The mausoleum of yellow emperor stands at the top of Mt. Qiao Shan, north of the Huang Ling County of Shaan Xi province seat. The mausoleum of yellow emperor, ancient time called Qiao Ling where make offer sacrifices by emperors of later dynasties. The scenic spot of the China tour deals mausoleum of yellow emperor is 3.3 square kilometers, and divide into the mausoleum zone and Xuan Yuan temple. There plant over 60000 old cypresses, which are over thousand years of tree age among 30000. The southfacing mausoleum of yellow emperor located on the top of Qiao Shan, the tomb is 4 meters high, about 50 meters in circumference. Along the stone corridor of side tree is a stele with the inscription: "Both civil officials and military officers must demount from here." In front of the tomb there is a plantform with a stele, on which is inscribed "Han Wu Xian Tai" (Han Wu Praying Pavilion). In front of the tomb there is a memorial pavilion with a huge stone stele, on which is carved calligraphy.Behind the pavilion another stele is inscribed with four characters "Qiaoshan Long Yu" .

Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor, tomb of the ancestor of the Chinese nation, is on top of the Qiaoshan Mountain in Huangling County of Shaanxi Province China travel service. In March 1961 it was included by the State Council into the first batch of relics under special protection of the central government. Its "No.1" grave is known as "the greatest mausoleum in the world". In June 1997 it was designated by the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of CPC as "a model base for education in patriotism". In may 2002 it was identified by the State Council as "a key scenic spot and historical site". In December 2002 it was rated by the State Bureau of Tourism as "a state 4 A tour destination".

Selections from Records of the Historian states: "Huangdi (Yellow Emperor)" has passed away and is buried on the Qiaoshan Mountain ." The Qiaoshan, 103.8 hectares in area, is covered tall and luxuriant cypress trees. Of the 80,000-odd cypresses, more than 30,000 are over 1,000 years old. The mausoleum used to be named after the Mountain — Qiao Mausoleum. In May 1958 the famous scholar Guo Moruo wrote the 3 Chinese characters of "Huangdi Mausoleum" in accordance with Mao Zedong's wish. The name has been used ever since.

On July 23, 1933 , Program for Renovation of the Yellow Emperor Mausoleum was promulgated and the first and second phases of the large renovation project Holidays in China were implemented.

The first phase, involving a total investment of 87 million RMB yuan, started on August 25, 1992 and it was by and large completed by the end of 1997. The cornerstone-laying ceremony of the second phase was held on the Clear & Bright Day (a tomb-sweeping day) of 2002. It started on January 8, 2003 , mainly including the temple zone, the altar for donators and the follow-up project of fire-control for cypresses.


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