Tomb of Yue Fei

The Tomb of Yue Fei is the mausoleum for the Southern Song dynasty general Yue Fei set in the southern foot of Qixia Hill, near the West Lake. See Yue Fei Temple.

History

General Yue Fei (1103–1142) was a patriotic national hero of Southern Song Dynasty who fought against Jin invaders. Yue Fei was framed and murdered for crimes he didn’t commit. In 1163, Song Emperor Xiaozong exonerated Yue Fei and his corpse reburied at the present site.[1]

The layout of the building

On the left of the tomb of Yue Fei, is the tomb of his son, Yue Yun. Before Yue Fei’s tomb there are four cast-iron figures, with chests bear and hands bound behind their backs, facing the tomb and kneeling. They are Qinhui and his wife Mrs.Wang, Zhang jun and Mo QiXie, the murders of Yue Fei. On both sides of the road to the tombs are galleries. In the northern gallery are tablets inscribed with poems and his memorials to emperor. While in the southern one are tablets inscribed with poems composed by famous people in all successive dynasties.

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