On October 21, 2020, during my travels in southern Xinjiang, I visited the Xiangfei Tomb in Kashgar. The picture shows the visitor center of Xiangfei Tomb.
The Xiangfei Tomb is located in Haohan Village, 5 kilometers east of Kashgar City. It was originally called the Apahoja Tomb. It is the mausoleum of the most famous Islamic holy family in Xinjiang. The name of Xiangfei Tomb was gradually spread and replaced the original name. The picture shows the ticket office of the visitor center of Xiangfei Tomb.
Xiangfei Tomb covers an area of 30 mu. It was built around 1640 A.D., more than 350 years ago. It is a typical Islamic ancient mausoleum building. The picture shows the symbolic stele of Xiangfei's tomb.
Xiangfei Tomb is now a national key cultural relics protection unit. The mausoleum consists of five parts: the gate tower, the small mosque, the big mosque, the scripture hall and the main tomb. The picture shows the entrance to Xiangfei's Tomb.
Xiangfei Tomb is also an ancient architectural complex with Uyghur traditional architectural art features, covering an area of about 30 mu. The main entrance of the cemetery faces south, and after entering the gate is a huge rectangular courtyard, which consists of four major parts: the gate tower, the small mosque, the big mosque (filling up), the scripture hall, and the main tomb (Gongbozi). The gatehouse is not big, but very gorgeous. The picture shows the gate tower of Xiangfei's tomb.
Xiangfei Tomb I revisit the old place. This time, the feeling has changed a lot. A lot of cultural landscapes have been added. The picture shows the Uighur song and dance performance at the entrance.
To enter the Xiangfei Tomb, you must first visit a custom museum. This is the entrance to the museum "Xiangfei's Home".
The photo was taken in "Xiangfei's Home"
The photo was taken in "Xiangfei's Home"
The photo was taken in "Xiangfei's Home"
The photo was taken in "Xiangfei's Home"
There are also singing and dancing performances in the Custom Museum
this is the actor in the cabaret
this is the actor in the cabaret
This is the ancient Kashgar water mill
This is a large-scale mural created according to the legend of the concubine Xiang's marriage
This is the Xiangfei love tree
This is according to Xiangfei Xiaotai
This is a huge petrified wood fossil
This sculpture is Fragrant Concubine Playing Butterfly
Overlooking Xiangfei's Tomb
The main tomb of Xiangfei Tomb is located in the east of the cemetery. It is the main building of this complex, with a magnificent shape and a solemn and gorgeous style. It is a model of ancient Uyghur architectural art in my country. The picture shows a view of the main tomb.
The main tomb is the main body of the cemetery, located in the east of the cemetery, and is the largest dome-shaped building in Xinjiang. It is surrounded by a rectangle, the bottom is 35 meters long and 29 meters deep; there is a huge brick column half embedded in the wall on each side, the diameter of the bottom circle is 3.5 meters, and there is a small "bunker" on the top of the column. Lou" (that is, the small building where worship is called). The picture shows a close view of the main tomb.
The main tomb is more than 26 meters high, and the surrounding walls are all covered with dark green glazed bricks from bottom to top, with colorful patterns and Arabic epigrams painted on them. In the center of the top of the tomb is a hemispherical circular arch with a diameter of 17 meters, and there is also a "Bunker Building" on the top. Surrounded by an arch on the fourth floor and five curved crescents held high by the iron pillars above, the harmonious shape makes the whole building look extraordinarily majestic and upright. The picture shows the appearance of the tomb of the tomb owner of Xiangfei.
The door of the tomb faces south, and the interior is high, open and bright. Tombs of different sizes are lined up on the platform half a person above the ground, all of which are covered with glazed bricks of various colors; among them, the tall one is a male tomb, while the small one is a female tomb. It is said that five generations of the Apakhoja family are buried 72 people, there are actually only 58 tomb bags. The picture shows the view inside the tomb of the owner of Xiangfei's tomb.
The first burial person of the family in the main tomb was actually Yusuf Hoja, the father of Apak Hoja, who was buried in a tomb built by Apak Hoja in 1640. Apak Hoja was also buried there after his death in 1695, and Yusuf Hoja's original simple tomb began to undergo large-scale expansion. Because of Apakhoja, this tomb was not only named after him but also deified by later generations, which also attracted great attention from the rulers of the Qing Dynasty. In 1760 (the twenty-fifth year of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty), Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty issued a decree to regulate the management of the tomb: "...you can send people to guard it, and ban firewood mining and pollution. In order to show the kindness of the country and Guizhou." ("Records of Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty") In 1874, Aguba also spent a huge sum of money to expand and repair the tomb, making it reach its current scale. important "holy place". The picture shows the view inside the tomb of the owner of Xiangfei's tomb.
The origin of the name "Xiangfei Tomb" comes from folklore. Xiangfei's real name is Maimure Aizim. She has a strange fragrance since she was a child, and she is called "Ipalhan" (fragrant girl). She was selected as a concubine by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, and was given the title "Xiangfei". Because of dissatisfaction with the water and soil diseases in the capital, she was carried by 124 people to carry the coffin. There is still a camel sedan chair in the main tomb, which is said to have been brought from Beijing when the corpse was transported. This legend has been widely circulated, expressing the good wishes of the Min and Han nationalities to unite and love each other since ancient times. In fact, "Xiangfei" does have a real person, and they are cousins with the Poronidu brothers who launched the "Huojia Rebellion", and they are the great-niece and granddaughter of Apak Hoja. The picture shows the statues of Xiangfei and Qianlong.
A small mosque not far from Xiangfei's tomb is used for daily worship of nearby Muslims.
The large mosque in the west of the cemetery is in the form of a courtyard house, with 15 open corridors in the front and 8 brick halls in the back. On religious festivals, Muslims from all over southern Xinjiang hold a large-scale worship ceremony here before paying homage to the tomb of Apak Hoja.
The terrain in front of the mosque is broad and flat, surrounded by towering ancient poplars.
In the north of the cemetery, there is a dome teaching scripture hall. The dome is hollow and forms a group of its own, with an extremely unique shape. This is the place where Apak Hoja and his father lectured on scriptures.
This is a group of sculptures reflecting the lives of the Uighur people
This is an ancient tool of the Uighurs
This is the butterfly sculpture that Xiangfei likes
This is the large screen wall in Xiangfei's tomb
Flowers bloom in Xiangfei's tomb
