Tomb of Zuo Zongtang

The tomb was built for Zuo Zongtang, who was a statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty (1644–1911).^[1] The tomb is located in Tiaoma Town of Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan.^[1] When Zuo Zongtang died in 1885 in Fuzhou, Fujian, he was buried in here in the following year.^[1]

During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards blasted open an entrance way and entered the tomb, Zuo Zongtang's body was dumped in the wild.^[4]

In 1986, during the 100th anniversary of Zuo Zongtang's death, Hunan Provincial Government rebuilt the tomb.^[1]

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  Entrance of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
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  Stele
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  Tomb
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  Pillar (left) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.
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  Pillar (right) in front of the Tomb of Zuo Zongtang.