Yu Qian was from Qiantang County (now Hangzhou). He was an outstanding statesman and military strategist in the Ming Dynasty. He was wrongly executed in Beijing on charges of ‘treason’. Later, his remains were buried at the current site. After the unjust case was rehabilitated, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty bestowed the posthumous title ‘Su Min’ and built a memorial temple for his achievements beside the tomb. Two sacrifices were held in spring and autumn, forming a pattern of combining the tomb and the memorial temple. Now it consists of the tomb area and the temple area. On both sides of the tomb path are Ming-style stone statues of civil and military officials and stone beasts as well as memorial archways. Each hall and palace displays historical materials and objects from Yu Qian’s lifetime. Surrounded by pine and cypress trees, the tomb area is solemn and solemn. Together with Yue Fei’s Temple, it has become a rare patriotic education cultural landscape by the West Lake.
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