The son of Nanjing secretariat, whose real name is Wang Yun, alias is Wang Yun, Wang Yangming, Yang Ming and Gong, was born in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province, and was an outstanding thinker, writer, strategist and educator in Ming Dynasty.
Wang Yangming's major works include Complete Works of Wang Wencheng, Complete Works of Wang Yangming and Biography. His main achievements include pacifying Wang Ning's rebellion, pacifying Sitian and Zhuyao's rebellion, establishing Yangming's mind, and exterminating thieves in southern Jiangxi.
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Wang Shouren's Tomb is located in Xianxia Mountain Villa, 2 Li south of Lanting Town, the holy place of calligraphy in Shaoxing County, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. Wang Shouren's tomb faces south, with its back to the mountains, rising step by step, with a wide field of vision and excellent geomantic omen.
The tomb has a diameter of 10 m, a total length of more than 70 m, steps of more than 100, and four platforms, all of which are carefully carved with stones. It is a typical Ming Dynasty tomb building in Zhejiang. At the foot of the cemetery covering an area of nearly 2,000 square meters, dozens of trees surround Gu Song, creating a solemn environment.
The tomb was built in the eighth year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1529), and was renovated many times during the reign of Kangxi and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. In the forty-ninth year of Qianlong (1784), Emperor Gaozong made contributions to Nanxing, renovated it, conferred the title of "famous talent", and built a four-pillar stone archway in front of the tomb.