The Thirteen Tombs of the Qing Dynasty

There were 12 emperors in the Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty had thirteen tombs, so whose other one belonged to it? It turns out that although Cixi did not proclaim herself emperor, she actually held power for more than 40 years. Cixi's mausoleum was also built according to the emperor's specifications. Now follow me to learn more about the Thirteen Tombs of the Qing Dynasty!

The Thirteen Tombs of the Qing Dynasty

1. Yongling, the original emperor, Zhi Emperor, Yi Emperor, Emperor Xuan (Hetuala City, Xinbin County, Fushun City, Liaoning Province)

2. Fuling, Nurhachi (Tianzhu Mountain, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province)

3. Zhaoling, Huangtaiji ( Beiling Park, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province), Zhaoxiling Mausoleum, Zhuang Fei (Zunhua City, Hebei Province)

4. Xiaoling Mausoleum, Shunzhi (Zunhua City, Hebei Province), Xiaodong Tomb, Queen Borjigit of Shunzhi Shi (Zunhua City, Hebei Province)

5. Jingling, Kangxi (Zunhua City, Hebei Province)

6. Tailing, Yongzheng (Yixian County, Hebei), Taidung Tomb, Yongzheng Queen Niugu Lu (Yixian, Hebei)

7. Yuling, Qianlong (Zunhua City, Hebei)

8. Changling, Jiaqing (Yixian, Hebei), Changxi Mausoleum , Empress Jiaqing’s Xitala clan (Yixian County, Hebei)

9. Muling, Daoguang (Yixian County, Hebei), Mu Dongling, Queen Daoguang’s Borjijit clan (Yixian, Hebei)

10. Dingling, Xianfeng (Zunhua City, Hebei Province)

11. Huiling, Tongzhi (Zunhua City, Hebei Province)

12. Chongling, Guangxu ( Yixian, Hebei)

13. Botuo Valley Ding Dong Tomb, Cixi (Zunhua City, Hebei) or Tokyo Tomb, Shuerhaqi, Mulhaqi, Bayala, Yarhaqi, Chu Ying and Dalcha (Liaoyang City, Liaoning Province)

Imperial Tombs of the Qing Dynasty

The regulations of the Eastern and Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty basically followed the Ming Dynasty, but the difference is that the tombs were added with To the Crescent City.

In addition, among the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, only the Changling Tomb has a "Stele of Holy Virtue and Divine Merit", while the two tombs of the Eastern and Western Qing Dynasties have Shutong. The layout of the cemetery has also developed to a more mature stage compared with the Ming Dynasty. In order from south to north, they are composed of stone statues, large stele towers, large and small stone bridges, dragon and Phoenix gates, small stele pavilions, divine kitchens, east and west rooms, Long'en gate, east and west side halls, Long'en hall, glazed gates, etc. Composed of large and small buildings. Near each imperial mausoleum there are usually gardens and sleeping quarters for the queen and concubines.

Liaoyang Ancient Tombs of the Qing Dynasty

1. Wang Erlie Family Tomb----(Qing Dynasty) This tomb is located at the northern foot of Wangjialinzi Mountain in Fengshui Village, Lanjia Village. The cemetery faces south and north, and is located on a ridge that is higher in the south and lower in the north, in a slightly stepped shape. It covers an area of ​​about 14,000 square meters, of which the grave mound covers an area of ​​1,800 square meters. This tomb was built in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It is the cemetery of Wang Erlie's ancestors. Wang Erlie was buried here. There are 129 graves in the cemetery and more than 20 stone tablets have been erected. In the early years of the Republic of China, the cemetery was surrounded by shady trees, including lush pines, locust trees, poplars, and willows. By the time the Northeast was occupied, there were still large pine trees with roots more than two feet in diameter. There is a stone gate to the east of the cemetery. On one side of the stone gate is a stone tablet of Gao Taiyu, and a stele tower is built outside.

2. According to the Guanting Sarcophagus Tomb Group - located in the east of Jieguanting Village, Zhangtaizi Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang, it was discovered during the irrigation canal construction project in March 1965 that the provincial and municipal archaeological staff jointly cleaned up the tombs. A group of sarcophagus tombs. Cemeteries are not only burial areas, but also distribution areas for ancient cultural sites. The sarcophagus tomb group is in the fault on the northern edge of the site. Only within an area of ​​about 100 meters long and 30 meters wide, 26 sarcophagus tombs were exposed, and only 14 were cleared. Buried with pottery, bronze ornaments and pig bones. Pottery is more common, usually only one or two pots and kettles are produced. Bronze ornaments include ring-shaped copper ornaments, spiral-shaped copper ornaments, earring-shaped copper ornaments, and thimble-shaped copper ornaments. Pig bones include pig heads, pig teeth, and pig jaws.

3. Gong'anbao Cemetery in the Early Qing Dynasty----The cemetery is located on the south slope of Wuding Mountain in the north of Gonganbao Village, Xidayao Town, Dengta City, Liaoyang, commonly known as Huanggu's Tomb. According to the inscription "Record of Moving Tombs and Building Gardens" in the 55th year of Kangxi's reign: it was founded in the fifth year of Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty and was revised five times in the seventh, twenty-seventh, thirty-second, fiftieth and fifty-second years of Kangxi's reign. , and finally the cemetery project was completed in the 55th year of Kangxi's reign.

The cemetery covers an area of ​​15,300 square meters. There are buildings such as earth hills, fences, corridors, jade terraces, dormitories, stone lions, yamen, and stele pavilions. The tombs of 14 people including Peng Chun's great-grandfather He Hechen, great-grandmother Princess Dangzhuang Gulun, grandfather He Shaotu, grandmother Princess, uncle, and parents and brothers including Peng Chun, Lao Manse and Qi Xi, are the tombs of the Pengchun clan

4. Wu Wanfu’s Tomb----(Qing Dynasty) is located in the west of Lipiyu Village. Wu Wanfu was the left governor of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty and the chief military officer of Fujian. He died during the Kangxi period.

5. He Heli's tomb----(Qing Dynasty) is located in the Huanggu Tomb in the east of the city, behind today's Gong'anbao Village. He Heli was an important minister of Chulou in the Qing Dynasty, one of the five ministers of destiny, and the son-in-law of Nurhaci, the Taizu of the Qing Dynasty.

6. He Shaotu’s tomb----(Qing Dynasty) is located in the Huanggu Tomb in the east of the city, behind today’s Gong’anbao Village. He Shaotu, the son of Heli and the grandfather of Peng Chun, followed Nurhaci in many battles.