Where is the Imperial Tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty located? * * * How many emperors were buried? * * * How many tombs are there?

The tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty in China is located in the hilly and flat land between the northern foot of Songshan Mountain and Luohe River in Gongxian County, Henan Province. The total area is about 3 square kilometers. Located between Zhengzhou and Luoyang, the Longhai Railway passes through the territory, and the Kailuo Expressway runs through the east and west. There are Songshan Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north, which is surrounded by mountains and waters. It has beautiful scenery and is known as the "born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang".

Of the nine emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty, seven emperors and Zhao Hongyin (the father of Zhao Kuangyin), who was revered as Xuanzu, were buried here, except Hui and Qin, who were imprisoned by Jin and died in the desert north. The world is called the Seven Emperors and Eight Mausoleums.

according to the order of burial time, The order of the Eight Mausoleums is:

Yongan Mausoleum of Song Xuanzu

Yongchang Mausoleum of Song Taizu

Yongxi Mausoleum of Song Taizong

Yongding Mausoleum of Song Zhenzong

Shuizhao Mausoleum of Song Renzong

Yonghou Mausoleum of Song Yingzong

Yongyu Mausoleum of Song Shenzong

Yongtai Mausoleum of Song Zhezong

Plus empresses, imperial families, princes and princes. * * There are nearly 1, mausoleums, which have been in operation for more than 16 years. Among the emperors and tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty, eight imperial tombs are well preserved, and the empresses are mainly distributed in four mausoleums of Xicun, Caizhuang, Xiaoyi and Baling, covering an area of more than 3 square kilometers, forming a large and magnificent royal mausoleum group.

The imperial tombs in the Northern Song Dynasty have unified organizational system and the same plane layout. They all face south, and are composed of four parts, namely, the Upper Palace, Miyagi, the Underground Palace and the Lower Palace. There are temples, temples and palaces around the cemetery, and the pines and cypresses are solemn and quiet. Xicun Mausoleum is located between Changfeng Village and Hutuo Village in the north of Xicun Township, including Yongan Mausoleum in Zhao Hongyin, Yongchang Mausoleum in Zhao Kuangyin, and Yongxi Mausoleum in Zhao Guangyi. Caizhuang Mausoleum is located in the north of Caizhuang, and there is the Yongding Mausoleum of Zhenzong Zhao Heng. Xiaoyi Mausoleum is located in the southwest of the county seat, including Yongzheng Mausoleum of Renzong Zhao Zhen and Yonghou Mausoleum of Yingzong Zhao Shu. The Baling Mausoleum is located in the south of Baling Village, including Yong Yuling, the God Sect of Zhao Xu, and Yongtai Mausoleum, the philosopher Sect of Zhao Xu.

The Mausoleum sits from north to south, and from south to north, there are magpie terrace, breast terrace and Shinto stone columns. Shinto north is the palace; A square God wall is rammed around the Upper Palace, with a circumference of nearly 1, meters. There is a God gate in the middle of all sides, and a pavilion (corner pavilion) is built in the four corners of the God wall. In the middle of the upper palace is a bucket-shaped mausoleum with a bottom circumference of more than 2 meters, and under the stage is the underground palace. The Houling is located in the northwest of the Mausoleum, and its layout and architecture are similar to those of the Mausoleum, but its shape is smaller and there are fewer stone carvings. The lower palace is a place for daily meals. In the north or northwest corner of the upper palace, the ground buildings have disappeared.

There are many stone carvings in the mausoleum area, with a total of more than 1,. There are generally 23 pairs of stone carvings on both sides of the Shinto of the Mausoleum. From south to north, there are 1 pair of watchposts, 1 pair of elephant tamers, 1 pair of Swiss birds, 1 pair of horns, 1 pair of battle horses, 4 pairs of horse control officers, 2 pairs of tigers, 2 pairs of sheep, 3 pairs of guest envoys, 2 pairs of military commanders, 2 pairs of civil servants, 1 pair of gate lions and 1 pair of warriors. There are also a pair of door lions outside the other gods' gates around the Upper Palace, and a pair of imperial secretaries inside. There are also a pair of door lions outside some lower palaces. There are fewer stone carvings in Houling. Song Ling stone carvings got rid of the traditional mystery, focused on the secular life at that time, and had superb artistic attainments with both form and spirit.