The tomb of Wang Hu is located in The north street of Linxia City, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, and the tomb was built in the first year of Ming Hongzhi (1488), and was repaired again in the tenth year of Jiajing (1531), and was buried with The Soldier Shangshu Wang Zhu of the Ming XianZong. In 2016, it was announced by the Gansu Provincial People's Government as the eighth batch of provincial-level cultural relics protection units.
The cemetery sits north and faces south, with a length of 140 meters from north to south, a width of about 70 meters from east to west, covering an area of 5466 square meters and a construction area of 2041 square meters. There is 1 ming jingtai first year dragon stele, 1.3 meters high and 1.08 meters wide; 1 piece of Hua table, 1 piece of shihu and 1 piece of stone sheep, 1 pair of stone drums, 5 stele seats, and 2 first 2 stele of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The structure of the tomb of Wang Hu is complete, the layout is exquisite, and there are many stone carvings such as inscriptions and Huabiao, which are of high value for the study of the history of Wang Hu's life and the culture of funerals, architecture, and stone carvings in the Ming Dynasty.
(Gansu Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage)
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