◎Tomb of Zhou Yafu

Zhou Yafu’s tomb is located on the west of and south 50m from the intersection of Jing’an Street and Yafu Road in Jing County.Its bottom circumference is about 600m and about 16m high.In 1956,Hebei Provincial People’s Committee announced that Zhou Yafu’s tomb was titled as a major historical and cultural site protected at the provincial level in Hebei Province.(https://www.daowen.com)

Zhou Yafu (199 BC-143 BC) was born in Pei County (now Feng County,Jiangsu Province) in the Western Han Dynasty.He was the son of Zhou Bo,one of the founders of the Western Han Dynasty.He was fair and good at commanding soldiers.He served as the governor of Henei County at first,and then was granted a marquis at Tiao (today’s Jing County).He used to station troops at Xiliu and was praised as a “true general” by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty.During the “Rebellion of the Seven States,” he was promoted to Tai Wei and later prime minister.Finally he was jailed for being falsely accused of “buying weapons privately and attempting to rebel,” and died of a hunger strike in prison.When the soldiers and civilians heard of his death,they were touched by his loyalty and bravery,and built a grave for him with soil,which was origination of Zhou Yafu’s tomb and has a history of more than 2,100 years.