Wonderful Ming Tombs of Beijing Travel

Ming Tombs is a group of Chinese Ming Dynasty emperor's tomb, located in the northwest of Beijing Changping District, Yanshan within the foothills of the day Shoushan. Here seven years since the Yongle (1409) in May before making the Changling, the last Ming emperor Chongzhen buried into the hills just thinking, during 230 years, has built thirteen emperors tomb, the tomb of seven concubine, a eunuch tomb. A total of 13 emperors buried, twenty-three Queen, two Prince, three dozen concubines, one eunuch.

Tianshou Ming Tombs located in the foothills. The total area of ​​more than 120 square kilometers. About 50 kilometers away from Beijing. Ming Tombs located in the east, west, north of the small basins surrounded by mountains, hilly area surrounded by mountains, the central plains, hills before winding river, picturesque scenery. Thirteen tombs are mountain building, were built in the east, west and north of the foothills, forming a complete system, large-scale, the magnificent mausoleum buildings. Ming warlock that, here is the "feng shui" shengjing, excellent "guitar soil." Therefore selected as the construction tombs of the Ming Dynasty "years life domains." The cemetery was built in 1409 ~ 1644, now has 300 to 500 years of history. Hill covers an area of ​​40 square kilometers, is China and the world's largest existing, most of an Empress Mausoleum mausoleum buildings. Ming Dynasty, in the way of Shahe Town, has a seven-hole stone 'Chaozong bridge. " In the Town, the magnificent building has a "Gong Chinese city." Emperor Jia Jing of the city was originally half-way when the rest of the palace Ji Ling, is the only site.

Ming Tombs is the Chinese emperors mausoleum building a better preserved. After the founding of the People's Republic, in order to protect this heritage, from the early days of liberation began to repair, and the Ming Tombs as a national key cultural relics protection. In 1957, the Ming Tombs in Beijing for the Beijing Municipal Government announced the first batch of key ancient cultural relics protection units. In 1961, the Ming Tombs was announced as the national key cultural relics protection units. In 1982, the State Department announced Badaling - Ming Tombs Scenic Area for the 44 key national scenic spots of protected areas. In 1991, the Ming Tombs is the National Tourism Administration identified as "China's four top ten tourist destination" one. In 1992, the Ming Tombs Beijing tourism is the world's best selection committee as "the world's largest intact burial of the Emperor Tombs."