Daoguang was the most thrifty monarch in Qing Dynasty, so what was his mausoleum like?

Although Daoguang Emperor was criticized as a bad king, he was the most diligent monarch in the Qing Dynasty. His life was extremely simple and diligent, but he still could not govern the country with great fanfare. As for his mausoleum, it is not simple, even very luxurious. Daoguang Emperor Mausoleum is located in Longquan Valley, southwest of Qingling Changling 15km. On the surface, it is the smallest mausoleum in the Qing Dynasty, but its internal structure is very luxurious, and the degree of luxury is the highest in the Qing Dynasty.

Daoguang's mausoleum is buried with Daoguang and Empress Xiao Mucheng, Empress Xiao Shencheng and Empress Xiao Quancheng. Muling made some simplification in the external planning, and removed Fangcheng and Minglou, which was the smallest mausoleum in Qing Dynasty. However, when you enter Muling, you will find that Muling's internal structure is very advanced. The building materials used in the construction of the mausoleum are very high-grade, the construction quality is extremely exquisite, and the very advanced construction technology is adopted, which concentrated the craftsmen at that time.

In Daoguang Emperor's mausoleum, the structure supporting the mausoleum has changed. The white jade railings of Qing Emperor's mausoleum are very expensive gold nanmu, which can be said to be rare treasures and priceless. Moreover, they are all carved into downward-looking faucets with exquisite wood carvings and high relief techniques. In some places, there are more than 2,000 faucets, large and small, carved in the Long 'en Hall. The dragon's posture is lifelike, and all kinds of postures are overwhelming and breathtaking. It is absolutely a masterpiece of the ages and expensive. In addition, a large number of trees have been planted around the mausoleum.

The amount of money that Daoguang Emperor spent on the mausoleum was the first of all the tombs of Qing emperors, much more than that of other emperors. As the most thrifty king in the Qing Dynasty, he spent so much money on the mausoleum that people lamented that simplicity was only one-sided. In places that Daoguang Emperor thinks are unimportant, he can try to preserve them, while in places that he thinks are very important, such as tombs, because Daoguang Emperor attaches great importance to geomantic omen, he can also reach the peak in the construction of tombs.