The tombs of the emperors of the past covered a huge area, usually as few as ten miles, and as many as hundreds of miles, to show the royal majesty. Nowadays, many imperial tombs still exist in various parts of China, and they have become tourist attractions for sitting on the ground and charging fees. (The picture shows the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum)
1. Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum: The only Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum recorded in the "Chronicle of History", located in Qiaoshan Town, Huangling County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, is the mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, the ancestor of the Chinese nation, known as the "First Tomb of China". The Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, known as the "Bridge Tomb" in ancient times, is a place where emperors and celebrities from past generations sacrificed to the Yellow Emperor. In addition, the ancient cypress group, a total of more than 80,000 trees, more than 30,000 trees over a thousand years; and the "Yellow Emperor's hand cypress" is more than 5,000 years old, which is said to have been planted by the Yellow Emperor himself, and is the oldest cypress tree in the world, which is worth seeing. Tickets: 90 yuan in high season, 50 yuan in low season
2. Qianling: The joint burial tomb of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Wu Zetian, located on Liangshan Mountain, 6 kilometers north of qianxian county in Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, the mausoleum area imitates the establishment of Chang'an City, in addition to the main tomb, Qianling also has seventeen small funerary tombs, buried with other royal family members and heroes. Qianling is the best-preserved of the main tombs of the Eighteen Tombs of the Tang Dynasty, and the only tomb in the Tang Tombs that has not been stolen. Tickets: 122 yuan in high season, 98 yuan in low season
3. Qing Dongling: Located 30 kilometers northwest of Zunhua City, Tangshan City, Hebei Province, it is the largest, most complete and most appropriate imperial tomb complex in China. From the first construction of the Shunzhi Emperor's Tomb of Filial Piety in 1661 (the eighteenth year of Shunzhi) to the final construction of the Bodhisattva Yuding Dongling Tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi in 1908 (the 34th year of Guangxu), the construction activities continued for 247 years; 217 palace arches were built successively, forming 15 mausoleums of various sizes, burying 5 emperors, 15 empresses, 136 concubines, 3 brothers, and 2 princesses, a total of 161 people. Tickets: 160 RMB
4. Tombs of the Western Xia Kings: It is the imperial tomb and royal mausoleum of the Western Xia Dynasty, located in the eastern foothills of Helan Mountain in the Xixia District of Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and is the largest surviving Western Xia cultural site. The Western Xia Tombs are influenced by Buddhist architecture, which organically combines Han culture, Buddhist culture and Dangxiang culture, forming a unique form in China's cemetery architecture. There are 9 imperial tombs and more than 200 funerary tombs of princes and princes, with a grand scale and a strict layout. Tickets: 95 yuan
5. Genghis Khan Mausoleum: Referred to as Chengling, located in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Ordos City Yijin Holo Banner Grassland, is the first generation of the Mongol Empire Great Khan Genghis Khan's crown tomb, the main building by three yurt-style halls and connected to the gallery room, the architecture is majestic, with a strong Mongolian national style. The middle main hall is 26 meters high, the plane is octagonal, the roof is heavy eaves yurt-style dome, and the statue of Genghis Khan is placed in the middle of the main hall, 5 meters high, wearing armor and battle robes, wearing a sword at the waist, looking heroic, sitting in the center of the hall. Tickets: 120 RMB
6. Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin: The mausoleum of the first emperor in Chinese history, Yingzheng, located in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, took 39 years to build, with two rammed earth walls inside and outside, symbolizing the imperial city and palace city of the imperial capital Xianyang. Qinling is surrounded by a large number of funerary pits and tombs with different shapes and connotations, and more than 400 have been discovered, including the world-famous "Eighth Wonder of the World" Terracotta Pit. Tickets: 150 yuan in high season and 120 yuan in low season
7. Ming Yong Mausoleum: Located in the southern foothills of Yangcuiling Mountain, Changping District, Beijing, it is the joint burial mausoleum of the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Sejong Zhu Houxi and the three empresses of the Chen, Fang and Du clans, the Yongling Shinto was originally separated from the North Wukong Bridge of the General Shinto to the northeast, through the Yongling Meritorious Monument to the Yongling Mausoleum Gate, except for the very short section at the beginning of which was changed to asphalt road, the rest are completely preserved, and it is the most complete preserved Shinto of the Thirteen Tombs.
8. MaoLing: Located in Xingping City, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, the mausoleum of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty is the largest, longest-built and most abundant funerary of the han dynasty emperors' tombs, known as the "Pyramid of China". Maoling took 53 years to build, and the burial tombs include the tombs of Lady Li, Wei Qing, Huo Fuyi, Huo Guang, Jin Ilju and others. Tickets: 80 yuan in high season and 60 yuan in low season
9. Sui Dynasty Emperor Mausoleum: Located in Huai'er Village, Huaisi Town, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, the tomb of The Sui Emperor Yang Guangzhi was found in April 2013, and an epitaph was excavated from the west side of the tomb, and the inscription had the words "Tombstone of the Late Emperor Of Sui Dynasty", showing that the tomb owner was The Sui Emperor Yang Guang. The excavated tomb on the west side is 4.98 meters long from north to south and 5.88 meters long from east to west, which can be said that even the tomb specifications of ordinary ancient rich people cannot be reached. Tickets: 20 yuan