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Tomb of Li Yumei 栗毓美墓Lì Yùměi Mù
National heritage site · Datong, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Datong
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tomb of Li Yumei
The walled tomb park of Li Yumei (1778–1840), a Hunyuan-born Qing river-control official remembered for his brick-dam method of flood protection, built by imperial order after his death. From the front gate a path leads past a white marble archway and ornamental columns, a stele pavilion with an inscription by Lin Zexu, and a spirit way lined with stone figures and animals to the grave mound.
How to get to Tomb of Li Yumei
In the north-east of Hunyuan town, facing Mount Heng.
Nearby
- Hanging Temple 悬空寺 under 10 km
A wooden temple pinned to a sheer cliff, seemingly propped up on stilts - Yingxian Wooden Pagoda 应县木塔 50 km
A Liao-dynasty timber pagoda of 1056, five storeys outside and nine within - Datong Ancient City 大同古城 50 km
Rebuilt Ming ramparts around genuine Liao–Jin temple halls and a glazed dragon screen
Also within 20 km: Yong'an Temple, Hunyuan 浑源永安寺 (under 10 km), Yuanjue Temple Pagoda, Hunyuan 圆觉寺塔 (under 10 km), Hunyuan Confucian Temple 浑源文庙 (under 10 km), Lülüshen Temple, Hunyuan 律吕神祠 (under 10 km), Mount Heng (Beiyue Hengshan) 北岳恒山 (under 10 km), Dayun Temple, Jingzhuang 荆庄大云寺 (10 km).
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