0836 The Ming Tombs - Dingling, Changpingzhen, Beijing, PRC
A stone stele located at the start of the Spirit Way leading to the entrance to the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, Changping District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
The Ming tombs are a collection of wong hong mausoleums built by the Chinese Ming dynasty emperors. The majority of the Ming tombs are located in a cluster near Beijing and collectively known as the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty (Chinese: 明十三陵; pinyin: Míng Shísān Líng). The site, on the southern slope of Tianshou Mountain (originally Huangtu Mountain), was chosen based on the principles of feng shui by the third Ming dynasty emperor. After the construction of the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City) in 1420, the Yongle Emperor selected his burial site and created his own mausoleum. The subsequent emperors placed their tombs in the same valley. Presently, the Ming Tombs are designated as one of the components of the World Heritage Site, the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which also includes a number of other locations near Beijing and in Liaoning province. A 7-kilometer (4 mi) road named the "Spirit Way" (pinyin: Shéndào) or "Sacred Way" leads into the complex, lined with statues of guardian animals and officials.
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A stele is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument, very often for funerary or commemorative purposes. Stelae may be used for government notices or as territorial markers to mark borders or delineate land ownership. Traditional Western gravestones are technically stelae, but are very rarely described by the term. Steles have also been used to publish laws and decrees, to record a ruler's exploits and honors, to mark sacred territories or mortgaged properties, as territorial markers, or to commemorate military victories. Steles (Chinese: bēi 碑) have been the major medium of stone inscription in China since the Tang dynasty. Chinese steles are generally rectangular stone tablets upon which Chinese characters are carved intaglio with a funerary, commemorative, or edifying text. They can commemorate talented writers and officials, inscribe poems, portraits, or maps, and frequently contain the calligraphy of famous historical figures. Steles are found at nearly every significant mountain and historical site in China.
0836 The Ming Tombs - Dingling, Changpingzhen, Beijing, PRC
A stone stele located at the start of the Spirit Way leading to the entrance to the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty, Changping District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
The Ming tombs are a collection of wong hong mausoleums built by the Chinese Ming dynasty emperors. The majority of the Ming tombs are located in a cluster near Beijing and collectively known as the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty (Chinese: 明十三陵; pinyin: Míng Shísān Líng). The site, on the southern slope of Tianshou Mountain (originally Huangtu Mountain), was chosen based on the principles of feng shui by the third Ming dynasty emperor. After the construction of the Imperial Palace (Forbidden City) in 1420, the Yongle Emperor selected his burial site and created his own mausoleum. The subsequent emperors placed their tombs in the same valley. Presently, the Ming Tombs are designated as one of the components of the World Heritage Site, the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which also includes a number of other locations near Beijing and in Liaoning province. A 7-kilometer (4 mi) road named the "Spirit Way" (pinyin: Shéndào) or "Sacred Way" leads into the complex, lined with statues of guardian animals and officials.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_tombs
A stele is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument, very often for funerary or commemorative purposes. Stelae may be used for government notices or as territorial markers to mark borders or delineate land ownership. Traditional Western gravestones are technically stelae, but are very rarely described by the term. Steles have also been used to publish laws and decrees, to record a ruler's exploits and honors, to mark sacred territories or mortgaged properties, as territorial markers, or to commemorate military victories. Steles (Chinese: bēi 碑) have been the major medium of stone inscription in China since the Tang dynasty. Chinese steles are generally rectangular stone tablets upon which Chinese characters are carved intaglio with a funerary, commemorative, or edifying text. They can commemorate talented writers and officials, inscribe poems, portraits, or maps, and frequently contain the calligraphy of famous historical figures. Steles are found at nearly every significant mountain and historical site in China.