Zhaojun Tomb is also known as "Qingzhong", it is at the 9
kilometers section from the southern suburbs of Hohhot. With an
area of nearly 100 mu, it is thought to be the mausoleum of Wang
Zhaojun (Wang Qiang) of thewestern Han Dynasty. It is now a key
protected of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
In 33 BC, the chief of Xiongnu Chanyu met Han Dynasty Emperor Yuan,
and said he was"willing to marry the Han people". Wang Zhaojun then
asked to go to the frontier areas and serve as an ambassador for
peace. She was conferred with the title of "Ninggu'eshi".
Assuming the shape of an overturned cape, the tomb was built
with earth. It is 33 meters high, covering anarea of 13000 square
meters. The cemetery centers on the grave. There is a path,
decorated archway, stone carving and bronze statue in front of the
grave. Of which, the 4-metre-high large bronze statue weighing 5
tons showing Chanyu and Wang Zhaojun riding side by side on
horseback is very vivid and splendid. There's a 100-meter stele
corridor, in which a great number of inscriptions related to
Zhaojun Tomb since the Qing Dynasty are displayed. The landscape
surrounding the tomb is very beautiful and is always changing,
meaning that it has been called a "green tomb supporting
beauty".
