What is the origin of Gongzhuling?

The Princess Mausoleum is the tomb of the third daughter of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and Princess Jing Gulun. During the Japanese invasion of China, the word mausoleum was taboo, so the mausoleum was renamed Gongzhuling, which is still used today.

In the early years of Qianlong's reign, she was granted the title of Princess Gulun and Jing; in March of the twelfth year (1747), she married Sebutengbalzhuer, the auxiliary prince of the Horqin Borjigit family. Princess Hejing died in the fifty-seventh year of Qianlong (1792), and her body was buried near Dongba Town in the eastern suburbs of Beijing.

In the third year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1877), the Qing Dynasty established Huaide County in a key area outside Liutiaobian, with the headquarters at Bajiazi (today's Huaide Town). After liberation, it moved to its current location in Gongzhuling City.

Gongzhuling City, a county-level city directly under the jurisdiction of Jilin Province, is located in the central and western part of Jilin Province, on the right bank of the middle reaches of the Dongliao River. It is located between 124°02° to 125°18° east longitude and 43°11° to 44°09° north latitude.

Extended information:

When Tsarist Russia built the Middle East Railway from 1898 to 1903, it called Gongzhuling the "Three Stations". During the Japanese occupation of Northeast China, the tomb of the princess of the Qing Dynasty was located on the north side of it. "Three Stations" was changed to "Princess Mausoleum". Because the word "Ling" was taboo as being unlucky, "Ling" was pronounced as "Ling".

Another way of saying "Ling" was changed to "Ling" is because Gongzhuling is located on the watershed of the Songhua River and Liaohe River basins, so "Ling" was changed to "Ling". Since then, the place name Gongzhuling has been used to this day.

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