Niu Cemetery in Lijiang
The Niu Cemetery is on a wooded hill 7 miles south-southeast of Lijiang Ancient Town. To get there one should drive on the main highway toward the airport and take a winding side road up the hill to the east, then off of a paved road onto a dirt road. The graves are 150 feet to the northwest of the dirt road. These graves were moved in 2009 from the original old Niu cemetery northwest of Lijiang. The first 5 generations remain in the old cemetery; generations six, seven, and eight were moved to this location. In addition to the graves, there is a stone picnic table a few feet away, and other clusters of graves nearby.
Three views of the Niu Cemetery in 2016. There are three rows of graves with, from top to bottom, one, three, and four graves in the rows.
A view of the Niu Cemetery in 2026. A fourth row of graves, with 2 graves in it, has been added to accomodate two deaths in generation 9.
The following photos were taken in October 2016 and April 2026, and show all of the grave markers.
Niu Spirit in 2026 and front and side views of generation 6 grave in 2016
generation 7 row in 2016: Niu Xing Qiao - Niu Xing Yuan - Niu Xing Bi
generation 8 row in 2016: Niu Shi Qi (Ying Kui) - Niu Fu Qi (Wen Kui) - Niu Fu Qi (Xiu Kui) - Niu Zhu Qi (Jian Kui)
generation 8 row in 2026: Niu Shi Qi (Ying Kui) - Niu Fu Qi (Wen Kui) - Niu Fu Qi (Xiu Kui) - Niu Zhu Qi (Jian Kui)
two graves in generation 9 row in 2026
There are 2 new graves in the cemetery. They are probably Niu Cun Ze and Niu Cun Yu's wife, Mu Gui Fen, both of whom have died. I will add them to this chart when I know the details.
Niu relatives in front of the graves
Logan, Raina, Anna, and Paula by their ancestors' graves
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