The overall layout of the Ming Tombs is like a big tree, and each mausoleum is like a branch. The trunk of the big tree is the Shinto leading to the mausoleum. Shinto is the only way to enter the whole Ming Tombs. Eighteen pairs of huge stone statues are arranged on both sides of Shinto. The statues of these civil servants and military attaché s show that the emperor is still the master of the empire after his death. According to the mausoleum system of the ancient imperial tombs in China, the Yin houses are modeled after the Yang houses, and the ground buildings of the Ming Tombs are modeled after the imperial palace in the Forbidden City. The periphery is a tall city wall, and the palaces inside the city wall are also distributed in strict accordance with a longitudinal central axis. Behind every tomb in the Ming Tombs, there is an Amin Building. There is the emperor's tombstone downstairs and the emperor's grave behind the building.
The geomantic omen of Shinto in the Ming Tombs is also quite good. There are Longshan and Hushanmen on the left and right. The Shinto between the two mountains is more than 7 kilometers long. From south to north, there are stone archways, Dahongmen, Shen Gong Shengde Monument Pavilion in Changling, stone statues, Longfeng Gate, Seven-hole Bridge and other buildings. We got off at Dahongmen and walked past the red wall and yellow tile, which is the main entrance of the Ming Tombs, and officially entered the Ming Tombs Scenic Area. (