Tomb of Zuo Zongtang

Historic site in Hunan, China
28°05′53″N 113°05′56″E / 28.098161°N 113.099021°E / 28.098161; 113.099021Completed1886Technical detailsMaterialGranite

The Tomb of Zuo Zongtang (Chinese: 左宗棠墓; pinyin: Zuǒ Zōngtáng Mù) is the tomb of Zuo Zongtang, a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] The tomb dates from 1886, and is located in Tiaoma Town of Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan, China.[1][2][3] It has been categorized as a provincial level key cultural heritage in 1996 by the Hunan Provincial Government.

History

The tomb was built for Zuo Zongtang, who was a statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[1] The tomb is located in Tiaoma Town of Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan.[1] When Zuo Zongtang died in 1885 in Fuzhou, Fujian, he was buried in here in the following year.[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards blasted open an entrance way and entered the tomb, Zuo Zongtang's body was dumped in the wild.[4]

In 1986, during the 100th anniversary of Zuo Zongtang's death, Hunan Provincial Government rebuilt the tomb.[1]

Gallery

  • Entrance of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
    Entrance of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
  • Stele
    Stele
  • Tomb
    Tomb
  • Pillar (left) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
    Pillar (left) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
  • Pillar (right) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
    Pillar (right) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Liu Xixian (刘希贤); Xie Peng (谢鹏) (2017). 跳马史迹寻踪 [Searching for Historical Sites in Tiaoma] (in Chinese). Changsha, Hunan: Hunan People's Publishing House. p. 118. ISBN 978-7-5561-1609-6.
  2. ^ Zhou You (2014-04-01). 一代名臣左宗棠：69岁抬棺出征，身后长眠跳马白竹村. rednet (in Chinese).
  3. ^ 这些名人墓地您未必知晓. sina (in Chinese). 2014-04-03.
  4. ^ 湖南省娄底市志编纂委员会 (1997). 娄底市志 (in Chinese). 中国社会出版社. p. 645. ISBN 978-7-80088-937-0. Retrieved 2024-04-30.