Tsai Pain-lung was born in Cyonglin, Kinmen and was originally named Tsai Shih (courtesy name Chun-Chung, pseudonym Yao-chou) . Born in 1738, he was very well built, had a booming voice and the strength of several men. As his family was poor, he worked as fishermen in his youth before joining the military. Courageous in battle and tactically gifted, he rose through the ranks and eventually became Admiral of the Fujian Army.In 1787, he took part in putting down the Lin Shuang-wen Rebellion in Taiwan and was honored with a title by the Imperial Court and granted the right of wearing a decorated collar. Later, while leading an expedition to save Jhuluo, rebels cut off his supply line and he was besieged for several months before reinforcements came through. In recognition of his loyalty, the Imperial Court promoted him to Admiral of the Fujian Fleet; then shortly after that to Admiral of the Army and grand councilor.The Lin Shuang-wen Rebellion finally ended in February 1788. Tsai was listed as one of the officials who made an important contribution and his portrait was placed in the Zihguang Pavilion. Political intrigue however saw him demoted to Regional Commander of Langshan Township in Jiangnan, and he died there at the age of 61 in July 1798.Though Tsai Pan-Lung was promoted to Admiral, his tomb was quite simple and did not follow the Qing Dynasty regulations for official tombs. The headstone is made up of three granite slabs, with the middle being rectangular and the side slabs rounded at the top. The center of the slab bears the standard inscription while the side slabs were bare and undecorated. Though there are no stone servants, tigers, horses or sheep in front of the tomb, there is a pair of very detailed stone lions. These are an excellent example of Qing Dynasty's fine craftsmanship and quite different from the Ming Dynasty tomb lion statutes. The tomb also features a pair of stone marker pillars, the tips of which were each decorated with a lion and a