The Ming tombs are about 25 miles from Beijing. They are currently a well known tourist attraction. The first emperor to be buried in the Ming tombs is Yongle along with his wife. The tombs are approached by a sacred path called Shenddan. Also there are only 13 caskets in the tombs mostly made of emperors and their wives. Lucky! The tombs are and were very important to the Ming.Thursday, February 10, 2011
What Happened to the Emperors when they Died?
The Ming tombs are about 25 miles from Beijing. They are currently a well known tourist attraction. The first emperor to be buried in the Ming tombs is Yongle along with his wife. The tombs are approached by a sacred path called Shenddan. Also there are only 13 caskets in the tombs mostly made of emperors and their wives. Lucky! The tombs are and were very important to the Ming.
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Wow. All these tombs seem so important and sacred to the Chinese.
ReplyDeleteThese chinese tombs are extremely long and sacred.
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