Characteristic foreign cemeteries in China

The only foreign king's cemetery

Beiying, a village in northern Dezhou, Shandong province, has attracted visitors from the Philippines and some Southeast Asian countries for 500 years. The village is the final resting place of a former king of the Sulu Archipelago and the home of his offspring. In 1417, the three kings of Sulu, which now belongs to the Philippines, came to China with their families and subordinates. One king fell ill and died near Dezhou. The Chinese emperor Yongle (1360-1424) ordered a grand funeral and had a cemetery built. The king's offspring live harmoniously among the villagers. For hundreds of years, people from the Philippines have made pilgrimages to Beiying to honor their ancestors. The cemetery has been protected since it was listed as a national key cultural relic in 1988.

The first foreigners' cemetery in China