The Imperial Tombs of the Song Dynasty are divided into the Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Tombs and the Southern Song Dynasty hills. The exact location of the Northern Song Dynasty Imperial Tombs is in the hills and plains between the northern foot of Songshan Mountain and Luohe River in Gongyi City, Henan Province. There are more than 300 of them. The mausoleum, with a total area of ??about 30 square kilometers, is the largest group of imperial mausoleums in central China. The location of the Imperial Tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty is Zaigong Mountain, Gaobu Town, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province.
1. Imperial Tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty
The Song Tombs in the picture above refer to the Imperial Tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty. They are the mausoleums of the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty and their accompanying family members. They are national key cultural relics protection units and are located in Henan. There are more than 300 mausoleums in the hills and flat areas between the northern foot of Songshan Mountain and Luohe River in Gongyi City, with a total area of ??about 30 square kilometers. It is the largest group of imperial mausoleums in central China. There are more than 700 exquisite stone carvings on the ground, which have important cultural relic value and artistic value.
This huge group of mausoleums covers almost all the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty. Except for the two emperors Hui and Qin who were captured by the Jin people and imprisoned in Mobei, the other seven emperors are buried in Gongyi. , together with the tomb of Zhao Kuangyin's father Zhao Hongyin, are collectively known as the "Seven Emperors and Eight Tombs". The tombs of famous ministers such as Kou Zhun and Bao Zheng are also included. Surrounded by eight imperial mausoleums, there are nearly a thousand mausoleums of queens, royal family members, and famous generals and ministers. There are nearly a thousand stone carvings on the ground. It is a vast Song Dynasty history museum.
Songling is located between Zhengzhou and Luoyang. The Longhai Railway passes through it and the Kailuo Expressway runs from east to west. It has Songshan Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery. It is praised by people. It is a geomantic treasure land "born in Suzhou and Hangzhou, buried in Beimang".
In 1982, the State Council announced Song Tomb as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units.
2. Imperial Tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty
The Six Tombs of the Southern Song Dynasty, a key cultural relics protection unit in Zhejiang Province (announced on December 12, 1989), are located in Zaigong Mountain, Gaobu Town, Shaoxing City, 100 meters away from 18 kilometers from the urban area of ??Shaoxing, there are the tombs of six emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, including the Yongsi Mausoleum of Song Gaozong, the Yongfu Mausoleum of Song Xiaozong, the Yongchong Mausoleum of Song Guangzong, the Yongmao Mausoleum of Song Ningzong, the Yongmul Tomb of Song Lizong, and the Yongshao Mausoleum of Song Duzong, so they are called the Liuling Tombs of the Song Dynasty. In addition, there are the Mausoleum of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Later Tomb of Emperor Zhezong of the Song Dynasty, the Later Mausoleum of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, and the Later Mausoleum of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty. Covering an area of ??2.25 square kilometers, it is the largest imperial tomb area in Jiangnan.