The reputation of the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty is indeed great. Compared with the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty, some people even don’t know the existence of the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.
Sun Dianying must have contributed a lot to the main reason why the Qing Dong Tomb became famous. Speaking of Sun Dianying, people will associate him with the Qing Dong Tomb.
After all, he stole the Dongling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty, which shocked the government and the public at the time. It can be said that the whole country was shocked.
At that time, the last emperor Puyi was still there, and his princes and grandsons were still there. Under such circumstances, they actually stole his tomb. It was difficult not to attract the attention of the Chinese people. Yeah, it can be said that many foreign countries also reported this matter at that time.
Sun Dianying stole the Qing Dong Tomb and made the Qing Dong Tomb famous. This is one reason.
An even more important reason why the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty are famous is that the emperors buried here had a relatively high sense of presence and their deeds were relatively large. Just the existence of these emperors also It will make the reputation of Qing Dong Tomb even greater.
Let’s see which emperors are buried here.
The Xiaoling Mausoleum of Emperor Shunzhi, the Jingling Mausoleum of Emperor Kangxi, the Yuling Mausoleum of Emperor Qianlong, the Dingling Mausoleum of Emperor Xianfeng, the Huiling Mausoleum of Emperor Tongzhi, and the Dingdong Tomb of Putuoyu of Empress Dowager Cixi.
Is one more famous than the other?
Strictly speaking, Emperor Shunzhi was the first real emperor of the Qing Dynasty, because Shunzhi was a person who came from outside the customs to become the emperor.
At the same time, Shunzhi was also a very accomplished emperor, although he did not live long.
Shunzhi’s son is Kangxi. Kangxi’s presence among all emperors in Chinese history is definitely very high. Kangxi was the most accomplished and influential emperor in the entire Qing Dynasty.
Of course, he has reigned for 61 years and is also the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history.
Kangxi’s son was Yongzheng, which means that Yongzheng was buried in the Western Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. As for why he was not buried with his father, it is said that Yongzheng disliked the bad Feng Shui of Qing Dong Tomb.
Yongzheng’s son is Qianlong. Qianlong’s presence in the Qing Dynasty can be said to be second only to his grandfather Kangxi. Qianlong was also buried in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty.
Qianlong’s son was Jiaqing, and Jiaqing’s son was Daoguang. Both emperors Jiaqing and Daoguang chose to be buried next to Yongzheng, which is the Western Tomb of the Qing Dynasty.
When he arrived at Daoguang's son Xianfeng, he chose the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty as his tomb.
Xianfeng’s son was Tongzhi, and Tongzhi was also buried in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty.
The last Cixi, although she was not an emperor, she was in charge of the Qing Empire for nearly half a century, and she was also a person who had a huge influence on the Qing Dynasty, although this influence was not very good.
Therefore, the existence of these emperors determines that the status of the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty is higher than that of the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.
Also, when these people built their own cemeteries, they spent a lot of manpower, material and financial resources. The scale of the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty was much larger than that of the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.
The number of emperors buried in the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty is small, and its achievements in Chinese history cannot be compared with the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.
Let’s take a look at the emperors of the Qing Dynasty buried in the Qingxi Mausoleum?
The Tailing Mausoleum of Emperor Yongzheng, Changling Mausoleum of Emperor Jiaqing, Muling Mausoleum of Emperor Daoguang, and Chongling Mausoleum of Emperor Guangxu.
Among these four emperors, Yongzheng was considered a wise king and did a lot for the stability and development of the Qing Dynasty. The other emperors were not very good.
Now these places are all national key protection units, and many other places have been opened and become tourist attractions.
The propaganda for these emperors was also different. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty have a higher sense of existence than the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.