Beijing
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Temple
Ming Tombs
 
MAY 26 -- Our second stop was the Ming Tombs, built
for the 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty from 1368 to 1644. We
visited the Underground Palace of the 13th Ming Emperor, Zhu
Yijun. Not a palace at all, it was built to house the emperor
and his family in the afterlife. Read more about it on MyBeijingChina.
Trees pierce a 500 year old wall outside the tomb.
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Diamond Wall - "This wall lies at the terminal
of a stone tunnel, and bears an opening sight towards the central
line of the underground palace. After the coffins of the emperor
and empresses were carried through the opening, it would be sealed
with bricks at the end of the burial. The tunnel was then filled
in."
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Baishi Bridge, located outside the tombs. The sign
reads, "It is located in front of the SHENGONGSHENG DE stele
pavilion. Monotrematous,
three seats, daintily of build. Under the bridge, the glide passes
it. It is the important constitute pray of mausoleum's geomagnetic
omen."
On to the Temple
of Heaven...
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