The Ming Tombs are the general name for the tombs of the thirteen emperors after the Ming Dynasty moved from Nanjing to Beijing, located in the foothills of Tianshou Mountain in Changping District. As a world cultural heritage and a national 5A tourist attraction, the Ming Tombs are one of the most well-known tourist attractions in Beijing, along with the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and the Summer Palace.
Due to the need for cultural relics protection, the thirteen tombs in the Ming Tombs are not all open to the public, and only four of them have been opened so far, namely the Changling Tomb of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, the Dingling Tomb of Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun, the ZhaoLing of Ming Muzong Zhu Zaiyuan and the KangLing of Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, and the KangLing of the Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, of which the KangLing tomb is the one with the latest opening hours, which was not officially opened to the public until April 2021, and there is also a Ming Tombs Shrine, that is, the Changling Shinto.
So, what about the other nine tombs that were not opened in the Ming Tombs, namely the Ming Xian Mausoleum, the Ming Jing Mausoleum, the Ming Yu Mausoleum, the Ming Mao Mausoleum, the Ming Tai Mausoleum, the Ming Yong Mausoleum, the Ming Qing Mausoleum, the Ming De Mausoleum, and the Ming Si Mausoleum? Today, we may wish to go over and have a look. Of course, these unopened mausoleums, without exception, are closed and refused to be visited, but this does not prevent us from turning around outside these cemeteries, or looking inward from the cracks in the doors.
Ming Xian mausoleum
The fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Akihito, Zhu Gaozhi Mausoleum. Zhu Gaozi reigned from 1424 to 1425, and his era name was Hongxi.
The Lingqian Ancient Bridge, which is protected by an iron railing
Look in through the crack in the door
The image of Zhu Gaozi in film and television dramas
Ming Jing Mausoleum
The fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji Mausoleum. Zhu Zhanji reigned from 1425 to 1435, with the era name Xuande.
I could only watch from a distance, and I couldn't get in
Monument to divine merit in front of the mausoleum
The image of Zhu Zhanji in film and television dramas
Ming Yu Ling
Tomb of Zhu Qi, the sixth emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Qizhen reigned from 1435 to 1449, 1457 to 1464, with the era name Zhengtong and Tianshun.
Lingqian ancient bridge, not far in front of yuling
Monument to divine merit in front of the mausoleum
The image of Zhu Qizhen in film and television dramas
Ming Mao Mausoleum
The eighth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Mingxianzong, zhu saw the deep tomb. Zhu Jianshen reigned from 1464 to 1487, and the era name was Chenghua.
The image of Zhu Jianshen in film and television dramas
Ming Tai Mausoleum
The ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youling. Zhu Youfan reigned from 1487 to 1505, and his era name was Hongzhi.
The image of Zhu Youfan in the film and television drama
Ming Yong Mausoleum
The eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Ming Shizong, Zhu Houxi Mausoleum. Zhu Houxi reigned from 1521 to 1566, with the era name Jiajing.
Monument to divine merit in front of the Yongling Tomb
Look in through the crack in the door
The image of Zhu Houxi in film and television dramas
Ming Qing Mausoleum
The fourteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Changluoling, emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Changluo reigned in 1620 (a total of 29 days), and his era name was Taichang.
The image of Zhu Changluo in film and television dramas
Mingdale Tombs
The fifteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Mingxi, Zhu Youling. Zhu You's reign was from 1620 to 1627, and the year number was Apocalypse.
Monument to divine merit in front of the mausoleum
Stand in front of the mausoleum and look at the Monument of Divine Virtue
Deling Bridge
The image of Zhu Youxiao in the film and television drama
Ming Si Ling
The sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Mingsizong, Zhu Youguan Mausoleum, which had no ground construction due to repeated disasters. Zhu Youjian reigned from 1627 to 1644, with the era name Chongzhen.
The image of Zhu Youjian in film and television dramas
Then, some people may ask, the Ming Dynasty began with the founding emperor Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, to the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Sizong Zhu Youjian (that is, the Chongzhen Emperor), a total of sixteen emperors were passed on, and the relocation of the capital to Beijing began with the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, it is reasonable to say that there should be fourteen Ming emperors in Beijing, and finally there should be fourteen tombs, but why is it called the Ming Tombs?
In fact, there is a reason for this, because the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty, died after the "change of the door" due to infighting in the court, and after his death, he was not buried in the foothills of Tianshou Mountain in Changping District like other emperors, but was buried alone in the Jingtai Mausoleum in Beijing's Xishan Mountain (now the northern foothills of Yuquan Mountain in Haidian District), so only thirteen of the fourteen emperors who came to Beijing were buried in the foothills of Tianshou Mountain, so it was called "Ming Tombs".
The image of Zhu Qiyu in film and television dramas