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There is a statue of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty within the Hall of Eminent Favour at Chang Ling. In fact, Chang Ling is built as the burial ground for Zhu Di, which is one of the most influencial of the Ming emperors.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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The Baoding is a small hill which buries Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. It is located behind the Soul Tower and is kept intact so that it can be preserved. Probably beneath this hill is an incredible underground burial palace which we may never get to see.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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The Soul Tower and Fang Cheng is a very impressive building which guards the resting place of Empress Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty, whose tomb lies beneath a small hill called Baoding next to the Soul Tower. Future emperors of the Ming Dynasty will come here to pay respect to their ancestor Emperor Zhu Di.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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As mentioned in part 1 of this tip, there is an impressive display exhibition in the Hall of Eminent Favour, including the emperor and empress robes and head-dresses, beautiful white jade and green jade belts, kitchen-ware etc. Photography is allowed but you cannot use flash. You should also take time to admire the interior design of this hall which is made of premium hard wood imported from the Western part of China.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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This is a huge and impressive hall where the emperors of the Ming Dynasty come to Chang Ling to pay respect to the forefathers. This hall is now converted into a museum with very good display of items of the Ming Dynasty.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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In between the Gate of Eminent Favour and Hall of Eminent Favour of Chang Ling, there are 2 beautiful sacred silk burner lining the path. These were used to burn commerative inscriptions and sacred silk materials after sacrificial rites of the Ming Dynasty of China.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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Chang Ling is the biggest and most visited of the 13 Ming Tombs (most of them are closed to the public). There is a path leading to the entrance gate, which are lined with statues of various animals. However, nowadays the tour buses will send you to the doorsteps of the entrance gate, thus giving these animal statues a miss. The entrance gate is impressive with beautiful flowers lining the front part.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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The Ming Tombs are a series of 13 tombs housing the remains of 13 of the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty of China (around 1300AD to 1644AD). They are located around the mountainous areas north of Beijing, the biggest tomb which is most visited is the Chang Ling tomb (however, the underground portion of this tomb is not evaluated so as to preserve it). If you want to see the underground portion, you can visit the Ding Ling located near to Chang Ling. Being near to Beijing and the Badaling section of the Great Wall of China, the Ming Tombs is one of the major attraction not to be missed (usually combined with Great Wall for a day trip). Please see my other VT tips for more information on the Ming Tombs.
Written Nov 20, 2006
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When you are at the Great Wall, one of the good places to take photographs is through the windows and doorways at the towers in-between different sections of the wall. This will create a very good effect as shown by these photographs.
Written Nov 4, 2006
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The great wall at Badaling offers fantastic views of the surrounding steep mountains. These steep mountains plus the great wall provided very strong defence from invaders from north of China. Despite this, invaders from the north still managed to rule China three times during history, namely Northern Jin Dynasty (Khitan tribe), Yuan Dynasty (Mongolians) and Qing Dynasty (Manchurians).
Written Nov 4, 2006
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