Huang Wei (courtesy name Mengwei, pseudonym Yisou) was born in what is today Houshueitou, Jinsha. In 1514 he passed the imperial examinations and was appointed the director to the Nanjing Board of Punishment then advisor to the Guangdong Bureau. During this time he made little use of compulsory labor, promoted proper etiquette, banned prostitutes and shut down brothels. This drew the favor of the establishment and he was made the magistrate of Songjiang where he was an accomplished administrator as well. When he retired and returned to his hometown, his teaching of etiquette to the local people saw a turn-around in local customs. This led to a Kinmen folk saying that Hsu for writing, Huang for virtue and local praise of Huang being a Man of Perfect Virtue.In 1537 a massive famine broke out in Quanzhou. Inspector Li Yuan-Yang sent Huang Wei, Hsu Fu and Yu Ta-Yu as his representatives to provide aid to the starving populace. After working tirelessly for days and nights on end, Huang became ill due to exhaustion and passed away on Mach 17 of the following year.The Tomb of Huang Wei is located on piece of high ground between Houshueitou and Doumen. It sits on a ridge of Taiwu Mountain and resembles a bird with out swept wings flying down the mountain, so the tomb was also known as Raven's Landing. It faces Pingchou with Jinsha River flowing across from the right while the Taiwu Mountain stands at its back. 以福建海岸諸峰為朝山(?) At the time, it was considered one of the four best locations on Kinmen in terms of Feng Shui.Most tombs are built with the actual resting place at the very back, but at the Tomb of Huang Wei, it was the guardian wall that stood at the back. The Tomb itself had two levels, with the base being a large rectangular stone slab that had a raised middle part. On top of this was placed a stone shaped like an upside-down basket. Large carved stone panels extended out from both sides of the tomb. The tomb altar was set like step before the mound and its