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Xianling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty 明显陵Míng Xiǎnlíng
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Jingmen, Hubei
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jingmen
- Region
- Hubei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Xianling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty
The joint tomb of Zhu Youyuan, a Ming prince, and his wife, rebuilt to imperial standard after their son became the Jiajing Emperor and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000 with other Ming and Qing imperial tombs. Its plan differs from the other Ming tombs: a vase-shaped outer wall, a nine-bend ceremonial stream crossed by stone bridges, a winding dragon-shaped spirit way lined with stone figures, and two burial mounds joined by a stone causeway. Fire destroyed the timber halls in 1642, so what survives is mostly stonework, gates, stelae and foundations.
How to get to Xianling Tomb of the Ming Dynasty
About 7.5 km north-east of Zhongxiang town centre, roughly 20 minutes by road, and Zhongxiang is about an hour from Jingmen.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Wenfeng Pagoda, Zhongxiang 钟祥文风塔 (under 10 km), Huiyuan Nonggu Experience Park 汇源农谷体验园 (20 km).
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