[2025 Yuncheng Attraction] Travel Guide for Emperor Shun's Mausoleum (Updated Mar)

The Mausoleum of Emperor Shun is located at the foot of Shunyuan Peak, the main peak of Jiuyi Mountain in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. It is said that a temple was built on the bank of Dayang Creek in Jiuyi during the Xia Dynasty, and was moved to the front of Yuguan Rock in Jiuyi during the Qin and Han Dynasties, and it was built on a grand scale. After thousands of years of vicissitudes, although it has been abandoned and rebuilt many times, its location has never changed (recorded on the map of cultural relics unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb). During the Ming Dynasty, it was moved to the foot of Shunyuan Peak, combining the mausoleum and the temple into one. 📍Detailed address: Emperor Shun's Mausoleum, Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province 🚗Transportation: It is recommended to drive by yourself, which is convenient and free 🎫Tickets: 🆓Free 🍜Food: The local Ningyuan blood duck, stuffed tofu, etc. are not to be missed 💡Note: Prepare comfortable shoes, the weather in the mountains is changeable, remember to bring rain gear Main Buildings 🏘️ ✔️Shinto There are stone statues on both sides, from north to south. They are lion, rhino, tortoise, elephant, unicorn, sheep, military officer, and civil officer. ✔️Nine dragon and phoenix pillars, symbolizing "the supreme ruler" ✔️Jiuyi Mountain Emperor Shun Mausoleum "White Marble Stele" ✔️Mingde Square, the four characters "天下明德" on the archway First, to commend the merits and praise the virtues of Yu Shun Second, "Respect the dead and remember the ancestors, and return to the great virtues" The third is to adjust the sacrificial team, unify the clothes and hats, and take a rest. ✔️Sacrificial Square, used for large-scale sacrificial activities ✔️The mountain gate is only opened when sacrificial activities are held ✔️Wu Men, the main gate of the imperial palace ✔️Bell and Drum Tower, used to strike bells and drums during sacrifices The first floor is the "Three Holy Temples" It houses statues of three ancient kings: Yao, Shun and Yu. There is a big bronze bell hanging on the second floor🔔 ✔️Prayer Hall The walls are covered with enlarged wooden tablets The text on the wooden slip is an excerpt from an article about Emperor Shun in "Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors" by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty, which records the life and deeds of Emperor Shun. ✔️Main Hall There are six murals inside that tell the life story of Emperor Shun, who was virtuous and filial. "The Picture of Benevolence and Filial Piety", "The Picture of the Southern Tour", "The Picture of Ten Thousand Mountains Paying Homage to Shun", "The Picture of Abdication", "The Picture of Shao Music", "The Picture of Two Concubines" 🖼Nearby attractions: ✅Shunyuan Peak ✅Ehuang Peak ✅Zixia Rock ✅Sanfenshi Scenic Area ✅Octagonal Pavilion ✅Archaeological site of Shundi Temple

Located at the western end of Mingtiao Ridge in Yanhu District, Yuncheng, Shanxi Province, the Shun Emperor Mausoleum was built to commemorate Shun, one of the Five Emperors of ancient China. Here is a detailed introduction to the mausoleum: History The Shun Emperor Mausoleum was first built in 738 AD during the Tang Dynasty, but was destroyed in the wars at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It was rebuilt by the locals in 1506 AD during the Ming Dynasty, but was destroyed again in the earthquake of 1555 AD. In 1603 AD, Wu Yu, the magistrate of Anyi County, rebuilt the mausoleum. In 1815 AD, the mausoleum was reduced to rubble in another earthquake, leaving only the main hall. The following year, the mausoleum was rebuilt under the leadership of Wang Buzhou and other locals. Architecture - Outer City: The outer city is located south of the mountain gate, and includes a stone archway, Chonghua Bridge, Ehuang Bridge, Nuying Bridge, moat, ancient cypress square, statue of Shun singing the Southern Wind, a group of thousand-year-old cypress trees, and a cypress forest. - Mausoleum Area: The mausoleum area is located north of the Chonghua Gate. The mausoleum is 9 feet high and square-shaped, with each side measuring about 40 feet. There is a thousand-year-old five-finger cypress tree on the mausoleum. The Yuan Dynasty Xian Hall and Qing Dynasty Xiang Hall are located in front of the mausoleum, while the Guan Gong Temple and Eshou Temple are located on the left and right. - Imperial City: Also known as Lile City, the imperial city has tall and majestic walls. The central axis of the city includes a theater, roll shed, Xian Hall, main hall, and sleeping palace, while the east and west corridors and bell and drum towers are symmetrically arranged on the left and right. Main Attractions - Thousand-Year-Old Cypress Trees: The scenic area is home to many cypress trees that are over 4,000 years old. These trees have unique shapes and are intertwined with each other, such as the Husband and Wife Cypress and the Five Sons Cypress. They are masterpieces of nature and unique attractions of the Shun Emperor Mausoleum.

|The days of Yao and Shun. Shun, whose surname was Yao, name was Chonghua, and nickname was You Yu, was one of the "Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors" and the ninth-generation grandson of Emperor Huangdi. During his reign, he sympathized with the people, governed the country with virtue, improved the legal system, revised rituals, controlled floods, developed production, and created a harmonious era of clear politics, social stability, bumper harvests, and well-being for the people. The ancients used "Yao's Heaven and Shun's Day" to praise his and Yao's great achievements. The Mausoleum and Temple of Emperor Shun include the mausoleum, temple and imperial city. The entire mausoleum area faces north and south. There are two stone statues guarding the mausoleum. The mausoleum is covered with lush green locust trees and cypress trees, and the whole mausoleum is solemn and majestic. Outside the mausoleum is the Shun Emperor Park, and the local government of Yuncheng also moved the Salt Lake District Museum here. During every festival, there are often lantern shows here. The colorful lanterns are magnificent and the colorful glass is dazzling. The ticket price is HKD20, and both the park and museum parts are free.

The Mausoleum of Emperor Shun is located in Xiquma Village, Beixiang Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is the mausoleum of Emperor Shun, one of the "Five Emperors" of the Chinese nation. In May 2006, it was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relic protection unit and a national 4A-level scenic spot. The unique layout of the mausoleum in front and the hall in the back is grand and unique. There are three main attractions in Emperor Shun's Mausoleum: 1. Ancient cypresses; 2. Ancient chessboards; 3. Ancient buildings 🌳Copper The two ancient cypresses are said to have been planted by Dayu himself for Emperor Shun, more than 4,000 years ago. One is a living cypress embracing a dead cypress, a wonder called the Husband and Wife Cypress. There is also a Ming Dynasty stone tablet under the tree; the other is called the Dragon Cypress, with a unique shape, like a reclining dragon chair. According to legend, Liu Xiu once sat here when he took refuge between the Han Dynasty. ♟️Ancient chessboard According to legend, Emperor Shun invented Go to teach his son. The chessboard was built to commemorate Emperor Shun's creation of Go. The exact construction date is unknown. Go originated in China and was recorded in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It was later introduced to Korea, Japan, Europe and the United States, becoming a permanent event in the world's intellectual sports. 🏯Ancient buildings The ancient building's offering hall is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty. It has a hip roof and the front eaves beam is built from a complete poplar wood, 17.4 meters long. It is the only example among the three Yuan structures in Yuncheng. It is said that this building is not the original building of Emperor Shun’s Mausoleum, but the offering hall of Guandi Temple in Beixiang Town which was relocated due to road construction. Other buildings such as Xiangting were built in the Qing Dynasty. Behind the Xianting is the Mausoleum of Emperor Shun, and further back is an "Imperial City", which is the Temple of Emperor Shun that was first built in the Tang Dynasty and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty. There are verdant ancient cypresses in the temple, the mausoleum of the tomb family is ancient and solemn, and the master of the hall is majestic. On the central axis of about 1,000 meters in length, from south to north are distributed the Shinto Road, Chonghua Bridge, Ancient Cypress Factory, Mountain Gate, Offering Hall, Hall of Worship, Mausoleum, Imperial City, Theater, Offering Hall, Main Hall, and Sleeping Hall. It is majestic and large in scale. It was announced as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 2006. 📍Address: Xiquma Village, Beixiang Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province 🈺️Opening hours: 8:30-17:30