Brief introduction of Shunling

Shunling Mausoleum, located in Jiuyi Mountain, ningyuan county, is a sacred place for Chinese people to worship their ancestors and pay homage to Shun Di. Shun Di, known as Yu Shun in history, surnamed Yao, the ninth Sun Zhonghua of the Yellow Emperor, the leader of tribal alliance in primitive society, was honored as one of the five emperors in history. Shun was born in present-day rural yongji city, and was chosen as his successor by Yao because of his noble character. After he succeeded to the throne, he made great efforts to govern the country, selected talents, developed the economy, stabilized people's livelihood, and practiced enlightenment, which became a model admired by future generations. Shun Di is the ancestor of China's moral culture, and his filial piety culture has become the essence of China's traditional culture.