Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum is one of the biggest imperial tombs in China. It lies in the eastern suburbs of Nanjing City at the southern foot of Zhongshan (Purple) Mountain. Emperor Chengzu, Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and Queen Ma were buried there.
13 out of 16 emperor were buried in the Ming tombs around Beijing
The mausoleum has two discreet sections: One is the Sacred Way area and the other is the main body of the mausoleum itself.

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