Lóngpíng

Longping lies in the low country of southern Hebei, near the ancient marshes of the North China Plain. In the wider district stand the ancestral tombs of the Tang ruling house. After founding the dynasty, Li Yuan granted posthumous honours to earlier generations of his family, including Li Xi and Li Tianci, whose graves lay here. Stone figures and animals lined the approach to the tombs, marking the family's claim to imperial ancestry.