Ji Xiaolan is a great official, but he can't be buried in his ancestral grave after his death.

Ji Xiaolan's Tomb is located in the south of North Village, Cuierzhuang Town, Cangzhou City, Hebei Province. There is a large jujube forest around the mausoleum, and a high wall in the middle is Ji Xiaolan's tomb. There is a stone tablet in the east of the tomb, which was written by Emperor Jiaqing for Ji Xiaolan.

According to historical records, Ji Xiaolan died in the tenth year of Jiaqing. The following year, the emperor ordered Ji Xiaolan's body to be transported back to his hometown in Cangzhou and buried with his wife in Qianxin, Beicun, xian county. At the time of burial, from the village to the cemetery, tents were set up for several miles, surrounded by many people. The court also specially sent officials to the scene to attend the funeral, and the whole funeral was grand and lively.

Ji Xiaolan's descendants recalled that Ji Xiaolan had chosen the location of the cemetery before his death, so he invited a famous Feng Shui teacher from the south. I have seen all the land of Jijia in Cangzhou, and I chose Qian Xin in Beicun. The cemetery in Ji Xiaolan has excellent feng shui, and the Ma Pingchuan Plain leads to the sea in the east; There are two high mounds in the north, like two large inkstones; There is a chaste tree in the south, called Phoenix Forest. At the bottom of the monument, there are the words "Sijiazhuang at the top, Ramramramone in the south and Yanbao in the north".

After his death, his father Ji was buried between Beijing and Cui Erzhuang, not with his father, nor in Ji Jiazu's grave. This doesn't seem to conform to the funeral custom. Why?

Ji Xiaolan didn't want his descendants to bury themselves in their ancestral graves, which was the last resort. Although Ji Xiaolan's ancestors and father were both officials, their ranks were not high. At that time, Ji Xiaolan was still a college student, and Emperor Jiaqing personally wrote an inscription for the funeral. The size of the tomb will definitely exceed that of the ancestral grave. If forcibly buried in the ancestral grave, it is suspected of deceiving ancestors.

Moreover, when the elder family has many manors in Cangzhou, they don't have to be buried in the ancestral graves, so Ji Xiaolan found this treasure trove of geomantic omen in Qian Xin, Beicun, and asked his son to bury himself here. Have to say, Ji Xiaolan will be behind, this arrangement is very appropriate.