The Ming Tombs are located in Changping County, 30 kilometers north of Beijing. The mausoleum covers an area of about 120 square kilometers. The tombs of thirteen emperors, including Judy, Ming Dynasty and later * * *, were built here. It constitutes a solemn and orderly overall layout, hence the name "Ming Tombs", which was listed as a world cultural heritage in 2003. Thirteen imperial tombs are built on the mountain, which are located at the foothills of the east, west and north respectively. The mausoleum area is surrounded by mountains, lush and beautiful.
In front of the mausoleum, a small river winds its way to the Ming Tombs Reservoir. The whole mausoleum area system is complete, large-scale and magnificent. Known as "Feng Shui Resort" and "Excellent Auspicious Land" by the alchemists in the Ming Dynasty, it was chosen as the "Immortal City" of the royal mausoleum in the Ming Dynasty.
Recommended attractions of the Ming Tombs:
1, Shinto of the Ming Tombs
It is the leading part of the mausoleum building in Changling. The total length is about 7.3 kilometers. In the Ming Dynasty, a series of Shinto tomb facilities, bridges and culverts were built from south to north, including stone archway, three-hole bridge, Dahongmen, Shengde Monument Pavilion, stone statue students, Xingxingmen, Nanwukong Bridge, Qikong Bridge and Beiwukong Bridge. Founded in the early Ming Dynasty, it was completed in the 19th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1540).
2. Ming Changling mausoleum
Located at the south foot of the main peak of Tianshou Mountain, it is the tomb of the third emperor and empress Xu of Ming Dynasty. It is the Ming Tombs with large scale, early construction time and well-preserved ground buildings. It is the ancestral mausoleum in the Ming Tombs and one of the most important tourist attractions in the mausoleum area.
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