A tribute to honesty

Besides, I saw sculptures of tigers, sheep and officials on the road to Bao's tomb, representing his relatively high official status at that time.

And then I saw the tombstone of Bao, with his highest official title, his name and posthumous title on it.

Beside his tomb, there are the tombs of his wife and children and a stone on which his words warning his offspring not to be corrupt are engraved.

In his tomb, I also saw a replica of his epitaph written by his friend Wu Kui, which is put up on the wall though it is incomplete.

And there is a coffin under a light. The coffin is made of precious silkwood. But it is not the original coffin.

Not far from Bao's tomb is the 42-meter-high Qingfeng Pavilion, which was built in 1999 to mark Bao's 1,000th birth anniversary.

There, I saw records and literature about him, which show the historical facts.

Most of the stories about Bao - which feature in film and on TV - are fictions, as are Bao's legendary assistants Zhan and Gongsun.