Tomb of Xu Guangqi
Address ： No. 17, Nandan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Address ： No. 17, Nandan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
Opening Hours：
08:00-18:00 (Monday through Sunday)
Details：
The Tomb of Xu Guangqi is located in the Guangqi Park at 17 Nandan Road. The mound of the tomb was rebuilt into a larger oval tomb covering 300 sq m and 2.2m tall in 1981. Buried in this tomb are the Xu Guangqi, his wife, his four grandsons (Erjue, Erjue, Erdou and Ermo) and their wives. In front of the tomb stand stone tablets, stone figurines, stone horses, ornamental pillars and a stone archway, among other objects. Right in the middle of the archway is a plaque inscribed with Chinese characters meaning “Great Trailblazer in Civil and Military Affairs.” On the left side of the inscription are words meaning “A Grand Secretary of a Prosperous Dynasty;” and on the right side “A Confucian Master at the Monarch’s Side.” Beneath the plaque is inscribed with Xu Guangqi’s posthumous titles: “Deceased Duke Wending, Junior Protector of the Crown Prince, Grand Protector of the Crown Prince (conferred posthumously), Minister of Rituals and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.” The archway has a couplet saying, “As a Great Master he managed domestic affairs with incredible capabilities; as a Prime Minister he assisted the Rulers in both civil and military governance.” In front of the tomb, there were previously stone goats, stone horses, ornamental pillars and a stone archway. The mound of the tomb was rebuilt into a larger oval tomb covering 300 sq m and 2.2m tall in 1981. At the entrance of the tomb passage stand a stone archway, in front of which a pair of stone ornamental pillars stand by the two sides. The passage is flanked by a pair of stone sculpted figures, a pair of stone horses, a pair of stone tigers and a pair of stone goats. On the passage also stands a marble cross. Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), a native of Shanghai, Minister of Rituals and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, died in Beijing in 1633 and was buried here in 1641. The tomb was repaired in 1982. It was fully renovated in 1983, the 350th anniversary of Xu’s death, and in 2003. The tomb is now situated in the beautiful Guangqi Park. On the west side of the park is the Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall (or South Chunhuatang).
It was included by the State Council in the third list of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level on January 13, 1988.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
Opening Hours
08:00-18:00 (Monday through Sunday)
Details
The Tomb of Xu Guangqi is located in the Guangqi Park at 17 Nandan Road. The mound of the tomb was rebuilt into a larger oval tomb covering 300 sq m and 2.2m tall in 1981. Buried in this tomb are the Xu Guangqi, his wife, his four grandsons (Erjue, Erjue, Erdou and Ermo) and their wives. In front of the tomb stand stone tablets, stone figurines, stone horses, ornamental pillars and a stone archway, among other objects. Right in the middle of the archway is a plaque inscribed with Chinese characters meaning “Great Trailblazer in Civil and Military Affairs.” On the left side of the inscription are words meaning “A Grand Secretary of a Prosperous Dynasty;” and on the right side “A Confucian Master at the Monarch’s Side.” Beneath the plaque is inscribed with Xu Guangqi’s posthumous titles: “Deceased Duke Wending, Junior Protector of the Crown Prince, Grand Protector of the Crown Prince (conferred posthumously), Minister of Rituals and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion.” The archway has a couplet saying, “As a Great Master he managed domestic affairs with incredible capabilities; as a Prime Minister he assisted the Rulers in both civil and military governance.” In front of the tomb, there were previously stone goats, stone horses, ornamental pillars and a stone archway. The mound of the tomb was rebuilt into a larger oval tomb covering 300 sq m and 2.2m tall in 1981. At the entrance of the tomb passage stand a stone archway, in front of which a pair of stone ornamental pillars stand by the two sides. The passage is flanked by a pair of stone sculpted figures, a pair of stone horses, a pair of stone tigers and a pair of stone goats. On the passage also stands a marble cross. Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), a native of Shanghai, Minister of Rituals and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, died in Beijing in 1633 and was buried here in 1641. The tomb was repaired in 1982. It was fully renovated in 1983, the 350th anniversary of Xu’s death, and in 2003. The tomb is now situated in the beautiful Guangqi Park. On the west side of the park is the Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall (or South Chunhuatang).
It was included by the State Council in the third list of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level on January 13, 1988.
*The above information is subject to the official release by the venue, and this platform is for reference only.
