In the 25th year of the Republic of China (1936), in October of 19, Lu Xun died. On the 22nd, Mr. Lu Xun's funeral was held in the auditorium of the National Cemetery. His body was buried in Area F on the east side of the cemetery, numbered 406 ~ 4 13, covering an area of more than 50 square meters, with a simple scale.
After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the government plans to build a new tomb of Lu Xun. 1952 In the spring, the Ministry of Culture of East China and other relevant departments chose to build a new tomb near Lu Xun's former residence and Hongkou Park, where Lu Xun had been before his death. 1956 1, the State Council decided to move the tomb on the 20th anniversary of Lu Xun's death. In the middle of the same month, Chen Yi, the mayor of Shanghai, set up a committee for the relocation of Mr. Lu Xun's grave. At the beginning of June, the central government approved the design presided over by Chen Zhi, a design expert, and allocated 900,000 yuan for the project. In the same year, construction started on July 19 and was completed on October 9 10.