Tomb of Zhaojun (Zhaojun Mu)
Location: Hohhot, Inner Mongolia
Transportation: Bus service
Culture/History Rating: 3.5/5
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| The tomb of Zhaojun is situated in the alluvial plain of the Da'hei River, 9 Km south of the Huhhot City. Zhaojun Wang was born in Zigui town south of the county during Western Han Dynasty (Xingshan county in Hubei Province). In the first year of Jing ning (33B.C.), the chief Huhanye of the south Huns came to court to seek intermarriage. In order to keep peaceful and friendly relations between the two nationalities, she volunteered to marry Xiong'nu in the distant place. She was given the surname of Ning hu.There are many legends about Wang zhaojun, the first account for the tomb appeared in the book of Tong Dian written by Du'you in Tang dynasty. |  |
 | The laboring people built the tomb, a colossal burial mound 33 m in height, of packed earth. The platform and flight of stairs before the tomb are much similar to the Mausoleum of emperors Han in central plain. The pavilions in front of or on the top of it were built for the visitors to rest. The historical relics of Zhaojun are on display in the exhibition room nearby. Zhaojun Tomb is one of the most beautiful scenes of ancient times.This tomb is one hundred feet tall, occupying an area of 1.3 hectare. It was said that each year when it turned cold and grasses became yellow that only this tomb remained green and so got the name Green Tomb (Qing Zhong). |
| In fact this is not the reason it became famous, but because of the lady Wang Zhaojun.Wang Zhaojun, a daughter of a Han family, was elected to enter the imperial palace because of her beauty in the Western Han Dynasty (206BC-24AD). In the year 33 BC Hu Yan Ye Chan Yu, the Emperor of Xiongnu, an ethnic group country, came to ask for her hand in marriage in order to have friendly relations with Han. Zhaojun then married herself off to the grasslands of her own free will; this is called Zhaojun Chu Sai meaning Zhaojun went out beyond the Great Wall, which is a very important incident that happened in the history of Han and Xiongnu. |  |
 | She made great contributions to the relationship between Han and Xiongnu. In the following sixty years, no wars broke out and people lived a better life and she also spread Han culture and knowledge to the ethnic group of people.Futurity then built this tomb in the commemoration of this lady. She was not really buried here and nobody knows where and when she died. There are many legendary tombs of Wang zhaoJun in the western part of Inner Mongolia, such as the tomb of Zhaojun in Dalaiter banner or Qi, which is located in south bank of Yellow river, is just a small stone hill. Though it isn't worth believing, we can know that it reflects the common wishes for peaceful coexistence and association in nationalities |