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Leigudun Tombs 擂鼓墩古墓群Léigǔdūn Gǔmùqún
National heritage site · Suizhou, Hubei
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Suizhou
- Region
- Hubei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Leigudun Tombs
The cemetery of the rulers of the state of Zeng in the Warring States period, spread over a low rise on the north-western edge of Suizhou as eight burial grounds covering about 116 hectares. The best-known tomb is that of Marquis Yi of Zeng, opened in 1978 and yielding more than 15,000 objects, among them a set of 65 bronze bells whose originals are now in the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan. A protective display building stands over the tomb pit, and the Suizhou Museum next door displays Zeng-state bronzes and gives chime-bell performances.
How to get to Leigudun Tombs
On the north-western edge of Suizhou, about 3 km from the city centre and next to the Suizhou Museum; conservation work on the tomb's timber chamber began in 2021, so check what is open before going.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Suizhou Cultural Park 随州文化公园 (under 10 km), Yandi Hometown Park, Lishan 炎帝神农故里 (10 km).
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