All but one of the Ming
emperors is buried at
the thirteen Ming Tombs
that are found 50 kilometres
to the northwest of Beijing.
Only the Dingling tomb
and Changloing Tombs
are open to the public.
Changling is well preserved.
The Lingsi Palace is
made of camphor wood
with a painted ceiling.
Dingling is under ground
and the mausoleum of
Emperor Zhu Yijun and
main things to see are
the Stone Bridge, Soul
Tower, Baocheng and Underground
Palace. When a Ming emperor
died a concourse was
built to be used only
for the funeral processions
leading to the hills
with stone beasts and
figures of warriors lining
the path. The Sacred Way is about 4 miles
long.
