we have our lunch at "Volcano Restaurant"
the restaurant is located outside
the main entrance to the park
and it's operate by Taiwanese people
after we had done the climbing up & down the stairs.
Beside, today weather's so hot and humid here
our body is so sticky and we hope we can take a bath now
and dun forget this is only the first place we visit
we still have 2 more places of interest need to visit
By now what we can do is just sit & relax
and waiting for them to serve us a delicious lunch
After lunch, we drive from Shishan to Haikou city
we also take a nap in the car during the journey
Reaching Haikou city we will be visiting
"Tomb of Hai Rui" and "The Wugong Temple"
2nd visit: Tomb of Hai Rui
Tomb of Hai Rui is situated in the western outskirts of Haikou City, 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) from the civic center. It represents people's esteem towards Hai Rui, an upright and uncorrupted official.It was originally built in 1589 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 -1644), and some of the constructions in the tomb garden remain intact. With an area of over 4,000 square meters (4784 square yards), the layout was designed according to the level of the official titles at that time. Today it is rated as the Key Cultural Relic Preservation of Hainan Province.
One typical story illustrates his honesty. After seeing the emperor wink at the corruption of court officials, he prepared a coffin for his death and said farewell to his wife. Then he went to the emperor, expressing his criticism and advice. His words were not accepted but cost him his court position and he was jailed. After his release, he returned to his hometown and helped with irrigation projects. At the age of 72, he was employed again by the court to work in Nanjing, and passed away in the third year of his service.
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