How many years did Song Renzong reign?

Song Renzong reigned for 42 years.

Song Renzong Zhao Zhen (May 3, 11-April 3, 163), whose first name was Zhao Benefit, was the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty in China (reigned from March 23, 122 to April 3, 163), the sixth son of Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, and his mother was Li Chenfei.

during Song Renzong's reign, the economy of the northern song dynasty was prosperous, and science, technology and culture were greatly developed. Historians summarized the reign period as "Ren Zong Sheng Zhi". He reigned for 42 years and was the longest-serving emperor in the Song Dynasty.

Song Renzong's great achievement can't be separated from his personal character of being kind and generous to others, being thrifty and self-disciplined. Today, let's talk about Song Renzong's personality characteristics in this respect.

Song Renzong's memorial for later generations

Zhao Zhen died and was buried in Yongzhao Mausoleum in Yong 'an County (now gongyi city, Henan Province). Yongzhaoling is located in the hilly and flat land between the northern foot of Songshan Mountain and Luohe River. Lingqu takes Zhitian Town (Song Yongan County) as the center, about 15 kilometers from north to south and 1 kilometers from east to west.

The cemetery follows the theory of geomantic topography, and follows the terrain, with mountains and water, a vault in the southeast and a low ceiling in the northwest. It consists of the Imperial Mausoleum, the Empress Mausoleum and the Xiagong. The stone carvings on both sides of Shinto are lifelike, majestic and lifelike, among which "Ruiqin" and "Corner End" are masterpieces in the history of sculpture.

above content reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhao Zhen