Historical Records of Zhang's Tomb

According to historical records, in the early years of the Republic of China, Zhang planned to move the tomb of the Zhang family in Haicheng to other places, so he entrusted his brother-in-law Wu Yongen to choose a site to build the tomb. Wu Yongen discovered this place with the famous Mr. Feng Shui in the west of Yimafang Village, Jinxian County (now Linghai City). Zhang invested 40 hectares of surrounding land to build the Zhangjia cemetery. In the second year of the Republic of China, Zhang moved and buried his mother's remains from Heishan County as the main grave, and his wife Zhao (Zhang Xueliang's biological mother) was also moved and buried here. The tomb covers an area of about 15 mu, with five or six fruit trees outside and cultivated land around.

In the early years of the Republic of China, Zhang just made a fortune, but failed to build a large-scale building on this land, only slightly outlined. When Zhang was promoted from Taifu to the governor and then to the governor, his official position was prominent and he thought he was the spirit of the land, so he built a lot of buildings to beautify the land in order to be spectacular. There are flower walls around the ground, and memorial archways and pavilions stand in front of the tomb. There are two thick stone pillars in front of the ground floor, and stone lions are carved on the top of them. In front of the grave stood two monumental tablets, which were clear and meaningful and intended to record merits.

Later, Zhang made his fortune and was named the Grand Marshal of the National Army, Navy and Air Force by the "Northeast King". He planned to build a grand marshal forest with beautiful scenery and outstanding terrain near Zhangdang, Fushun, following the example that the emperor began to build a mausoleum when he ascended the throne. Taking Beiling as a model, 62 stone horses, stone lions and Weng Zhong were transported from the Longen Temple in Shijingshan, the western suburb of Beiping, and Abatai, the seventh son of Qing Taizu Nurhachi. This building is so magnificent that I want to use it as a cemetery.

1June 4, 928, Zhang was forced to return to Fengtian from Beiping and was killed by the Japanese army in Huanggutun. The coffin was temporarily parked in Chikurinji, Dongguan, Shenyang, and buried behind Marshal Lin Xiucheng of Fushun. In the September 18th Incident, the Japanese invaders invaded Shenyang, and Marshal Lin was forced to stop work, so the burial of Marshal Zhang ran aground.

On the eve of the Xi Incident, Wu Tingkui and Zhang Xueliang, sons of Wu Yongen, were in Xi. Zhang Xueliang asked him to rush back to Shenyang as soon as possible, buried the marshal's coffin in a horse workshop, and asked him to take care of the tomb of the Zhang family. After Wu Tingkui came back, together with Zhang's old subordinates, the client negotiated with the Japanese and puppet authorities and the puppet Manchukuo Association. 1937, the son of Wu Tingkui and Sister Zhang respected filial piety and protected the spirit, and transported Zhang's coffin from Shenyang to Yangjuanzi Station by train, and then carried it to Yimafang to be buried with his wife Zhao. At that time, Zhang's brother-in-law Wu Yongen presided over the funeral in Yimafang. The funeral ceremony for welcoming the spirits was very grand, and the pseudo-newspapers at that time reported the event of moving the spirits. Since then, Wu Tingkui has also taken care of Zhang's grave.

After decades of ups and downs in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the War of Liberation, the land reform in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the "Cultural Revolution", and at the same time, after the wind and rain erosion of nature, the land was overgrown with weeds and desolate, and all other buildings collapsed and destroyed except the Liangyong Monument.

After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, Zhang's cemetery was also bathed in reform and opening up. 1In August, 984, Jinzhou Municipal People's Government listed Zhang as a key cultural relic protection unit, and carved a granite sign in the garden, with the inscription "Zhangling Garden" in Weibei. After 1985, the governments of Liaoning Province and Jinzhou City allocated funds for three times, and instructed the United Front Work Department of Jinxian County Committee to be responsible for the maintenance together with relevant departments. After three renovations, Zhang's cemetery has become more solemn. The news that Zhang Lingyuan industry was vigorously repaired by the local government soon spread all over the world, and attracted the attention of Zhang's old staff and overseas Zhang's descendants. 1In July, 986, four old men, Jing Youyan, Hui De 'an and Zheng Dianqi, the former general headquarters of General Zhang Xueliang, made a special trip to Yimafang Village in Shishan Town to pay homage to Zhang's cemetery. 19861010.2, Ms. Zhang Yiheng, niece of General Zhang Xueliang, and Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Tongguang, nephew, came from Hong Kong and Brazil to worship their ancestors. On May 1987, General Zhang Xueliang's cousin, his wife and their children, accompanied by his wife and CPPCC member Xie, also visited the cemetery. Zhang's descendants are deeply grateful to the local government for restoring the Zhangjia cemetery. According to relevant sources, Zhang Xueliang, a young marshal, also planned to return to China to visit the grave in the 1990s, but failed to make it. Now that the young marshal has passed away, it will be a lifelong regret to sweep the grave.