Chen Hugong cemetery has Chen Hugong's tomb, commonly known as Hu Gongtie's tomb. Located in Nantan Lake, southeast of Longhu Lake in Huaiyang, this tomb is the ancestor tomb of China Chen.
Chen Hugong is a famous man, descended from Yu Shun. After Zhou Wuwang ruined his business, he was sent to Chen Di and his daughter da ji married him. Brilliant, he built a Chen State, built a Chen State, prospered all walks of life, benefited the people, and made Chen Guoxiong one of the twelve vassal states. Gui Man died in the state of Chen and was buried here. Zhou Wuwang gave his surname to his country and called him Chen Hugong. Chen Hugong is naturally the ancestor of Chen, which is the origin of Chen.
When Chen Hugong died, it was a grave, not a grave, but for princes and respected civil and military officials, a memorial hall could be built on the grave. Therefore, Chen Hugong's mausoleum was built underground, and the worship hall built on the ground no longer exists. Archaeologists have found pottery fragments from the Western Zhou Dynasty and stone slabs from the Warring States Period here, confirming the architecture of Chen Hugong's tomb and Chen Hugong Temple. Wang, a scholar in the Ming Dynasty, wrote in his poem: "The clever cast iron coffin is hidden underwater, leaving only jade leaves to shine on the world." According to historical records, Hu cemetery is made of iron juice, also known as iron cemetery. Now, with the donation of Mr. Chen Yonghe, a famous Singaporean entrepreneur 1995, this mausoleum was built in the color of an iron tomb and made of taupe bricks like iron on the basis of sealing the original tomb.
Chen Hugong's descendants are multiplying, with more than 80 million people all over the world. Up to now, for more than 3,000 years, 120 generations, especially Fujian and Taiwan provinces, have been known as "Chen Linhua spent half a day", and Chen is a great man. Everyone in the world knows that Chen Tianxia and Huaiyang are hometown; Chen's 80 million ancestors were all human beings. The couplet on the door of the stone archway reads: the holy work of the French king Qiu Wei will last forever; The descendants of Chen Mianmian are all over five continents. As a result, more and more Chen people came here from all over the world to seek their roots and worship their ancestors. Singaporean celebrity Chen Yonghe and Chen Shaoyang, chairman of the Chen clan association in Thailand, all led large-scale ancestor worship groups and donated money to give flags to show their sincerity. Chen Nianshun, president of the Chen Association of Macao, led a group of people from Yingchuan School and representatives of teachers and students to worship their ancestors in Huaiyang, and also formed a sister school with Huaiyang Middle School. As for Chen's ancestors who died in Xinzheng, Gushi, Shunde, Guangdong, and Xiamen, Fujian, they were all local Chen's ancestors.
There is a huge tombstone in front of the tomb, which was inscribed by Mr. Chen, a contemporary calligrapher in China. The stone tablets on both sides are donated stone tablets.
At present, the ancestral government has made an overall plan for the restoration of Chen Hugong Cemetery, so as to better meet the needs of Chen Xianda's root-seeking ancestors and tourists from all over the world. Now the cemetery covers an area of 58 mu, surrounded by water on three sides and has beautiful scenery. The architectural planning in the park includes: Temple, Chen Temple, Branch Temple, Chen Museum, Chen Academy, Chen Memorial Hall, Chen Beilin and Lingta. At present, with the support of the local government and the efforts of the Chen family, the Shinto leading to the tomb has been restored, the square in front of the tomb has been newly built, the stone archway has been built, and the church with simple and elegant design is about to be completed. If the vast number of Chen sages and people of insight can contribute to the restoration of the cemetery, it will certainly become a sacred place for the vast number of Chen to seek roots and worship their ancestors, and it will also be an ideal place for guests from all directions to visit.
Source of information: Huaiyang Government Affairs Network