Tomb of Zuo Zongtang explained

Tomb of Zuo Zongtang
Native Name:左宗棠墓
Native Name Lang:zh
Map Type:China Hunan
Map Size:225px
Location:Tiaoma Town, Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan
Location Country:China
Coordinates:28.0982°N 113.099°W
Completion Date:1886
Material:Granite
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The Tomb of Zuo Zongtang 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: zh . Liu Xixian (Chinese: 刘希贤). Xie Peng (Chinese: 谢鹏) . zh:跳马史迹寻踪 . Searching for Historical Sites in Tiaoma . 2017 . Hunan People's Publishing House . Changsha, Hunan . 118 . 978-7-5561-1609-6.
  2. News: Zhou You . http://hn.rednet.cn/c/2014/04/01/3313017.htm . zh:一代名臣左宗棠:69岁抬棺出征,身后长眠跳马白竹村 . rednet . 2014-04-01 . zh.
  3. News: http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-04-03/033029852918.shtml. zh:这些名人墓地您未必知晓 . sina . 2014-04-03 . zh.
  4. Book: 湖南省娄底市志编纂委员会 . 娄底市志 . 中国社会出版社 . 1997 . 978-7-80088-937-0 . zh . 2024-04-30 . 645.