Opening Hours: 8:00 – 17:00
Ticket Price: 10 yuan
Location: In the northern jujube forest, Cui'erzhuang Town, Cang County
Best Time to Visit: Cangzhou lies on the Bohai Bay in southeastern Hebei, with a typical warm‑temperate semi‑humid continental monsoon climate. Winters are cold, summers hot, four seasons distinct, average annual temperature ~12°C. Autumn is the best time to visit.
Complaint Hotline: 0317-2080122
Transportation: Take a bus from Cangzhou Bus Station toward Xian County; it takes about 1 hour. Get off at Cui'erzhuang.
Attraction Description
Ji Xiaolan (1724–1805) was a renowned scholar of the late Qing Dynasty and Chief Compiler of the Complete Library in Four Sections (Siku Quanshu). His tomb stands in the northern jujube forest of Cui'erzhuang Town, Cang County. The stone tablet before the tomb is inscribed:
“Tablet of the Spirit of Lord Ji, Grand Guardian of the Heir Apparent, Assistant Grand Secretary, Minister of Rites of the Great Qing”
Ji Family Cemetery
According to records, Ji Xiaolan was a descendant of the Ji clan from Jingcheng, Cang County. The cemetery was first built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty. It measures 300 m north–south and 100 m east–west, containing 1,194 graves and 136 stone tablets. The site suffered severe damage during the Cultural Revolution; only about 10 broken tablets remain.
Recently, three epitaphs were unearthed, composed by Ji Xiaolan and written by famous calligraphers including Liu Yong, Dong Hao, and Weng Fanggang. Research suggests several more epitaphs may still be buried. The person in charge of the Cang County Cultural Relics Protection Office stated that the Cang County People’s Government has designated the Ji Clan Cemetery at Jingcheng as a Cultural Relics Protection Unit, which greatly benefits the research, development, and utilization of Ji clan cultural resources.