Secret: Where are the emperors of the Ming Dynasty? Besides the Ming Tombs, what other tombs are there?
The Ming Tombs are well-preserved royal tombs in China. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), in order to protect this cultural relic, the government began to restore it from the early days of liberation, and protected the Ming Tombs as a national key cultural relic. From 65438 to 0957, the Beijing Municipal Government announced the Ming Tombs as the first batch of key cultural relics protection units in Beijing. 196 1 year, the Ming Tombs were announced as national key cultural relics protection units.
1982, the State Council announced Badaling Scenic Area as one of the 44 key scenic spots in China. 199 1 year, the Ming Tombs were identified as one of the top 40 tourist attractions in China by the National Tourism Administration. 1992, the Ming Tombs were rated as the tombs with the largest number of emperors preserved and buried in the world by the Best Selection Committee of Beijing Tourism World. In 2003, the Ming Tombs were listed on the World Heritage List.
The Ming Tombs are located in Tianshou Mountain at the foot of Yanshan Mountain in Changping District, northwest suburb of Beijing, about 50 kilometers away from Beijing, with a total area of 65,438 0.20 square kilometers. The Ming Tombs are located in a small basin surrounded by mountains. The mausoleum area is surrounded by mountains, with a plain in the middle. There is a winding river in front of the mausoleum, with beautiful scenery and pleasant scenery. There are thirteen imperial tombs on the mountain, which are built at the foothills of the east, west and north respectively, forming a group of tombs with complete system, grand scale and magnificent momentum. The warlocks of the Ming Dynasty thought it was Feng Shui, a perfect auspicious place. Therefore, it was chosen as the longevity place for the construction of Ming Taizu Mausoleum. It is the largest number of royal tombs in China and even in the world.
Gu, a famous scholar in the late Ming Dynasty, once wrote a poem describing the beautiful scenery here: the mountains come from the south and are as powerful as dragons; Dongpo Xiahou _, the foot is Lu, Xiling speed is too fast; Sitting in the yellow flowers, facing Shen Jing; There is an old house called Kangjiazhuang. It can accommodate millions of people and suddenly open the hall. This beautiful natural landscape was regarded as a treasure by feudal rulers. In China, from site selection to planning and design, the Ming Tombs pay attention to the harmonious unity of mausoleum architecture and natural landscape vegetation, and pursue the perfect state of harmony between man and nature, which embodies the philosophy of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
As an outstanding representative of the ancient imperial tombs in China, the Ming Tombs show the rich traditional culture of China. According to the assessment of the World Heritage Committee and the theory of geomantic omen, the Ming and Qing emperors' tombs were carefully selected, and a large number of buildings were cleverly placed underground. It is the transformation of nature by human products, which embodies the traditional ideas of architecture and decoration, and interprets the world outlook and power view of feudal China that lasted for more than 500 years.
The Ming Tombs began in Changling in May of the seventh year of Yongle and ended at 1644. The last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen, was buried in Siling. Over the past 230 years, 13 tombs of emperors, 7 tombs of concubines and 1 tombs of eunuchs have been built successively. 13 emperors, 23 queens, two princes, more than 30 concubines and a eunuch were buried. The 13 emperors buried here are:
1. Changling: Wen Zhu in Yongle period;
2. Immortal Emperor: Zhao Renzong lived in Hongxi, Zhu Gaochi from 1424 to 1425;
3. Jingling: Zhu Zhanji, Xuanzong and Xuande years. The rule of;
4. Yuling: Reddy was born in Zhu Qizhen during the years of Zheng Tong and Tianshun. He was in power from 1435 to 1449 and from 1457 to1464;
5. Maoling: In the first year of Chenghua, the Qing emperor Zhu Jianshen was in office;
6. Tailing: dutiful son Zhu Youtang, reigned from 1487 to 1505.
7. Kangling: Emperor Zhu Houzhao, named Zheng De, reigned 1505- 152 1 year;
8. Yongling: Jiajing Sejong Zhu Houxiao, 152 1 to 1566;
9. Zhaoling: 1566 to 1572, Zhu reigned;
10. Dingling: Zhu Wanli, reigned from 1572 to 1620;
1 1. Qingling: Emperor
Originally named Gao, Zhu Yuanzhang was in office from 1368 to 1398. The second emperor of the Ming Dynasty was the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. Because Zhu Biao died first, his great-grandson Zhu Jun succeeded him to the throne after his death. Because his uncle Judy sent troops to Nanjing in the name of Nanjing, his whereabouts are unknown and there is no tomb to be found.
Zhu Qiyu, the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was captured by Vala because of his younger brother Yingzong. Under the will of the queen mother and ministers, he became a kind person. After Yingzong was put back, under the planning of his confidant, he made a dash for the door, and Yingzong was restored and became emperor again. Zhu Qiyu was killed, but Yingzong denied that he was the emperor and destroyed the mausoleum he built in Tianshou Mountain. Buried in Yuquan Mountain in the western suburbs of Beijing, he is the King of Jingling. Historically, it was called Dai Di and its country name was Jingtai. He ruled from 1449 to 1457. The famous cloisonne was born from this period and named after it.
In addition, after Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, in the nineteenth year of Hongwu, his great-grandfather Zhu was the ancestor of Huangdi Xuan, and his great-grandfather Zhu and his grandfather Zhu Chuyi were the ancestors of Yu, and built the ancestral tomb; His father, Zhu Shizhen, was named Chun Renzu, and his cemetery was called the Imperial Tomb. Sejong Zhu Houxing often worships his father Zhu Youyuan as the emperor of Zong Rui, and his burial place is Xianling).