Find the place name in Baidu or AutoNavi map: Zujia Street. There are several bus lines to get there. Get off the bus and it's Zu Dashou Residence.
Passing by the west entrance of the West Fourth North Five, I will see the opposite intersection, a large and spectacular courtyard, ask the residents of the hutongkou, they tell me that this is Zu Dashou's residence. Look closely at the sign: Descending Qingming Will Zu Dashou Residence.
Zu Dashou, he was the uncle of Wu Sangui, a Qing general who led the Qing army into the pass.
This road is called Fuguo Road, and Fuguo Road was formerly called Zujia Street. Zu Dashou, a prominent figure in the Ming and Qing dynasties, his residence in Beijing is at the intersection of Zujia Street. This Zujia Street was specially named by the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty for Zu Da's life, and this name has been called for more than 300 years. In 1965, when Beijing reorganized its place names, Zujia Street was changed to Fuguo Street.
I learned that Zu Da Shou started with travel. Go to Xingcheng City, which is known as: mountains, seas and monuments. Xingcheng is an important route for tourism in Beijing, and in the summer I go to Beidaihe and Dongdaihe to visit this ancient city. Anyone who studies the history of the Ming and Qing dynasties knows Ningyuan. The previous name of this ancient city was: Ningyuan.
Arriving at the ancient city, the attraction that cannot be avoided is: Zu Dashou Brothers Arch. This archway was established by Emperor Mingsi Zhu Youjian in recognition of the military exploits of the brothers Zu Dashou and Zu Dale who guarded the northeastern frontier. Two stone arches, one south and one north, looking at each other in the distance.
To the south is zu da shou jing gong fang, built in the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631 AD). Three-story archway with a height of 11 meters and a width of 12 meters.
Upper engraving: loyalty and courage.
Middle-level inscription: Fourth Yuan Rong Young Fu.
Lower inscription: Three generations of official titles on Zu Dashou and Qincha manager Liaodong Hanging Zheng Liao Forward General Yin General Left Army Governor's Mansion Left Governor Shao Fu Zu Dashou.
The inscription of the three-story arch informs us of zu Dashou's deeds and official names.
In the north is Zu Da Le Jing Gong Fang, and the shape system is the same as that of Zu Da Shou Jing Gong Fang.
Zu Da Shou and Zu Da Le Stone Arch are national protected cultural relics.
2 Zu Da Shou Residence, Zujia Street, Beijing
The Ming Emperor erected a meritorious archway for Zu Dashou and Zu Dale in Xingcheng. However, more than a decade later, the Zu brothers surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.
Zu Dashou's residence in Beijing is a north-facing courtyard with the sign of Beijing No. 3 Middle School hanging on the gate. Occupied by the middle school, I don't know what it is inside, and I haven't found pictures.
After Zu Dashou surrendered to the Qing army, he lived in his residence in Beijing for 12 years before finally dying of illness.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, zu Dashou's name can be described as a famous name. Together with Yuan Chonghuan, he fought against Nurhaci in the northeast, and was brave and good at war, and repeatedly built qigong. In the first month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), Nurhaci attacked the city of Ningyuan, and Zu Dashou assisted Yuan Chonghuan in defending the city, defeating the Qing army, and Zu Dashou was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief with merit. He commanded the "Ningjin Great Victory" known as history.
Later, his superior Yuan Chonghuan was framed and imprisoned, and Zu Dashou raised an army to rebel, shocking the government and the opposition. The Chongzhen Emperor ordered Yuan Chonghuan to return Zu Dashou with a letter to save Zu Dashou.
In the fourth year of Chongzhen (1631), in the Battle of The Great Ling River, Zu Dashou ran out of ammunition, used a trick to surrender, fled to Jinzhou City to continue to fight against the Qing army, and the Qing court repeatedly summoned Zu Dashou, but he did not obey.
In the Battle of Songjin, which began in March of the fourteenth year of Chongzhen (1641), due to the defeat of the reinforcements Hong Chengyu, jinzhou was completely hopeless to relieve the difficulties, so Zu Dashou led his troops to surrender.
When Zu Dashou descended to the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty had not yet completely defeated the Ming army. The Qing dynasty enwei and Shi, Xu Yizu Dashou high-ranking official Houlu, mansion field. In the bridge alley, the house was given to Zu Dashou, and the hutong was renamed Zujia Street.
Personally, I believe that zu Dashou qing and his superior Yuan Chonghuan were wrongfully killed. Some historians believe that Zu Dashou's surrender to the Qing Dynasty is a typical case of the rebellion of the monarch and his subjects.
In the thirteenth year of Shunzhi (1656), Zu Dashou died of illness in his own house in Beijing at the age of seventy-seven. He was buried on the outskirts of Beijing.
Curiously, hundreds of years later, Zu Dashou's tomb was actually moved to Canada.
3 Zu Dashou's grave was stolen and moved to Canada
Zu Dashou's cemetery was packed into several hundred boxes and relocated to Canada. Specifically, it was shipped from Tianjin Tanggu to Canada.
Why send to Canada?
Because China is rich in cultural relics, it is also in the social turmoil in the early years of the Republic of China. Good to steal.
The Ontario Museum in Canada, newly established, has no town museum treasure. Thinking about it, the museum owner decided to steal an ancient tomb from China and return to the town hall.
Why is it the tomb of Zu Dashou?
On the Canadian side, people who bought and sold cultural relics and were familiar with China were named Crofts. He began a journey of grave robbery. He took a steamship to the port of Tanggu in Tianjin, China.
After disembarking from the ship, he found a guide from Tianjin and began to study the tomb robbery.
I was going to find a complete tomb of the Qing Dynasty. However, the imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty were too large to steal.
Later, Crofts decided to steal a lavish little tomb. After selection, he chose zu Dashou's tomb. Crofts communicated with the Museum of Ontario in Canada, and the museum was very satisfied. Crofts was asked to transport the tomb in its entirety to Canada. With the help of Chinese traitors, Zu Dashou's grave was smuggled to Canada.
The following figure is a Chinese that assists in theft
The appearance of Zu Dashou's tomb
If you go to the West Fourth North Article, you can stop by. You can also come specifically for a visit. Nearby is also the residence of Zhang Xueliang and Miss Zhao Si in Beijing.