Eastern Qing tombs
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View over the grave of the Dowager Empress Cixi
The Eastern Qing Tombs ( Chinese 清 东陵 , Pinyin Qīng dōnglíng , Manchurian :ᡩᡝᡵᡤᡳ
ᡝᡵᡤᡳ
ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ Dergi ergi munggan ) are five imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty in Zunhua in the Chinese province of Hebei . There are also many side graves at the site. It was laid out in 1661, in its center is the Xiaoling mausoleum of the Shunzhi emperor.
list
Name of the mausoleum ( Pinyin / Chin.) | Emperor | Lifetime | year | image |
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Xiaoling 孝陵 | Shunzhi 顺治 | |||
Jingling 景 陵 | Kangxi 康熙 | |||
Yuling 裕 陵 | Qianlong 乾隆 |
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Dingling 定陵 | Xianfeng 咸丰 | |||
Huiling 惠陵 | Tongzhi 同治 |
They have been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (1-179) and on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1961 .
literature
reference books
- Zhongguo da baike quanshu : Wenwu. Bowoguan [Great Chinese Encyclopedia: Volume of Cultural Assets . Museums]. Beijing: Zhongguo da baike quanshu chubanshe, 1993
- Cihai ["Sea of Words"]; Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe 2002; ISBN 7-5326-0839-5
See also
Web links
- Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties - English (UNESCO)
- Imperial tombs of the Qing Dynasty
Coordinates: 40 ° 11 '8.82 " N , 117 ° 38' 48.92" O