【Introduction】

The Tomb of Chen Zhen is located on Huanglong Mountain in Pubian, Jinsha Township, Kinmen County. Chen Zhen, also known by his courtesy name, Yingjia, was a native of Yangdi, Wugzhou (present day Yangzhai, Jinsha Township). He passed the imperial examination and became a senior licentiate in 1515 (the 10th Year of Emperor Zhengde, Ming dynasty). He served as a prefectural official of education in Changle, Guangdong Province. He had two sons named Chen Wei and Chen Jian, respectively. The latter served as prefectural magistrate in Nan-an and Nan-ning. Benefitting from his son’s success, Chen was posthumously conferred with the title of honorary judicial deputy, the fifth grade in the official feudal system ranking. Chen Zhen’s tomb faces north yet slants slightly to the west. The tomb is built with granite and features a palm-shaped layout covering the hills. Its parapet, built with two stone slabs, protects the main structure of the tomb. Three layers of sidewalls extend outward to the front at both ends of the parapet. Stone sheep, a stone horse, and a blaster column are found beyond each sidewall. In front of the tomb’s protective wall stands a four-pillar pavilion. The Chinese hipped roof is sculpted from a single slab of granite and has four raised edges. A wooded-laminated architrave with stacked brackets can be found under the eaves. A tombstone in the center of the pavilion bears the inscription: “Tomb of Honorary Judicial Deputy Chen Zhen of Wuyang and His Spouse Madame Li, erected by Filial Sons Chen Wei and Chen Jian.” An unadorned rectangular altar for offerings sits in front of the pavilion. The stone sheep and horses are the most noteworthy decorations of the tomb; full-figured and vivacious, the animals are classic examples of tomb sculptures in Kinmen during the Ming Dynasty.

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