Wang Family Tomb on Xiangshan Mountain

The tomb of the Wang family on Xiangshan Mountain ( Chinese  象山 王氏 家族 墓地 , Pinyin Xiàngshān Wángshì jiāzú mùdì ) in the northern suburbs of Nanjing in the Chinese province of Jiangsu is the tomb of Wang Xingzhi 王兴 之, his wife Song Hezhi 宋 和 之 and other family members from the Eastern Jin Dynasty .

Wang Xingzhi was a cousin of Wang Xizhi (approx. 303 – approx. 361), one of the most famous calligraphers in Chinese history.

The grave site of the Wang family on Xiangshan Mountain ( Xiangshan Wangshi jiazu mudi ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-248) since 2006 .

epitaph

The epitaph on the tomb of Wang Xingzhi and his wife is a calligraphic work from the Eastern Jin period . It gives Wang Xingzhi's death and burial dates and his rank as a military man of the Jin Dynasty. He was buried 340 and his wife 348.

literature

• Hua Rende (Suzhou University): Eastern Jin Epitaphic Stones

Footnotes

1. ^ Archive link ( Memento from April 28, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Wáng Xìngzhī fūfù mùzhì 王兴 之 夫妇 墓志 Epitaph on Tomb of Wang Xingzhi and His Wife

Coordinates: 32 ° 6 ′ 11.9 ″  N , 118 ° 45 ′ 30.2 ″  E