What is the royal mausoleum of Ming and Qing Dynasties?

The Ming Tombs are the tombs of emperors and empresses in Ming and Qing Dynasties, mainly distributed in Hebei, Hubei, Beijing, Jiangsu, Liaoning and other places, including Ming Tombs, Qing Dongling, Qing Xiling, Ming Tombs, Ming Tombs, Fuling, Zhaoling and Yongling. The pattern of these buildings is well preserved, reflecting the original appearance of the royal mausoleum. Magnificent scale and magnificence are the biggest characteristics of the royal mausoleum.

Imperial tombs of the ming and qing dynasties was carefully planned and built in Ming and Qing Dynasties in China according to the requirements of the emperor. It embodies the highest funeral system in China feudal society and the world outlook, outlook on life and death, morality and social customs of feudal society for thousands of years, and embodies the essence of ancient China people in the field of architectural art.

Evaluation by the World Heritage Committee:

According to the geomantic theory, imperial tombs of the ming and qing dynasties carefully selected the site and skillfully placed a large number of buildings underground. It is the product of human's transformation of nature, which embodies the traditional architectural and decorative ideas, and interprets the world outlook and power view of feudal China that lasted for more than 5,000 years.

Built in the17th century, the Three Tombs of Shengjing in the Qing Dynasty, located in Liaoning Province, are the three imperial tombs in the Qing Dynasty after those listed in the World Heritage List in 2000 and 2003, namely, Yongling, Fuling and Zhaoling. They are the tombs of emperors and their ancestors who started the royal family foundation in the Qing Dynasty.

The mausoleum was built according to China's traditional divination and geomantic theory, and was decorated with a large number of stone carvings, sculptures and tiles with dragons as the theme, which showed the development of tomb architecture in Qing Dynasty. The Three Tombs of Shengjing and its numerous buildings combine the traditions of past dynasties and the new features of Manchu culture.