Changling Travel Guide

 Willettsworld Says:  The Yongle Emperor, his wife, and 16 concubines are thought to be buried in the burial mound but it has never been excavated. 

 Willettsworld Says:  This tower lies in front of the burial tomb mound of the Emperor Yongle. It was once a wooden-framed building during the Ming dynasty but was reconstructed to its present style in 1787. There is a sacred stele inside the tower that was re-erected in 1605 after the tower was... 

 Willettsworld Says:  This gate is also called Two-Pillar Gate. It is said that this kind of architectural style originated in the Han dynasty, which served to pray for good harvests. 

 Willettsworld Says:  Artefacts from the underground tomb of Emperor Wanli (1563-1620) at Ding Ling, are on display inside the Hall of Eminent Favour, within Changling. Exhibits include many gold and silver vessels, gold ingots and a replica of Emperor Wanli's golden crown that is decorated with... 

 Willettsworld Says:  These burners were used to burn scriptures and sacred silk materials after sacrificial rites during the Ming dynasty. The single-eaved burners are composed of glazed files and they stand on a base with Buddhist carvings. 

 Willettsworld Says:  The hall is supported by 60 pillars made of nanmu (phoebe nanmu). The 32 inside the hall are over 12 meters high and the four in the innermost are the biggest, each being 14.3 meters high and 1.17 meters in diameter, so big that two men can not put their arms around it. They...