Photos of Yongzhao Cemetery (South Gate 1)

Yongzhao Mausoleum is the tomb of Zhao Zhen, Renzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, this place was called "Xiaoyi Fort", also known as "He'eryuan", and now it has been transformed into Songling Park. The whole Yongzhao Mausoleum is huge in scale, majestic and magnificent in architecture. It follows the feudal geomantic geography theory. It is located according to the terrain, close to the mountains and waters, the southeast dome, and the northwest is low. Palace" composition. From Quetai to Beishenmen, the north-south axis is 551 meters long. On the Shinto outside Nanshenmen, there are 13 pairs of stone figures, 2 pairs of stone sheep, 2 pairs of stone tigers, 2 pairs of stone horses, 1 pair of stone horns, stone vermilion birds, stone elephants, and stone watch columns. The carving method is delicate and the shape is realistic. Among them, the "Swiss Bird" and "Jiao Duan" are masterpieces in the history of carving, which can be called the world's best. There are many precious sacrificial objects buried under the mausoleum, and various buildings such as the upper palace, the lower palace and the temple temple are built on the mausoleum, which have been severely damaged now. During the Yuan Dynasty, various mausoleums were looted and ploughed into ruins. A generation of cultural relics and facilities were completely destroyed. The former prosperity and magnificence can no longer be seen. On the ground there are existing building foundations such as magpie platform, milk platform, gate valve and angle valve, especially the Shinto stone statues are relatively well preserved.