Yuanlin, Anyang.

Anyang Yuanlin Scenic Area, also known as Yuan Gonglin, is located in Taipingzhuang on the north bank of the Huanshui River on Shengli Road, Beiguan District, Anyang City, Henan Province. It is the tomb of Yuan Shikai, the first official president of the Republic of China. Yuanlin was built in June 1916.

Yuanlin was built in accordance with the layout of the Ming and Qing mausoleums, using a combination of Chinese and Western construction techniques, with Chinese classical traditional forms as the main body and Western architectural styles as the supplement. There is a main hall in the front and auxiliary halls on both sides, both of which are built in the style of the Qing Dynasty. There are three gates on the base of the tomb. The iron gate in the middle is a completely Western-style building. It not only demonstrates the "royal" style but also distinguishes it from the imperial mausoleums. It is a pioneering example in the history of Chinese mausoleum architecture and has high historical, artistic and scientific value.

The screen wall in Yuanlinli is an eight-shaped building with a large roof, blue bricks and a green glazed tile roof. It is one of the largest brick-carved screen walls in China. The archway is built with reinforced concrete, which is very special. There is a huge pavilion in the pavilion, with five steps high. Inside, there lies a giant tortoise shell. On top of it stands a bluestone tombstone with the words "Tomb of President Yuan Shikai" engraved on it. Jingrentang was originally a place for sacrifices, and is now a museum exhibition room displaying the "Yuan Shikai Exhibition". The iron gate of the tomb is in the shape of a Chinese character "山" and has three entrances. It is of Western style, with blue-white stone door pillars and steel door panels. The gate is decorated with a steel-carved "Large Medal with Twelve Chapters".

In March 2013, Yuanlin was announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council of the People's Republic of China. In December 2018, Yuanlin Scenic Area passed the landscape quality review of the National Tourism Administration and was awarded the national 3A tourist attraction.

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