Beijing Ming Tombs | Few people and beautiful scenery! You don’t have to go to Xiangshan to enjoy the autumn scenery.

| Fewer people and better scenery! You don’t have to go to Xiangshan to enjoy the autumn scenery. This is a newly discovered Ming Dynasty architectural complex that is comparable to the Forbidden City. Four mausoleums are temporarily open to the public. Each palace was built in the Ming Dynasty and was particularly well protected during the Qing Dynasty.
If you go there now, you'll find fewer signs of commercial development, no large-scale renovations, and low signs of modernization, so it's particularly easy to produce photos.

⛰️Highlights of each attraction
0️⃣ Currently open to the public are the "Three Tombs" (Changling, Dingling, Zhaoling) + One Road (Shinto), which are very far away from each other and can be understood as independent attractions. There is a ticket office in front of each attraction;
1️⃣ Changling is the mausoleum of Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. The highlight is that it is the largest among the Thirteen Tombs. The En Hall has also maintained its original historical appearance. The nanmu beams and pillars in the hall are quite shocking;
2️⃣ Dingling is the tomb of Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun, also known as the "Emperor Wanli". The highlight is that Dingling is the only one of the Thirteen Tombs with an open underground palace. It is 27 meters underground, which is equivalent to a nine-story building. You can go deep into the underground palace to see it, so the ticket price is higher than the other ones. I have watched "The 15th Year of Wanli";
3️⃣ Zhaoling is the mausoleum of Emperor Muzong Zhu Zaihui of the Ming Dynasty, that is, Emperor Longqing, the father of Emperor Wanli. The highlight is that the above-ground buildings of Zhaoling were restored in the 1980s and 1990s. The imperial mausoleum sacrificial scenes are displayed in the En Hall, and you can also see the exhibition on Hai Rui's life in the Neng Side Hall.

The Ming Tombs Reservoir hiking trail is a quiet place to view the red leaves. The key is that this place has mountains and water. The red leaves all over the mountain blend with the reservoir here to form a natural picture. It's free ⚠️

🍁Location: Hiking trail of the Shisanling Reservoir in Changping District
🍁Navigation location: Changping Wolong Hall (walk forward|northwest for about 50m to the mountain entrance, see p8 for the picture)
🍁Difficulty: Easy! Friendly to pets, children and the elderly
🍁Time to the summit: It takes about an hour to walk and take photos to reach the highest point. There will be many pavilions for rest in the middle.
🍁Opening hours: Saturday and weekend all day
🍁 Fee: Parking and mountain climbing are free

Post by MichaelMacIntyre291 | Oct 17, 2024