The Tomb of Zuo Zongtang () is the

tomb A tomb ( grc-gre, τύμβος ''tumbos'') is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called ''immureme ...

Zuo Zongtang Zuo Zongtang, Marquis Kejing ( also spelled Tso Tsung-t'ang; ; November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty. Born in Xiangyin County, ...

, a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

. The tomb dates from 1886, and is located in Tiaoma Town of Yuhua District,

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ...

, China. It has been categorized as a provincial level key cultural heritage in 1996 by the Hunan Provincial Government.

History

The tomb was built for

, who was a statesman and military leader of the late

. The tomb is located in Tiaoma Town of Yuhua District,

. When Zuo Zongtang died in 1885 in Fuzhou,

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

, he was buried in here in the following year. During the

Cultural Revolution The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goa ...

, the

Red Guards Red Guards () were a mass student-led paramilitary social movement mobilized and guided by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1966 through 1967, during the first phase of the Cultural Revolution, which he had instituted.Teiwes According to a Red Guard lead ...

blasted open an entrance way and entered the tomb, Zuo Zongtang's body was dumped in the wild. In 1986, during the 100th anniversary of Zuo Zongtang's death, Hunan Provincial Government rebuilt the tomb. In January 1996, it has been designated as a provincial key cultural unit.

Public Access

The Tomb of Zuo Zongtang open to visitors for free, and is open from 9:00 am to 17:00 pm daily.

Gallery

File:Entrance of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.jpg, Entrance of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang. File:Introduction of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.jpg, Stele File:Tomb of Zuo Zongtang in Yuhua District of Changsha.jpg, File:Tomb of Zuo Zongtang, picture2.jpg, Tomb File:Pillar (left) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.jpg, Pillar (left) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang. File:Pillar (right) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.jpg, Pillar (right) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tomb of Zuo Zongtang Buildings and structures in Changsha Buildings and structures completed in 1886 Tourist attractions in Changsha 1886 establishments in China Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the Provincial Level in Hunan Yuhua District, Changsha Zuo Zongtang