Tomb of Zeng Guofan

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TypeTomb
LocationPingtang Subdistrict, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China
Coordinates28°05′05″N 112°54′28″E / 28.08472°N 112.90778°E / 28.08472; 112.90778
Construction started1873
Tomb of Zeng Guofan
曾国藩墓
Tomb of Zeng Guofan
Tomb of Zeng Guofan is located in Hunan
Tomb of Zeng Guofan
Location within Hunan
General information
TypeTomb
LocationPingtang Subdistrict, Yuelu District, Changsha, Hunan, China
Coordinates28°05′05″N 112°54′28″E / 28.08472°N 112.90778°E / 28.08472; 112.90778
Construction started1873
Renovated2002
AffiliationHunan government
Height
ArchitecturalChinese architecture
Technical details
MaterialGranite
Floor area3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft)

The Tomb of Zeng Guofan (simplified Chinese: 曾国藩墓; traditional Chinese: 曾國藩墓; pinyin: Zēng Guófān Mù) is the tomb of Zeng Guofan, a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty.[1][2] The tomb dates from 1873, and is located in Pingtang Subdistrict, Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China.[1] In 2013 it has been the focus of the State Council of China as a National Historical and Cultural Site.[1]

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