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Yuanlin (Tomb of Yuan Shikai) 袁林Yuán Lín
National heritage site · Anyang, Henan
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Anyang
- Region
- Henan
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Yuanlin (Tomb of Yuan Shikai)
The tomb of Yuan Shikai (1859–1916), the first president of the Republic of China, who tried to make himself emperor in 1915–16, built in 1916–1918 on the north bank of the Huan River. Its long axis copies the layout of Ming and Qing imperial tombs on a slightly lesser scale but mixes in Western elements: a large brick screen wall, stone bridges, a memorial archway of reinforced concrete, stone officials and animals in the dress of the time, a stele pavilion, the Jingren Hall and the tomb behind iron gates. It reopened in 2021 after its first major restoration in a century.
How to get to Yuanlin (Tomb of Yuan Shikai)
On the north bank of the Huan River in Beiguan district, about 10 minutes by taxi from central Anyang.
Nearby
- Yinxu 殷墟 under 10 km
The last Shang capital, where China's earliest writing and Fu Hao's tomb came to light
Also within 20 km: Wenfeng Pagoda in Anyang 文峰塔 (under 10 km), Gaoge Temple 高阁寺 (under 10 km), Zhangde Prefecture City God Temple 彰德府城隍庙 (under 10 km), National Museum of Chinese Writing 中国文字博物馆 (under 10 km), Han Wang Temple and Zhoujin Hall 韩王庙与昼锦堂 (under 10 km), Cao Cao Mausoleum 曹操高陵 (20 km).
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