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Tomb of Chen Hsien

Phone:886-8-2324174 Address:891 Kinmen County891Jinhu TownshipNo.330, Yu Vil.
Chen Hsien (courtesy name Kuang-Hsien, pseudonym Nan-Hai) was born in Siasing and in 1372 became the first person in Kinmen to become a provincial magistrate. He was therefore also known as the "First Scholar". After serving as the county magistrates for Ruchuan, Sijhou and Dejhou, he was appointed to the imperial province of Beiping. Prince Yan valued his talent so appointed him his personal secretary. Through his daily contact with the prince, Chen realized that he harbored thoughts of treason. After taking advantage of a chess game to advise the prince against such thoughts, he begged leave to resign due to sickness and returned home.As he feared, Prince Yan usurped the throne and the new Emperor Yongle sent an emissary summoning Chen to return to imperial service. That night, Chen took a bath then wearing his formal robes, paid his respects to the north and committed suicide.In his time as an official, Chen refused to take bribes and though he served three terms as a provincial governor his home in Kinmen was so poor that they sometimes couldn't even afford three square meals a day. After his death, a shrine was erected to commemorate his integrity and loyalty.The Tomb of Chen Hsien is located in front of Houwei Village in front of a giant boulder by the sea in the direction of the Kinmen Ceramic Factory. It has a low and reclusive location, and faces the wide-open sea in Liaoluo Bay. The headstone itself is slightly curved, with a sun carved in relief at the top decorated with auspicious clouds. Beneath the sun are the characters "Nan Hai Ye Tai" in seal script. The tomb has a small altar, forecourt and a curved pond.A curved stone retaining wall was built to the left, rear and right of the tomb and the giant boulder sits right behind the tomb itself. Around 500m2 of the boulder is exposed and it forms an ovoid shape. The boulder itself is quite intact except for a 10cm crevice that begin...
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