Su Xiaoxiao’s Tomb 苏小小墓

I find it amusing how tombs seem to be scattered in Hangzhou for some reason. The tomb of Wu Song was put along the side of a busy street, not to mention that he didn’t exist at all. Now comes another tomb which is also at a busy part of town. I wonder how the dead will rest if they keep putting them in places like that. Anyway, this tomb is the tomb of Su Xiaoxiao 苏小小, this strange sounding name is the name of a famous lady who lived in Hangzhou during the Song dynasty.

Su Xiaoxiao was known as a great poet, not to mention also having great beauty and talent. She died at the young age of 19 and was said to have been buried at one side of the Xiling Bridge 西陵桥. Later, admirers of her work decided to build a pavillion and tomb for her at where it currently stands. It was destroyed in the 1960s and rebuilt in the year 2001. Her tomb is unique that it wasn’t a mound of grass but it was a golden mound. Probably to prevent it from getting worn down by the elements.

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