The Qing Dynasty entered China in 1644 AD and fell in 1911. It ruled China for 268 years. During this period, there were 10 emperors. Before that, there were two emperors in Shenyang in the northeast, one* ** are 12 emperors.
The founder of the Qing Dynasty was Taizu Nurhachi. He was buried in Fuling in Shenyang, also known as Beiling locally. The second was Huang Taiji, who was buried in Zhaoling in Shenyang. , also known locally as Dongling. Shunzhi, the first emperor after entering the customs, was buried in Xiaoling in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. The second emperor Kangxi was buried in Jingling in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. The third emperor Yongzheng was buried in Tailing in the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. The fourth emperor Qianlong was buried in Yuling in the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. The fifth emperor Jiaqing was buried in Changling in the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. The sixth emperor, Daoguang, was buried in Muling, the Western Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty. The seventh emperor Xianfeng was buried in Dingling in the Eastern Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. The eighth emperor Tongzhi was buried in Huiling, the Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty. The ninth emperor Guangxu was buried in Chongling, the Western Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty. The last emperor Puyi was buried in the Hualong Cemetery in the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty.
The Ming Tombs are the tombs of the thirteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty. However, there were sixteen emperors in the Ming Dynasty in history, so why were there only thirteen tombs? This has to start with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was a native of Fengyang, Anhui. He worked as a monk, a beggar, and participated in the peasant uprising. He finally made Nanjing (Jinling) his capital when he conquered the Daming River. He also died in Nanjing. Of course, his mausoleum was built in Nanjing. The second emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. Because the prince (the eldest son of Zhu Yuanzhang) died first, the newly re-established prince (the crown prince, also the quasi-emperor) was the eldest grandson. This person had not been emperor for a few years because he wanted to take away the military power of his uncles. In the end, King Zhu Di of Yan sent troops to attack Nanjing from Beijing. When they attacked the capital, the emperor got separated and was never found. It is still a mystery to this day. Naturally, he did not have an imperial mausoleum. The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty was buried in another place after his death (the emperor of the subjugated country naturally did not have a grand imperial tomb), so there are only 13 imperial tombs here.
The Ming Dynasty moved its capital from Nanjing to Beijing when Zhu Di was emperor! He knew very well that the Huns in the north always wanted to conquer the Central Plains, so they sent heavy troops to guard it, and those in charge of the military were proud of their troops and conspired to rebel (this was how he became the emperor), so he came to guard the northern fortress and moved the capital to Beijing. This Forbidden City is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties.
It takes about two hours’ drive from Beijing (we went to the Great Wall first and then to the Ming Tombs, so it was naturally more than two hours). The one we decided to take part in was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at its peak. Zhu Di's mausoleum - Changling. Zhu Di proclaimed himself emperor and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Yongle. The Yongle period was the most prosperous period of the Ming Dynasty's economy, culture, and diplomacy. Zheng He's voyages to the West were during the Yongle Emperor's period. In terms of culture, there is the "Yongle Dadian". It is 75 kilometers from the Forbidden City to Changling Road, not to mention that this 75 kilometers can be reached in two hours! But in ancient times, it took emperors 5 days to walk from the Forbidden City to the imperial mausoleum. Why did they choose this place as the emperor's mausoleum? This starts with the Chinese Feng Shui theory. In the eyes of Feng Shui experts, the Ming Tombs are really a treasure of Feng Shui.
It is said that the Ming Tombs are a geomantic treasure land. They are backed by mountains and rivers, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with green dragons on the left and white tigers on the right. They are backed by Tianshou and face south. This is really a geomantic treasure land. The ancients said: mountains are surrounded by water. There must be energy, and the mountains will continue to be like real dragons, haha,,,, I won’t say more! I can't figure this out either.
Speaking of Changling, the main hall, Leng'en Store, is made of 60 thousand-year-old golden nanmu wood pillars. This wood was rafted from the virgin forests of Yunnan at that time and transported to the capital. There is not a single nail in the entire hall, which shows the level of construction at that time. How could such a wooden pillar with a diameter of more than one meter be erected without the heavy tools at that time! This is still one meter now.
In addition: The 13th Tomb of the Ming Dynasty has never been successfully robbed, and there have always been many tomb robbers! But no one has succeeded in finding more tombs. Except for the underground palace in Dingling, the underground treasures of the other 12 tombs are still lying safe and intact waiting for future generations to develop!