Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor

From the establishment of a shrine proper in the year 770 CE during the Tang dynasty, it was the scene of regular national offerings and sacrifices.

The Yellow Emperor Mausoleum Foundation was established to raise money for the reconstruction process, which was divided into two phases.

According to tradition, as Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty was returning from a northern campaign against the Xiongnu, he stopped at the mausoleum and made offerings.

In the main hall, called the "Great Hall of Man and Civilization's First Ancestor" (人文初祖大殿), stands a relief sculpture of the Yellow Emperor, as well as a niche shrine decorated with the four great spirit animals of Chinese astrology: the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise.

In the memorial pavilion are arranged several dedicatory inscriptions from modern Chinese leaders Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, Mao Zedong, and Deng Xiaoping.

In front of the tomb is a pavilion for offerings, in the middle of which stands a stone stele with the three chinese characters "Yellow Emperor Mausoleum(黄帝陵)".