Ming Tomb 明十三陵 on 10 May 2007 (Thursday)

This is the Ming Tomb - the first tomb for the 3rd Ming emperor was completed in 1427.
In fact, did not see much except the structures, one after another... and the interesting one would be the "gate" to heaven, where the coffin of the emperor would cross and signified he entered the heaven.
Read more about Ming Tomb here

1 comment:

beijingoffice said...

Having more than 7,000 historical sites, Beijing is constantly flooded with tourists. Its most famous cultural sites include the Great Wall, the Peking Man relics, the Ming Tombs, and the Temple of Heaven.