Yue Fei's Mausoleum 岳飞庙
That night, as I was going through the stack of flyers I accumulated in my trip to China, I chanced upon one for the West Lake. There were several sites which were marked on the map, none of which made an impression on me, none except one – Yue Fei’s 岳飞 Mausoleum. Yue Fei is probably one of the most famous military figures of ancient China. He lived during the Song dynasty 1103 – 1142. His story has come to epitomize love and loyalty for the country. I have heard some of the stories of Yue Fei when I was young and I was excited to know that part of the history of West Lake includes him.
Inside the Yue Fei Mausoleum 岳飞庙
I got out early in the morning and hailed a cab, I did not have much time to spare since I would already be flying out that afternoon. The mausoleum wasn’t really very far as it was still within stone’s throw of the West Lake. It seemed that the mausoleum also has an entrance fee. Anyway, I still have some money left and I think this would be more worth it than the Leifeng Pagoda. The people were still cleaning the compound but that didn’t really bother me.
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