The Tomb of General Yuefei
The Tomb located on West Lake bank is a nice historical site well wortha trip. Yuefei was a well-known general in the war against the Jin invasion in the South Song Dynasty. Yuefei proved to be a brilliant general, repeatedly defeating northern incursions. So the minister called Qinhui was so jealous of him that he persuaded the Emperor, Gaozhong or order Yuefei back to the court. It was just the minister's conspire. No sooner as Yuefei stepped into the court, he was captured and then executed by a wrong accusation of disobeying military order during his mission. The Southern Song court was soon collapsed for the treacherous conspiracy.
The Song Emperor Gaozong Exonerated Yuefei and built a temple, Yue's Temple by the West Lake to commemorate this great patriot and his son (also killed). Subsequent dynasties all contributed to the compound, the temple now is composed of a group of buildings close to the tomb.
Yuefei's tomb bears the phrase"endless loyalty and devotion to one's country", which according to a legend was tattooed in his back by his mother when he joined the Song army. Several stone sculptures of men, horses, tigers and sheep guarded on each side of his tomb. Four statues of Qinhui, his wife and the other two betrayers were kneeling in front of the tomb.
The tombs saw serials of being destroyed and rebuilt over history. Now it has been well restored and became a well-known historical site.
