Guishan Han Tomb
龟山汉墓
The joint burial tomb of the Western Han Chu King Liu Zhu and his wife, with parallel passages of remarkable precision and many unsolved mysteries, hailed as “China's finest.”
The Guishan Han Tomb lies on the western slope of Guishan Mountain in the Gulou District, northwest of Xuzhou's city centre. It is the joint burial tomb of the sixth Chu king of the Western Han dynasty, King Xiang Liu Zhu, and his queen. Discovered in 1981, it is a key national cultural heritage site. The tomb was carved out of the rock of the mountain and consists of two parallel passageways and 15 chambers, covering about 700 square metres in total. The passageways are 56 metres long, and their construction along the central axis was extremely precise, with very little deviation between the two parallel passageways, which is why it is called an ancient “mysterious engineering marvel.” The chambers are divided into a front hall, a coffin chamber, a stable, an armoury, a washroom and a kitchen, modelled on the layout of a royal palace. The sealing stones blocking the passageways are also inscribed with inscriptions. The temperature inside the chambers stays at a constant 17°C year-round. Allow about 1.5 hours, and you can combine your visit with the Imperial Edict Museum to the north. Admission is about ¥72 (subject to the scenic area's announced prices), with opening hours 8:30–17:30 in summer and 8:30–17:00 in winter. Getting there: take a bus to Guishan Han Tomb stop, or a taxi, about 25 minutes from the city centre.
Opening hours
Summer 08:30–17:30; winter 08:30–17:00
Nearby sights
- Huilongwo Historic Block
- Hubushan Historic Buildings
- Kuaizai Pavilion Park
- Xuzhou Museum
- Yunlong Lake
- Xuzhou Han Dynasty Stone Relief Art Museum
- Yunlong Mountain
- Xuzhou Paradise