Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
UNESCO World Heritage Site including 14 tombs or groups of tombs in China
About Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties
Added to the list in 2000, the site has been expanded to its current extent in 2004. The tombs on the list are from the last two dynasties ofimperial China, the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644-1912), after which China became a republic. In addition to the tombs listed here, there are many more imperial tombs around China. The burial chamber of a Chinese imperial tomb is known as the "underground palace" (地宫dìgōng), as it is built to resemble a palace, and filled with what the emperor could possibly want in the afterlife.
Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties Travel Guide Sections
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