The Tomb of concubine Yang is situated about 60 km. to the west of Xi' an. Concubine yang's tomb is situated near to Xianyang city which was the capital of China's first dynasty.

Concubine Yang, also named Yang Yuhuan, was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Originally she was the wife of Xuanzong's son. However, Xuanzong fell in love with her and accommodated her into the palaces. She went by the name Taizhen, in which the palace was named after. After several years she left Taizhen palace and she was ennobled high-ranked imperial concubine and ranked with the empress.

Concubine Yang is not only beautiful, but also talented in music and dancing. It is said that Emperor Xuanzong gave her his music piece Melody of Plumage. After reading it only for a short time she is able to perform it very well.

Lychee was a favorite fruit for Yang, and the emperor had the fruit, which was only grown in southern China, delivered by the imperial messenger service's fast horses, whose riders would take shifts day and night in a Pony Express-like manner, to the capital.

Because Yang is the beloved of the emperor, her three sisters are entitled Madame of the country and her brothers are all became the high rank officials.

Emperor Xuanzong was too occupied with drinking and playing with his concubines that he neglected to pay attention to domestic affairs. Domestic politics became more corrupted contradictions began to form. Domestic politics became more corrupted contradictions began to form. The chaos started by An Lushan and Shi Siming came out. Emperor Xuanzong decided to escape to Chengdu. When they escaped to Mawei County, the soldiers had a rebellion and they demanded Emperor Xuanzong to kill Concubine Yang. Xuanzong has no way except ordering Gao Lishi to let her commit suicide by hanging herself from a pear tree. She was only 38 years old.

The tomb occupies an area of 0.16 acre. It is three meters high and is covered with bricks.

Until a few years ago, young Chinese girls would visit here on the third day of the third it is said that the woman at that time took some soil from around the tomb and mixed it with flour. Popular belief holds that this "concubine's powder" makes you beautiful if it is applied to the face. However, as the ground around the tomb began to disintegrate, authorities put a stop to this romantic practice by building a blue wall around the tomb!

There is a winding corridor along each of the three sides of the tomb, where the stone inscriptions of eminent people can be seen. Most of the inscriptions criticize the imperial court for its political corruption and incompetence, and complain of Concubine Yang's ill-treatment. They also attribute the rebellion to the power struggle among the nobleman and rampant growth of the local forces. Concubine Yang, a weak woman, was unfairly the victim of their struggle. Some of the inscriptions blame Xuanzong for his mercilessness and heartlessness.