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Mausoleum of Yu the Great 大禹陵Dàyǔ Líng
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Shaoxing, Zhejiang
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Shaoxing
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Mausoleum of Yu the Great
The traditional burial place of Yu the Great, the legendary tamer of floods and founder of the Xia dynasty, at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain south-east of Shaoxing. The site has three parts: the tomb, marked by a stele pavilion inscribed 'Da Yu Ling' beside Yu Pool; the Yu Temple, first built in the early Liang dynasty and laid out as a palace-style complex; and the sacrificial hall, rebuilt in 2007–08. The temple grounds also hold the Goulou stele with its puzzling tadpole-like script and the Bianshi, a conical stone with a hole through it.
How to get to Mausoleum of Yu the Great
About 5 km south-east of Shaoxing's old city by road, at the foot of the Kuaiji Mountain scenic area.
Nearby
- West Lake 西湖 50 km
The lake that taught China what a perfect landscape should look like - Lingyin Temple & Feilai Feng 灵隐寺 60 km
A working Chan monastery beside a hillside of 1,000-year-old rock carvings
Also within 20 km: Lu Xun Native Place & Shen Garden 鲁迅故里·沈园 (under 10 km), Qiu Jin's Former Residence 秋瑾故居 (under 10 km), East Lake, Shaoxing 东湖 (under 10 km), Bazi Bridge 八字桥 (under 10 km), Qingteng Studio (Xu Wei's Former Residence) 青藤书屋 (under 10 km), Dashan Pagoda 大善塔 (under 10 km).
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