Xīnxiāng

Xinxiang lies on the plain below the Taihang Mountains, near routes linking the Yellow River with the north. In the Ming, the Prince of Lu held an estate in this region. His tomb and that of his consort were built at the foot of Fenghuang Mountain, with a sequence of stone gates, halls and burial chambers. In 1656 a Buddhist monk acquired the complex and adapted its buildings for religious use.