Where the Tombs Lie

By Xuezhong Jin

Most civilizations strive to preserve tombs of ancestors as part of their history and culture. Although nature and humans often foil this attempt, in no other place on earth were so many tombs purposely destroyed as in China, from mausoleums of royals to graves of ordinary people. This mass destruction happened within the first 30 years of the communist rule, peaking during the Cultural Revolution. Xuezhong Jin, the author, interweaves his family stories with the recent history of China. As a young man, he searched for the bones of his great-grandparents from smashed tombs before reburying them. He witnessed the survival of his frail and horrified grandmother when the government banned coffins and the deceased had to be buried directly into the earth. Jin recounts how the remains of many Chinese icons were exhumed, denounced, and paraded through streets. He describes how people endured the political storms that caused drastic changes in their cultural and social life. Where the Tombs Lie will help the reader understand how humanity can be twisted and reduced by those in power.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B092PG45W7
• ISBN13: 9798734578834
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"