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Attraction Location: Changping District, Beijing, China (北京市昌平区十三陵镇)
Opening Hours: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
(Visited in 1997) Dingling Underground Palace is one of the famous underground buildings in China. It is the mausoleum of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun (1573-1620). It is one of the Ming Dynasty's 13 Tombs. It is located at the southern foot of Tianshou Mountain in Changping County, Beijing. Construction began in 1584 and the mausoleum was completed in 1590. Its underground building is generally called "underground palace" (referred to as underground palace), which was excavated in 1957. The main buildings of Dingling include the Zun'en Gate, Zun'en Hall, Ming Tower, Baocheng and Underground Palace. The Underground Palace of Dingling is located right behind the Ming Tower and is the main part of the mausoleum building. Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun and Empress Xiaoduan and Empress Xiaojing are buried there. The underground palace is 27 meters above the ground, with a total area of 1,195 square meters. It is connected by five tall and spacious halls, namely the front, middle, back, left and right halls. All of them are arched stone structures (arched roof and straight wall stone lining), without beams and columns. The front and middle halls are connected into a rectangular corridor, and the back hall is horizontal at the top (see picture). Between the front, middle and back halls, there is a vaulted door with the same structure and all made of stone. Under the vaulted door are two white marble doors, which are 3.3 meters high, 1.7 meters wide and weigh about 4 tons. The stone doors are made neatly and meticulously, and are very reasonable. Most of them are carved from original stones. The space of the front and middle halls is larger, with a height of 7.2 meters from the floor to the top of the arch, and the length of the two halls is 58 meters. The floor of the hall is paved with "gold bricks". There are two corridors on the left and right sides of the middle hall, leading to the left and right side halls. The entrances of the corridors are equipped with bluestone doors, which are small in size. The two side halls are all made of stone arches (i.e. stone lining), with a height of 7.1 meters, a width of 6 meters, and a length of 26 meters. The rear hall has the largest space, with a height of 9.5 meters, a width of 9.1 meters, and a length of 30.1 meters. There is a coffin bed in the hall, and the floor is paved with polished freckled stone.
The ancients built their underground palaces so well. They are deep, large and will not collapse. We have to admire their wisdom and ability!
On the way to Dingling, you can first go to Shenlu (several scenic spots are quite close) and then go to Dingling and Changling! This way the route is smoother! After visiting Changling, you can go back all the way without stopping... (I visited many scenic spots in Beijing, each with its own merits. The only disappointment was going to the "Tan Mujiang" store on Yandou Xie Street. I wanted to bring some gifts to my friends when I went there. Because the boss and his wife had problems with their character, I spent money on something I was not happy with. Seeing their bad attitude and asking for a refund, the male boss wanted to beat them up. So, I suggest that you don't go there if you want to have fun)
Building such a grand underground palace 27 meters deep underground once again demonstrates the wisdom of Chinese craftsmen.
After climbing the Badaling Great Wall, take bus No. 879 to the end of Dingling. Because it is the off-season in winter, the price is cheap. The ground environment is very good, with green pines and cypresses, blue sky and white clouds.
After going down countless stairs at the back of the underground palace, you will reach the tomb chamber on the left side of the underground palace. In fact, the left and right tomb chambers have no practical use, and no coffins have been placed in them in history. The coffins of Emperor Wanli and his two queens who were once buried in Dingling are all in the main tomb chamber at the end. The current exhibits are all replicas of later times.
There are not many cultural relics to see in the tomb. It takes about ten minutes to finish the tour and then exit from the front of the tomb.
If you are interested in Ming history and have some understanding of the background of relevant historical figures, it is still worth a visit. Otherwise, it is not necessary just to see the underground palace.
It should be noted that the two empresses buried with Emperor Wanli in Dingling were his principal empress and his successor emperor's biological mother, Empress Xiaojing. His favorite concubine, Concubine Zheng, was not buried with him as he wished. This shows the power of Confucius and Mencius in the Ming Dynasty.
The underground palace of Dingling is 27 meters underground. It is large in scale. This tomb building is called Xuan Palace, which consists of five rooms: front, middle, back, left and right. The coffins of the emperor and empress and the burial objects are placed in the back room. There is a brick and stone tunnel in the front room, which is the tomb passage for the coffins of the emperor and empress. The main room of Xuan Palace is equipped with a coffin bed (throne), on which the coffins of the emperor and empress are placed: Emperor Shenzong Zhu Yijun is in the middle, Empress Xiaoduan is on the left, and Empress Xiaojing is on the right. Jade materials are scattered between the coffins, and the burial objects of the emperor and empress are stored in 26 nanmu boxes on both sides of the coffins.
Dingling is the tomb of Emperor Shenzong Xian Zhu Yijun (reigned Wanli), the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It is the only tomb among the Thirteen Tombs that has been excavated. The underground palace of Dingling is open to visitors. There is an exhibition hall of unearthed cultural relics outside the underground palace, which displays many exquisite treasures.
The coolest place in the entire Dingling Museum. The security guards inside wear cotton coats all day long. The underground environment is relatively humid, and the depth is 27m. No wonder the ancients did not do a good job of waterproofing. There is a lot of money on the throne. I hope everyone will not throw steel coins. Throwing steel coins is simply destroying cultural relics. The staff does not care. You can take pictures. No one says you can't take pictures. There is no body in the coffin. Don't be afraid. The real body was criticized and disappeared. The excavation of Dingling was a failure. Many cultural relics were destroyed as a result. As a result, the current practice is that we will not take the initiative to excavate the imperial tomb unless it is stolen.
After you get off the Badaling Great Wall, there are buses that go directly to Dingling. Don't take the black cars that solicit passengers. They will overcharge you. The bus takes about an hour to get there. The gardens of Dingling are very comfortable. There are few things in the exhibition halls one and two. The underground palace is quite large and cool, but there is not much to see. It takes only a few minutes to visit.
Because the weather was very good when I went there, with blue sky and white clouds, I felt that the scenery here was very good. It was indeed a Feng Shui treasure land. I mainly came to see the layout. I went down the stairs from the back to the underground palace. Fortunately, there were not too few people that day. It felt quite quiet and eerie. The coffin bed and the throne inside were all piled with RMB. There were only a few rooms, but I thought it was very big. I felt that there were far fewer tourists here than in the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.
We were all curious and wanted to see what was different about the emperor's mausoleum. But after going down, we felt that it was just like that. The emperor's coffin was also about the same size, just like the emperor's bedroom in the Forbidden City. It was not that exaggeratedly large.
Taking advantage of the summer noon when the yang energy is at its peak, we descended to the 27-meter-deep underground palace of Dingling.
Dingling is the mausoleum of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun, and two queens, Xiaoduan and Xiaojing, are buried in the underground palace. It is the only tomb excavated in the Ming Tombs Scenic Area.
Arale level, happy to come, I see you, huh, dad, don't you come and see
I have been there many times. I feel it is very cool in the summer. The temperature of the underground palace is much lower than that of the ground. It is 30 degrees above ground in summer, and you have to wear a down jacket underneath. It is not an exaggeration at all. I feel that Dingling is relatively well developed and well protected. I have been to several other undeveloped tombs. Basically, tourists cannot enter the cemetery. There is a group of photos in my travel notes. It is the last unrestored imperial tomb. You can go and have a look. In short, I hope everyone will protect the historical sites, because they will not regenerate.
Dingling is the joint tomb of Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun and his two empresses. The underground palace here is the only underground palace that has been opened among the Ming Tombs. Among the Ming Tombs, the most visited ones are Changling and Dingling. Changling is visited because it is the tomb of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, and Dingling is visited because of its underground palace.
The Ming Tombs are not far from the Great Wall, so I suggest you go to the Badaling Great Wall in the morning and visit Dingling and the Shinto in the afternoon. I think you must visit the Shinto, of course, it may be because I like the small stone beasts on both sides of the Shinto. If you have time, go to Changling. Generally, you go to Changling to see the ground buildings, and go to Dingling to see the underground palace. Both are perfect.
In the underground palace of Dingling, when you enter, you have to walk down for a long time, which makes you feel as if you have gone deep underground. The most important thing is that the cold air keeps coming up. It was summer when I went there and I felt cold. At that time, I just felt that it was worthy of being the emperor's mausoleum... After entering, I found that only part of the underground palace was open, and some passages were blocked. It was dark inside... It added a sense of mystery. There are only a few stone thrones and some imitation coffins in the underground palace now. There are only two rooms on both sides of the entrance of Dingling as exhibition halls for some of the funerary objects of Dingling in the past, open to tourists. Some treasures are exhibited in the Palace Museum and the National Museum. I still prefer these historical cultural relics~
The Ming Tombs in Beijing are the royal mausoleums of the Ming Dynasty, located at the foot of Dayu Mountain in Changping. Dingling is the earliest mausoleum to be excavated, and the underground palace has been opened to the public. It is the burial place of Emperor Wanli and two empresses.
The underground palace is actually quite eerie. There are some ancient artifacts to see. It is still worth going there to experience it.
The underground palace of Dingling refers to the tomb building of Dingling, which is called Xuan Palace and Xuan Qin. It imitates the inner court building of the Ming Dynasty palace and is divided into five rooms: front, middle, back, left and right. There are exquisitely carved stone doors between the rooms. The room contains the coffins of the emperor and empress and burial objects.
Well, this is it. It's dark and spooky when you walk in. I don't feel very comfortable.
The highlight of Dingling is the underground palace 27 meters underground, which is also what I am most curious about and want to go to. Although the underground palace is well developed and preserved, there are few buildings on the ground, and there is nothing to see. The tour is very fast. Although it is cool in the underground palace, there is nothing else to see except the coffin and the throne. The underground palace is cold and gives people a uncomfortable feeling, so the excitement at the beginning is much less.
The biggest feature is the open underground palace, which is 27 meters deep underground.
It doesn't feel like anything, it's far worse than those built on the ground.
It is only suitable to go there in summer because it is very wet and humid down there. You need to be brave enough to go there when there are a lot of people going in. You don’t dare to go there at night. It is also taboo to take pictures. You can only take a picture of your shadow from a distance!
The tomb of Zhu Yijun (reigned Wanli), the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is very deep, with many steps.
Friends who have been to the Eastern and Western Qing Tombs must have also been to the underground palaces there. The difference between the treatment given to them and that of Emperor Wanli is not just a little bit...
After more than an hour of exploration, we finally walked out of the underground palace and deeply felt the hugeness and majesty of this underground palace. Although the carvings and accessories in many places are not exquisite enough, and there is still a long way to go compared with the fine and delicate Buddha statues in the Yuling Mausoleum of Emperor Qianlong in the Eastern Qing Tombs, these are two completely different styles, which still stunned us...
It is recommended to go to Dingling, which has an underground palace. Although all the precious cultural relics have been moved away, it is still worth a visit.
It is worth visiting here. We happened to meet a Hong Kong tour guide at that time. We listened to the explanation of the Qing Dynasty, which was water, the Ming Dynasty, which was fire, and finally the Qing Dynasty destroyed the Ming Dynasty, etc. Feng Shui numerology, and now China has gone through several fortunes and finally...
The underground palaces of Dingling are all arched stone structures, with elaborately carved arch doors and magnificent patterns. The ground is paved with polished mottled stones, which is gorgeous and eye-catching. Only regular tour groups can visit the underground palaces. Black car guides often take tourists to walk along the sacred road and consider the visit to Dingling as a complete one.
The Wanli Underground Palace is the largest and deepest underground palace I have ever seen. I have visited the underground palaces of the Eastern Qing Tombs and the Western Qing Tombs, but they can only bow down in front of the Wanli Underground Palace. The Wanli Underground Palace is 27 meters deep underground. We circled down more than ten flights of stairs to reach it. You can imagine the difficulty of excavation at that time. Experts such as Guo Moruo were also very hardworking. The total area of the underground palace is more than 1,100 square meters. There are five tombs in the front, back, left, right, and middle. Wanli made himself a four-bedroom and one-living room~ The white marble Wanli throne, the big dragon jar and other buried treasures are set in the middle hall. In the back hall, you can see the three red coffins of Wanli and the two queens neatly placed. We went deep into this underground palace from the sunny outside, and suddenly felt the gloomy air. Although we looked calm on the surface, we were a little nervous in our hearts, for fear that the ghost of Emperor Wanli would float out and give us a "ghost blowing the lantern".