How was the Qing Jingling Mausoleum designed?

The architectural layout of the imperial concubine’s garden in Jingling Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty is, from south to north, a one-hole arch bridge and a flat bridge, the east and west wing rooms, the east and west duty rooms, the gate, the furnace, the east and west auxiliary halls, the enjoyment hall, The gate of the garden bedroom, two square cities, Minglou, Baocheng and Baoding are built in the east and west of the backyard.

The buildings within the gate of the imperial concubine’s bedchamber in Jingling Mausoleum of the Qing Dynasty are roofed with green glazed tiles, while the wing rooms and watch rooms are roofed with gray cloth tiles. According to the organizational system of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial concubine's garden should not have built east and west auxiliary halls, square walls, and bright towers, but this garden has all of them.

In addition, there should not be a Danbi stone in front of the Concubine Garden's Sleeping Hall, but in this garden, a Danbi Stone with "Danfeng Chaoyang" was installed in front of the Sleeping Hall. The upgraded regulations based on filial piety made the Imperial Concubine’s Garden of the Qing Jingling Emperor the highest-level imperial concubine’s bedroom in the Qing Dynasty.

Jingling Concubine Garden is the first concubine garden built in Guan within the Qing and Five Dynasties. It faces south. The architectural layout from south to north is an arch bridge and a flat bridge, east and west wing rooms, and east and west wing rooms. There are duty room, gate, furnace, enjoyment hall, garden bedroom gate, and the group of treasure dings in the backyard. There are 49 large and small baoding in the courtyard, arranged in 7 floors.

The tomb structure under the treasure roof has three types: stone coupons, brick coupons, and brick pools. The main gate, concubines, furnace, etc. are covered with green glazed tiles, and the wing rooms and watch rooms are covered with gray cloth tiles. The architectural pattern became a model for the imperial concubines’ bedrooms in the Qing Dynasty.

The first empress mausoleum built in the Qing Dynasty was Empress Xiaohuizhang, which was the Xiaodong mausoleum of Emperor Shunzhi's empress. The architectural layout of Xiaodong Tomb is from south to north.

These buildings are a three-hole arch bridge, with 5 east-west and east-facing rooms each, 3 east-west watch rooms each, 5 Longen gates in one building, one east and west furnace, 5 east and west auxiliary halls, and one There are 5 Long'en halls, 3 mausoleum gates, a stone five-offering hall, a square city, a bright tower, a treasure city and a treasure top.

On both sides of the Shinto in front of Fangcheng, there are 14 small treasured roofs on each side. They are arranged vertically from the north to the south, with three rows of swords on each side. On the east side, there are 10 small treasured roofs on the outside and 4 on the inner side. Xiaobaoding. On the west side are 11 small treasure tops on the outside and 3 small treasure tops on the inside. This arrangement of treasures on the top inherits the legacy of the imperial concubine’s garden dormitory outside the Pass.

With Emperor Shunzhi’s Qingxiao Mausoleum as the axis, to the west is Emperor Qianlong’s Qingyu Mausoleum. The Qing Yuling Mausoleum has a spacious mausoleum, magnificent architecture, fine workmanship, exquisite materials, and grandeur. It can be called the best among royal mausoleums.

Qingyu Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Emperor Qianlong. Its Shengde Shengong Stele Pavilion is a mountain-style building with double eaves, covered with yellow glazed tiles on the top, and the thick piers are surrounded by gates.

The two 6.64-meter-high stone steles in the pavilion are erected on two huge stone dragon leaps. The east stele is inscribed with Manchu and the west stele is inscribed with Chinese characters. The inscription was written by Emperor Renzong Jiaqing, and the text was personally written by Prince Yongxuan, the 11th son of Emperor Qianlong and Emperor Gaozong, a famous calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty. This monument has always been preserved intact and the writing is clear.

A white marble carved watch is erected at each corner of the square outside the pavilion. Each Huabiao is composed of a xumi base, a column body, a cloud plate, a dew-bearing plate and a squatting dragon. The body of the pillar is engraved with a dragon soaring into the clouds and mist, flexing and circling, struggling to rise, blending movement with stillness, lifelike.

The octagonal Xumi base and railings are also carved with exquisite walking dragons, rising dragons and positive dragons. There are as many as 98 dragons carved on a set of Chinese watches.