Cao Cao Mausoleum
36°14′27″N 114°15′35″E / 36.24083°N 114.25972°E
| Cao Cao Mausoleum | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 曹操高陵 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 曹操高陵 | ||||||
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| Wei Mausoleum | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 魏高陵 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 魏高陵 | ||||||
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| Xigaoxue Tomb No. 2 | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 西高穴2號墓 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 西高穴2号墓 | ||||||
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The Cao Cao Mausoleum, also known as the Gaoling Mausoleum of Wei and the Xigaoxue Tomb No. 2, is a tomb in Xigaoxue Village, Anfeng Township, Anyang County, Anyang City, Henan Province, China. It is purported to be the burial site of Cao Cao (155–220 CE), a prominent warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty. The discovery of the tomb was reported on 27 December 2009 by the Henan Provincial Cultural Heritage Bureau. In 2013, the tomb became part of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level in China.