Tomb of Hai Rui
海瑞墓
The mausoleum of Hai Rui, an honest official of the Ming dynasty. A national key cultural heritage site, it features stone statues along the spirit way, the Qingfeng Pavilion and a memorial exhibition on Hai Rui. It is a symbol of Haikou's anti-corruption culture.
The Tomb of Hai Rui is beside Qiuhai Avenue in Xiuying District. It is the mausoleum of Hai Rui (1514–1587), a famous Ming-dynasty official born in Qiongshan, Hainan. It was built in the 17th year of the Wanli reign (1589) and was listed as a national key cultural heritage site in 1996. Known for his uncompromising honesty and willingness to speak out, Hai Rui was called 'Honest Official Hai.' After his death, the court dispatched officials to escort his coffin home for burial. The grounds cover about 10 hectares. Visiting order: enter through the memorial archway. Along the spirit way on both sides are Ming-era stone statues of sheep, horses, lions and stone officials. Pass through three stone archways to reach the burial mound. The tombstone reads: 'Tomb of Hai Gong, Grand Master for Court Service, Right Censor-in-Chief of the Nanjing Censorate, posthumously honored as Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent and given the posthumous title Zhongjie, interred by imperial decree of the Ming court.' Behind the tomb is the Hai Rui Memorial Park, expanded in the 1990s. It includes the Qingfeng Pavilion, about 20 meters tall, from which you can look over the grounds, a biographical exhibition hall for Hai Rui, and the Yanglian Hall. The exhibits display copies of Hai Rui's memorials and his 'Memorial on Public Order.' Banyan and coconut trees shade the grounds, making it a peaceful place, and locals come to pay their respects on holidays. Admission is about 10 yuan, with discounts for students and seniors. Getting there: take the bus to the Hai Rui Tomb stop. It is about 6 km from Holiday Beach and about 7 km from Qilou Old Street, so it can be combined with a west coast itinerary. Notes: The park has a tomb area and a memorial area, so don't leave after seeing only the archway. The tomb area is a place of worship, so please keep quiet. Hai Rui's former residence is in another part of the old city of Fucheng, so don't confuse the two.
Opening hours
08:30–17:30
Nearby sights
- Xiuying Fort
- Jinniuling Park
- Wanlüyuan (Evergreen Park)
- Xixiu Beach
- Cloudscape Library (Yundong)
- Haikou Bay & Century Bridge
- Qiongtai Academy
- Haikou Clock Tower