingqi and died in the five cities. The remaining seven emperors and Zhao Yuyin (Zhao Yu's father) were buried in Gongyi, commonly known as the "Seven Emperors and the Eight Mausoleums". Add the queen and the prince of the family, Wang Sun and Gao Huaide, Cai Qi, Yuan Zhun, Bao Zheng, Yang Liulang, Zhao Pu and other honorary names will have nearly 1,000 tombs. Since 963 AD, the construction of Songling, before and after more than 160 years of operation, formed a large, majestic royal tomb group, can be called the open-air art museum.

The imperial tombs of the Song Dynasty are very interesting. The imperial tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty are prosperous and exquisite; the imperial tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty are simple and streamlined. But only by combining the two can you see the true taste of the Song tombs. The most common saying for the Northern Song Dynasty tombs is "the seven emperors and eight mausoleums". The Yongchangling Tomb of Song Taizu Zhao Yu, Yongxiling Tomb of Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi, Yongdingling Tomb of Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, Yong Zhaoling of Song Renzong Zhao Shu, Yonghouling Tomb of Song Yingzong Zhao Shu, Yongyuling Tomb of Song Shenzong Zhao Yu, Yongtailing of Song Zhezong Zhao Yu. In addition, Zhao Yuyin, the father of Song Taizu, was also chased after Zhao Yu's ascendance and buried in the imperial tomb, namely the Yong'an tomb. It was the emperor that was missing from the seven emperors and the eight mausoleums, and it became the beginning of the construction of the imperial tombs of the Song Dynasty.

Very good place, next time you can come with your family

The Northern Song Dynasty Mausoleum in Gongyi, Henan, was still in Gongyi a few days ago

The morning light is shallow, the trail is slow, the streets of Gongyi are not long, not wide, and the Yongzhao Mausoleum is so ordinary to stay in the downtown area, and people will worship. Old habits, visits to the mausoleum: look around and then visit in depth. After the white dew, the humidity is heavy, the sun is measured, the sun is not going to dry, the light of the dew, the grass, the corridor, the stone steps!! Or because the humidity is cold, or because the morning light is still early, the thick pine and cypress shadowed the path, less people, more gloomy. There are few leftovers in the garden, only one monument can be found in the Tang and Song Dynasty has drifted the sea of "thousand words", the font is not Zhao Yu's cursive, stealing the relationship between the monument and the cemetery is difficult to describe by far-fetched meeting. The park in the city is mainly the imperial tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is the Zhaoling tomb of Renzong. This tour of the park, no harvest, somehow the main hall of the cemetery closed, after inquiries, never opened, a lot of people think: the foreign invasion was too serious that year, so that there was no recovery? The Cultural Revolution was too raging, there was not much left? The local management department did not have funds and did not repair it? After the wind and rain washed the decolored palace door closed, the eaves and corners of the carved beams and paintings have also poured out, only the special architectural style that I don’t understand, has not been buried by history; all this indifference, let the "cive cat change prince" stay in a certain distant time and space legend. Probably because of the autumn, the scene of the cemetery is a bit deserted, but the greening rate is quite high, and the buildings in the garden are very impressive under the backdrop of the small cang cypress.