What is the profile of the Ming tombs? Introduction to the Ming Tombs: Nanjing is known as the "ancient capital of the Six Dynasties", and each dynasty left a large number of historical sites and sites in Nanjing. Now we are going to visit the Ming Tombs.
The Ming Tombs are the burial tombs of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Ma Shi, the empress of the Ming Dynasty. It is located at the foot of Mount Qomolangma in Dulong, the southern foot of Zijin Mountain, and it is the largest and best-preserved imperial tomb in Nanjing. It has a history of more than 600 years. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, after the Ming Tombs were completed, it happened that Ma Huanghou died. Zhu Yuanjin held a grand funeral for her, buried her in the mausoleum, and named her the "Filial Empress", hence the name of the mausoleum.
Look, this is the main entrance of the Ming Tombs-Dajinmen, and the red wall winds from east to west with extraordinary momentum.
Introduction of Ming Tombs: When entering the cemetery area of Ming Tombs, the first stone archway you see is called Xiamafang, which is the first building of Ming Tombs. The stone workshop is engraved with the six characters "Hundred Officials Dismount". At that time, all civil and military officials had to dismount in the sedan chair to show their respect.
Ladies and gentlemen: After crossing the Yu He Bridge, the northwest is the Shinto of the Mausoleum. Shinto east-west, also known as Stone Elephant Road, is named after the tall stone statues on the road. The stone elephant road is 6 15 meters long, and there are six kinds of 12 pairs of ***24 stone beasts on both sides of the road, four of each kind, squatting twice and standing twice, with lions, lions, camels, elephants, unicorns and horses arranged from east to west.
Then please follow me to the north to visit the main building of the Ming tombs.
First of all, we came to Jinshui Bridge, a three-hole stone bridge with railings on its deck. You can take pictures here as a souvenir.
200 meters north from Jinshui Bridge and up the slope, this is the main entrance of the main building of the Ming Tombs, named Wenwufang Gate. There is a stone tablet on the door, which is engraved with the words "Ming Tomb", which was inscribed by Zeng Guofan.
According to experts' research, this underground palace is definitely bigger than Dingling, the tenth tomb excavated in the Ming Tombs in Changping, Beijing. However, due to various reasons, it has not been discovered so far, and once it is discovered, it will be a great spectacle.
Ladies and gentlemen, this is the end of the tour guide's explanation of Ming tombs. If you have any questions, I will try my best to satisfy you. Now please get on the bus with me and visit the next scenic spot.
Introduction to Ming Tombs The Ming Tombs are located at the southern foot of Zijin Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, at the foot of Mount Everest in Dulong House, with Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in the east and Meihua Mountain in the south. Located in Zhongshan Scenic Area, it is the mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang and his empress. It was named "Xiaoling Mausoleum", because posthumous title of Ma Shi was the "Empress of Filial Piety" and pursued filial piety to govern the world. Covering an area of 6,543,800 square meters, it is one of the largest imperial tombs in China.
The Ming Mausoleum was founded in the 14th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty (138 1 year) and completed in the 3rd year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1405), and mobilized 100000 military workers successively for 25 years. Inherit the old system of "depending on the mountain as the mausoleum" in Tang and Song Dynasties, and create a new system of "taking the square grave as the mound". The harmonious unity of humanity and nature has reached the perfect height of harmony between man and nature, which has become an excellent example of the combination of traditional architectural art culture and environmental aesthetics in China.
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The value of Ming tombs
The Ming Mausoleum is one of the largest existing tombs of ancient emperors. Its mausoleum system not only inherited the brief introduction of the Ming tombs to the system of "depending on mountains as tombs" in the Tang and Song Dynasties and before, but also changed the square graves into round mounds, creating the basic pattern of "being round before".
The Regulations on the Establishment of Tombs in Ming Tombs has been regulating the architectural pattern of more than 20 tombs in Ming and Qing Dynasties for more than 500 years, which has a special position in the history of the development of tombs in China. Therefore, the Ming Mausoleum can be called the first royal mausoleum in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
This 600-year-old imperial tomb of the Ming Dynasty is famous for its prominent owner, large scale, unique shape and beautiful environment backed by Zhongshan. This is one of the largest tombs in China.
The Ming Tombs were built for more than ten years before Zhu Yuanzhang's death. Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to it, and the cost of manpower and material resources was amazing. All this is not only for Ma Huanghou, but also for yourself. Ming Tomb briefly introduces his deep feelings for Ma Huanghou. After her death, he didn't chase the queen, and Zhu Yuanzhang will be buried with her.