Sacred
Way of Ming Tombs
 A Sacred Way stretches 7 kilometers from south to north through the
center of the tombs area. It was originally built for the first tomb Changling - the tomb of Emperor Yongle, the most powerful emperor
in the Ming dynasty. But as the later tombs were built either to the
right or to the left, it became the main road to all of them. They formed
one group, but each tomb is independent of the other. Each lies at the
foot of a hill.
Along the Sacred Way we will find:
Beyond
the Dragon-phoenix Gate are the paths leading to separate tombs.
Beijing Tour Routes Covers Ming
Tombs
Photo of Ming Tombs
    
Photo of Sacred Way
  
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