Zhaojun Tomb
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The Zhaojun Tomb (昭君墓), located beside a river in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, is said to be the resting place of Wang Zhaojun, a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu Chanyu. The cemetery is 13,000 m², with a 33 metre mound containing Zhaojun's coffin, making it a landmark of the region.
The first Chinese mention of the cemetery in written record is in the Tang Dynasty, by Du You (杜佑) in A Comprehensive Guide (通典 Tong Dian).
It is called by the local Mongols Temür Urkhu(?) (特木爾烏爾虎), meaning "Iron Wall". The nickname "Green Mound" (青塚 qin1 zhong3) refers to a legend that in autumn, when grass and trees wither, those plants on the cemetery mound continue to prosper.
External links
- English info (http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/inner_mongolia/hohhot/zhaojun_tomb.htm)
- 2 photos (http://travel.tom.com/china/huhehaote/you2-13.htm)