Gongling mausoleum

The Gongling Mausoleum ( Chinese  恭 陵 , Pinyin Gōng líng , English Gong Mausoleum / Gongling Mausoleum ) in Yanshi , Henan Province , from the time of the Tang dynasty is the mausoleum of Tang Crown Prince Yizong 唐義宗 (temple name) (ie Li Hong李弘 (652–675), also known under the name "Emperor Xiaojing" (孝敬 皇帝)). He was the fifth son of Tang Emperor Gaozong and the eldest son of his second wife, Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian ). It was laid out in 675 and is located in Hutuo Village (滹沱 村) in the Goushi (緱 氏 鎮) community area. It is the largest of the Luoyang Tang Tombs. His stone sculptures of the grave or "soul path" ( shendao ) are famous .

The Gongling Mausoleum ( Gong ling ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (5-172) since 2001 .

literature

• Angela Falco Howard: Chinese Sculpture
• Patricia Eichenbaum Karetzky: Court Art of the Tang

• Ruo Shi: Tang Gongling diaocha jiyao . In: Wenwu 1985.3: pp. 43-45

Web links

• Gong ling - Chinese

Coordinates: 34 ° 37 ′ 59.5 ″  N , 112 ° 48 ′ 40 ″  E