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  Zhaojun Tomb: Dictionary definition
The Zhaojun Tomb (昭君墓), located beside a river in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, is the resting place of Wang Zhaojun, a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu chief.
The cemetery is 1.3-hectare, with a 33-metre mound containing Zhaojun's coffin, making it a landmark of the region.
Wang Zhaojun, or Madame Wang Zhao, was born Wang Qiang (王嬙) in Zigui (秭歸), Nan Prefecture (南郡) (today Xingshan County (興山縣), Hubei) in the Western Han Dynasty.
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 Learn more about List of famous cemeteries in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia - the RMS Titanic cemetery.
Punchbowl, Honolulu - military cemetery of the Pacific, in the Punchbowl Crater of an extinct volcano known as Puowaina, Hawaiian for "Hill of Sacrifice."
Maidich National Cemetery - cemetery established after France's occupation ended in 1954 as a place of worship for heroes of the people.
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 nmgnews --- Zhaojun Tomb
Zhaojun Tomb is also known as "Qingzhong", it is at the 9 kilometers section from the southern suburbs of Hohhot.
With an area of nearly 100 mu, it is thought to be the mausoleum of Wang Zhaojun (Wang Qiang) of thewestern Han Dynasty.
Of which, the 4-metre-high large bronze statue weighing 5 tons showing Chanyu and Wang Zhaojun riding side by side on horseback is very vivid and splendid.
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 Zhaojun Tomb -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The cemetery is 13,000 m², with a 33 metre mound containing Zhaojun's (Box in which a corpse is buried or cremated) coffin, making it a landmark of the region.
The first Chinese mention of the cemetery in written record is in the (The imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907) Tang Dynasty, by Du You (杜佑) in A Comprehensive Guide (通典 Tong Dian).
The nickname "Green Mound" (青塚 qin1 zhong3) refers to a legend that in (The season when the leaves fall from the trees) autumn, when grass and trees wither, those plants on the cemetery mound continue to prosper.
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 Encyclopedia: List of cemeteries
Städtischer Friedhof III is a cemetery in the Friedenau district of the borough of Tempelhof-Schöneberg in Berlin, Germany.
English Cemetery, Florence The land for this cemetery in Piazzale Donatello in Florence was bought by the Swiss Evangelical Reformed Church from the Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany in 1827 and was in use for fifty years, until 1877, when the medieval wall had been torn down and it...
The cross is being risen on the belfry of the Rogozhskoe Cemetery on Sept....
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 Encyclopedia: List of famous cemeteries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane - the oldest and largest Brisbane cemetery, was originally utilised by the earliest colonists.
Brompton Cemetery- Opened in 1840, it is one of London's Magnificent Seven cemeteries and is the final resting place for a number of prominent persons including Samuel Cunard, Emmeline Pankhurst, Sir Charles Fremantle amongst others.
Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery at Kensal Green in London is the final resting place for a number of notables including Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Sax Rohmer and Krystyna Skarbek.
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 wiki/Cemetery H culture Definition / wiki/Cemetery H culture Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Cemetery H culture developed out of the northern part of the Indus Valley CivilisationThe Indus Valley Civilization, 2800 BC–1800 BC, was an ancient civilization thriving along the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra river in what is now Pakistan.
The Indus Valley Civilization is also sometimes referred to as the Harappa or Harappan Civilization of the Indus Valley, in reference to its first excavated city of Harappa.
The use of cremationCremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning.
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 Countries: List of famous cemeteries
Canada * Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia - the RMS Titanic cemetery.
Romania * Cimitirul Bellu, Bucharest Russia * Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow - many famous Russians and citizens of the former Soviet Union buried here including Nikita Khrushchev, the writer Anton Chekhov, and composers Sergei Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich.
* Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, England * Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London, England * Highgate Cemetery, London - the tomb of Karl Marx, topped with a huge bronze bust, is here; Highgate is notable for its "Egyptian catacombs", where John Galsworthy, George Eliot, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti were buried.
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The Zhaojun Tomb (昭君墓) located beside a river in Hohhot Inner Mongolia the People's Republic of China is said to be the resting of Wang Zhaojun a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu Chanyu.
The cemetery is 13 000 with a 33 metre mound containing Zhaojun's coffin making it a landmark of the
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 Read about List of cemeteries at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research List of cemeteries and learn about List of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Buenos Aires, Argentina is the "National Cemetery" where Juan Peron, Carlos Gardel, Hans Langsdorff and other notables are interred.
Vysehrad cemetery, Prague - the Czech Republic's most important cemetery, it is the burial site for Antonin Dvorak,
Mount Herzl, the official cemetery for the leaders of Israel, where many Prime Ministers of Israel and
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 List of famous cemeteries - FreeEncyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Arlington National Cemetery - military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lee's home, near Washington, D.C. Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California
Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California - Bing Crosby, Lawrence Welk, Bela Lugosi are among the Holy Cross residents
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Westwood, California - Marilyn Monroe, Frank Zappa, and Billy Wilder are buried here
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Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg - all Russian Tsars since Peter the Great are buried in the cathedral.
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In 1932 Wu became disciple of his main teacher, Liu Jian (who was Che Yizhai's late disciple).
Thanks to his efforts the stone tablets from Dong's tomb were moved to Beijing Institute of Physical Education.
They were later moved with Dong's remains to Wan'an Cemetery in western suburbs of Beijing.
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Camp Hill Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia is the burial site for Joseph Howe, Robert Stanfield, Abraham Gesner, amongst others.
Fernhill Cemetery in Saint John, New Brunswick is the final resting place of several early Canadian statesmen
Porte Sante, Florence - resting place of Carlo Collodi and many others.
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 List Of Famous Cemeteries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
You can find info about local cemeteries, including location...
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 Zhaojun Tomb : Cemetery of Zhaojun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Zhaojun Tomb : Cemetery of Zhaojun
Zhaojun Tomb : Cemetery of Zhaojun
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Travel information about Hohhot and its attractions, including Zhaojun Tomb, Wuta Temple, Xilituzhao Palace and Wanbu Huayanjin Pagoda.
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