Mausoleum of General Yue Fei, Hangzhou, China

Yufei was born in 1103, and died in 1141, he was a great general, famous for wars against the Jin Dynasty, in the Song Dynasty. After he joined the army, he and his troops continuously won wars against the Jin. However, after Yufei and his army had recovered most of the lost territory, Emperor Gochong embraced the evil plot of Qin Hui, Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, and surrendered to the Jin. As a result, Yufei was falsely accused, and later secretly killed in jail. A few years later, the wrong was put right, when Emperor Xiaochun came to power. The Mausoleum of General Yufei was built, in memory of this great hero. Yufei is always considered as a national hero. The Mausoleum of General Yufei, has been demolished and renovated several times. The existing one was rebuilt in 1715, in the Qin Dynasty, and comprehensively repaired in 1979. The main hall, is right in the center. A sculpture of General Yu is set in the middle of the hall. He is in a colorful embroidered round cushion cover. Looking solemn and mighty, he has a sword in his hand and looks as if, he is ready to protect his country. Over the sculpture is tablet in the original handwriting of Yufei, which states returning our territory, and keeping it integrated. At the back of the hall, are large pictures depicting Yufei's life stories. To the west of the main hall is a yard. There are two corridors, exhibiting poems, written to command Yufei. Striding over the bridge in the middle of the yard, there are the tombs of Yufei, and his sons. Yufei's tomb is right in the center, and to its left is the tomb of his son Yu Yun, who had been a competent assistant of his father on the battlefields. Stone horses, tigers, and sheep of the Ming dynasty, decorate both sides of the enclosure. This tomb, which had been destroyed several times, was rebuilt, and possesses the features of the Song dynasty. Facing the tomb are four iron sculptures, including Ying Hui, the chief plotter, in kneeling position. Concerning these sculptures, people wanted them to atone for their crime forever.