Which mausoleum can I visit in the Ming Tombs?

Now only Changling, Dingling and Zhaoling are open to the outside world. Because China's cultural relics policy is that historical figures or feudal royal tombs are not actively excavated. Unless the tombs have been illegally excavated by grave robbers, the protective excavation and development of the relevant cultural relics departments of the government is limited.

1, Ming Changling

Located at the southern foot of the main peak of Tianshou Mountain, the Ming Changling Mausoleum is the tomb of the third emperor (Yongle) and empress Xu of the Ming Dynasty. Among the Ming Tombs, the building scale is the largest, the construction time is the earliest, and the ground buildings are also the best preserved. It is the ancestral mausoleum in the Ming Tombs and one of the most important tourist attractions in the mausoleum area.

2. Mingding Mausoleum

Mingding Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Zhu Yijun, the 13th emperor of Ming Dynasty. His two queens are also buried here. The mausoleum is located at the foot of Dayu Mountain, southwest of Changling, and was built in 1584 ~ 1590 (from the 12th year of Wanli to the 18th year of Wanli).

3. Ming Zhaoling

Located at the eastern foot of Dayu Mountain, Zhaoling is the tomb of the 12th Emperor Zhuang, the Emperor (year number) and his three empresses in the Ming Dynasty. Zhaoling is the first large-scale restoration cemetery in the Ming Tombs, and it is also one of the tourist attractions officially opened in the cemetery.