- Zhaojun Tomb
The Zhaojun Tomb (昭君墓), located by the Da Hi River nine kilometers south of
Hohhot ,Inner Mongolia , thePeople's Republic of China , is said to be the resting place ofWang Zhaojun , a commoner woman from the ChineseHan Empire who married aXiongnu Chanyu . The cemetery is 13,000 m², with a 33 metre mound containing Zhaojun'scoffin , making it a landmark of the region.The first Chinese mention of the cemetery in written record is in the
Tang Dynasty , byDu You (杜佑) in "A Comprehensive Guide" (通典 Tong Dian).It is called by the local
Mongol s Temür Urkhu (?) (特木爾烏爾虎), meaning "Iron Wall". The nickname "Green Mound" (青塚 Qīn Zhǒng) refers to a legend that inautumn , when grass and trees wither, those plants on the cemetery mound continue to prosper.External links
* [http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/inner_mongolia/hohhot/zhaojun_tomb.htm English info]
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