Author: rain
• Friday, May 18th, 2012

As capital of China, Beijing attracts large number of tourist from all over the world. In Beijing tour, Ming Ming Tomb ReservoirTombs is a must-see scenic spot. Traveling in Ming Tombs, you will know more about the glories of emperors. After Ming Tombs tour, you can have a nearby tour around Ming Tombs.

Ming Tomb Reservoir is located in Changping District in Beijing and close to Ming Tomb. It was finished in 1958. The total water demand is 60 million square meters. During development of over 50 years, Ming Tomb Reservoir has became a holy land for tourist with the functions of controlling flood, generating electricity by water, tourism, relaxing on holidays and education. Ming Tomb Reservoir is the national water scenic area and educational base for the fostering of patriotism.

Ming Tomb Reservoir sits at the southeast of Ming Tombs basin and 40km from Beijing city. The acreage of Ming Tomb Reservoir is 20 times larger than Kunming Lake in Summer Palace. Ming Tomb Reservoir was built between Mangshan Mountain and Hanbao Mountain. The slope of Ming Tomb Reservoir has its name which written by Chairman Mao. The visiting lounge with classic style was built on the top of dam. There are art shops, cold drink shops and snack counter. The both sides of dame have marinas for tourists traveling in Ming Tomb Reservoir. Because drought and less rain several years ago, the pondage of Ming Tomb Reservoir become less and less. In 1984, the water of Baihebao Reservoir was importing to Ming Tomb Reservoir, the reservoir turned grander. After the project of bringing water, the water surface becomes wide as well as before and the water is clear and virid. Especially the Gushan Reservoir was built in Beijing Nine Dragon Playground and invested by China and Japan, many tourists from all over the world visit Ming Tomb Reservoir in an endless stream.

Ming Tomb Reservoir suited in the entry of Dongshan Mountain, and its name comes from Ming Tombs. There are many recreations in Ming Tomb Reservoir, but tourists in Ming Tomb Reservoir must remember that the safety is the key to your Ming Tomb Reservoir tour.

Author: snow
• Wednesday, May 09th, 2012

During your Beijing tour, the Beijing Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs bus tour is popular. You only take 110 RMB can visit the famous Chinese Great Wall and Ming Tombs two spots.

BadalingDuring your Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs bus tour, our coach will pick you up around 7:30am from your hotel and drive to the Ming Tombs first. You will visit the Changling which is an important and special tomb in the Ming Tombs.

The famous Ming tombs are located on foot of the Yanshan Mountain Changping County Beijing. It is about 50 kilometers away from Beijing and covers 120 square kilometers. During the more than 230 years, from the first Changling to the last tomb Siling, there totally built 13 gorgeous emperor tombs, seven concunbine tombs and one eunuch tomb. The Ming Tombs are the best protected tomb complex in the world until now.

Ming tombs are in a standard mountain area. It belongs to Taihang Mountains. The Ming Tombs link Juyong in west, connect Huanghua Town in north and reach to Changping in south. It is not only a protective screen of the tombs but also a protective screen of Beijing.

The Ming Tombs have had more four to five hundred years history now. It is a well protected part among the emperor tombs. The grand architectures, complete system and long history make the Ming Tombs have high historical value. As part of the Chinese ancient culture, the Ming Tombs enhance to each other with the natural scenery in this area and they form a beautiful resort.

Before having lunch, you have a good chance to visit the jade carving factory to know more about Chinese traditional culture. And after the lunch, you can go to the famous and great Badaling Great Wall.

Badaling Great Wall is located in Jundu Mountain Yanqing County Beijing. It is an essence of the Great Wall.

Badaling Great Wall witnesses many important events in history. It is famous in the world. It is said that the man who never reaches to the Great wall is not a real man. Until now, there have had more than 1300 million tourists go to visit the Badaling Great Wall. Many famous leaders and famous person have gone there. The Great Wall gives deep impression to the tourists.

On your way back hotel, you also have the chance to see the Chinese traditional silk arts.

Author: snow
• Thursday, April 19th, 2012

Travelling in Beijing, the Badaling Great wall and Ming Tombs tour is a good choice for tourists especially for tourists who come to China for the first time and people who have never visited them before. Besides the certain tour, tourists also can play in the Beijing Nine Dragons Fairground which is not far from the Ming Tombs. Beijing Nine Dragons Fairground is a 4A grade scenic spot. Beijing Nine Dragons Fairground was built in 1985 and invested by Beijing Ming Tombs Reservoir comprehensive development corporation and Japanese Joint-stock Company. The Beijing Nine Dragons FairgroundNine Dragons Fairground is located on west of the Ming Tombs Reservoir. There are green mountains, clear water and fresh air. Beijing Nine Dragons Fairground is an ideal place for tourists who have relaxation, entertainment and holiday. Beijing Nine Dragons Fairground is the first large scale and comprehensive fairground. There are rich and colorful items which are suit to different ages’ guests. Most tourists in Ming tombs come here to play. The underwater dragon palace is suit for quinquagenarian. It reappears the legendary palace in the East China Sea with the modern high technology. In the colorful aquarium, you will see more than 200 kinds of sea fishes, fresh water fishes and other living beings in water. You can climb the Guanyi Island which sits in the center of Ming Tombs Reservoir and all landscapes will be all in your eyes. Every people in Ming Tombs tour will find their favorite here. There are also many participatory and thrill items for young people such as the science fiction exploration hall and world high grade innervations movie. The advanced project equipments, vivid effect will let you feel like in the real scene. The threatening but not dangerous floating raft will let you experience the interests fighting with nature in terrifying waves. The speed lose in high altitude will let you skim over on the water surface at moment. Going on the rainbow flying boat to cleave through the waves is also a good choice for tourists in Ming Tombs tour. The go sightseeing boat and speed boat will take you to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery in Ming tombs. The F-1 racing bicycle which is for teen-age youths will make you propeller racing dream come true. Toy Entertainment Center is the paradise to tap intellectual resources and sturdy health. The Bump Boat is an item to have a competition in reaction and courage. All tourists in Ming Tombs tour can have a good time in the Nine Dragons Fairground. You will have entertainment in the fairground and knowledge in Ming tombs.

Author: snow
• Thursday, March 29th, 2012

ChanglingMing Tombs is the graves of Ming emperors. It is located in Tianshou Mountain Changping District northwest Beijing. The graves cover more than 120 square kilometers and are almost 50 kilometers away from Beijing. The Ming Tombs are surrounded by mountains in east, west and north sides in a basin. In front of the graves, there is a twisting river. The Ming Tombs were built along the steep mountains and form grand scale. From the first Changling to the last Siling, there are totally thirteen emperors’ tombs here during the more than 230 years.

Among the Ming Tombs, Changling is famous one and chosen by tourists in Ming Tombs tour. The Ming Changling is on south side of the Tianshou Mountain. It is the third emperor Zhu Di’s tomb. The emperor and his empress were buried here. Changling is the largest and earliest one among the Ming Tombs. The architectures on ground are well protected.

The place architectures in Changling are almost 120000 square meters. The layout is square in front and round in back. In the square part, there are three courtyards link together.

In the first courtyard, there is a mausoleum gate. The gate is single eaves, Xieshanding. There are five rooms. In front of the gate, there is a platform. On east and west of the platform, there are two Jiaomen. But they have been removed now. In the yard, there are five Shenchu rooms and five Shenku rooms. Between the Shenchu rooms, there is a pavilion housing a tablet. The Shenchu and Shenku are damaged in Qing Dynasty, but the pavilion is also remained. Tourists in Ming Tombs can see it.

In the second yard, there is a palace gate named Ling’en Gate in front. The gate is single eaves Xieshanding style and there are also five rooms in row and two rooms in line. The gate is 14.57 meters high. The foundation is Xumizuo style surrounded by white marble stone. On the four corner of the foundation, there are four stone dragon heads which are used to drain away water. The patterns on the stones are beautiful. During your tour in Ming Tombs, you will know more about Chinese culture and history.

During the Ming Tombs tour, you will have the chance to visit the Diling and Scared Way in Ming tombs. Otherwise, you can also visit the Badaling Great wall after you Ming tombs tour since the Great Wall is not far from the Ming Tombs.

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Author: sun
• Friday, March 02nd, 2012

Zhao LingBeijing is very rich in tourism resources especially historical sightseeing. So Beijing tour is popular all the year round. Ming Tombs is one of the top Beijing attractions very popular among foreign tourists. Ming Tombs is a great ancient mausoleum of the Ming emperors, located along Yanshan, Changping District northwest of Beijing. Ming Tombs is the Chinese emperors mausoleum building with better preserved.

Zhao Ling is located in the eastern foot of Dayu Mountain, which is the mausoleum of the twelfth emperor Muzhuangzong (reign of Longqing) and three of Queens. Currently Zhao Ling in Ming Tombs is the first large-scale restoration repairs to the cemetery and also a hill, which opened in one of the tourist attractions.

The construction area of Zhao Ling in Ming Tombs are 35,000 square meters, existing Ling En Gate, Ling En Temple and the side halls, the Board, etc.. Buried here are the twelfth emperor Muzhuangzong and his three Queens. After the demise of Ming Dynasty, the Zhao Ling in Ming Tombs has been destructed twice. In the year 1644, the war has burnt it; and in the 34th year of Kangxi reign (1695) the heavy rain, thunder and lightning, destroyed the tomb. As time went on, to the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the two auxiliary halls and Ling En Gate have in succession destroyed. And during the year of 1785 to 1787, Qianlong reign, in order to ease ethnic conflicts the government decided to repair the Ming Tombs. From the site of repair projects there were only Ming House, Ling En Gate and Ling En Temple. The rehabilitation of the cemetery system is slightly more complete, but it changed the original building regulation in Ming Tombs.

After the repair, the stone bridge of Zhao Ling and the new rehabilitation magic holiness Beiting reproduce the grand scene of the Ming Dynasty autumn festival, where the musical instruments are available. On the left side halls of Zhao Ling in Ming Tombs are the historical displays and Ming Dynasty royal tombs historical displays that introduced the information about the buried in Zhao Ling within the Longqing Emperor and Xiao Yi, Xiao An, and Xiao Ding three Queens, as well as the Ming Dynasty Prince, the tombs of the concubines regulation.

If you are interested in Ming Tombs and want to save the traffic time, you could join the group of Ming Tombs tour with many other attractive places together.

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Author: sun
• Friday, February 03rd, 2012

Ming TombsMing Tombs is a natural specification of the mountain, which belongs to Taihang Mountains, west through Juyong and north to Huanghua County. Ming Tombs is both a unified whole and each mausoleum own independent unit with much the same tomb specifications. The tombs were built in a piedmont. Between tomb and tomb the distance is as little as half a kilometer to eight kilometers. In addition to Si Ling in the southwest corner of the partial, the rest were a fan-shaped breakdown around the Changling-the largest tomb in Ming Tombs. Under the guidance of the traditional Chinese feng shui doctrine, Ming Tombs, from site selection to planning and design, great attention to the harmony and unity of the mausoleum building with nature, mountains, water and vegetation, and the pursuit of perfection is tantamount to “match made in heaven”, to “embody Heaven”, the philosophical point of view. As the outstanding representative of Chinese ancient Mausoleum, the Ming Tombs demonstrates the rich connotation of the traditional Chinese culture.

Hillside layout of the mausoleum buildings, the momentum is how magnificent the volume within the whole valley used to commemorate the dead as king. The layout of this mountain built mausoleum also appreciated by foreign experts, such as the famous British historian Joseph Needham said: Ming Tombs in China’s architectural form is a significant achievement pattern perhaps part of the building and landscape art combining the greatest example. His evaluation of the Ming Tombs is “masterpiece”. His experience is that in the gatehouse on to enjoy the scenery of the whole valley, the contemplation of its solemn scene in the organic plane, during which all the buildings and scenery blend together, a wisdom of the people, by the architect and construction the skill to express it well.

In 2003, the Ming Tombs were listed in the “World Heritage List”. The World Heritage Committee to evaluate: in accordance with feng shui theory, the Ming Tombs is well location with a large number of buildings placed on the ground. It is the example of humans changed the natural product, reflecting the traditional architectural and decorative ideas, world outlook and concept of power of interpretation of the last five hundred years in feudal China.

What do you think about this magnificent architecture in China? Are you interested in it? Ming Tombs welcomes all the tourists from all over the world to learn more about the history of China!

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Author: rain
• Friday, December 30th, 2011

Jingshan ParkBeijing Ming Tomb is located in Beijing Changping District and is not in the central zone, but Ming Tomb attracts a lot of tourists still. Besides of Ming Tomb, there are a lot of good attractions in Beijing central zone. The Jingshan Park is one of them. The Jingshan Park not like Ming Tomb, it is located in the good sentral zone near Forbidden City. Tourists in Beijing can book Ming Tomb or parks tour lines online here and enjoy the good price. To have a Ming Tomb tour or Park tour in Beijing will give people good Beijing travel experience. Ming Tomb is the great construction of Ming dynasty.

Jingshan Park is located north of Forbidden City, located in Beijing city center, so the City Wall in Beijing, the center of the north-south axis. Beijing cultural relic’s protection units, Jingshan Park began opening up in 1928. Comprehensive repair and construction, turned into Jingshan Park in 1949. It has built Ginkgo Garden, Begonia Garden, Peony Garden, Taoyuan, apple orchards, vineyards, persimmon forest. The whole garden faces south, a magnificent sight walls, covering 230,000 square meters. High Mountain 43 meters, 1015 meters circumference. Flower garden covers an area of ​​1100 m2 lawn, trees close to trees. The main building has garden doors, Qi watchtower, Feng Ting, Ting Wong Temple buildings, Xingqing Court, Hall never thought, good luck Court, Hall of view of Germany and so on.

Jingshan the main building are: garden three doors (Jingshan door, Shanzuo in the door, Shanyou in the door); worship of Confucius chi watchtower; five peaks Pavilion (wonderful view of Pavilion, Pavilion week tour, Wan Chunting, rich browsing Ting, Ting Fang series); life after Jingshan mountain imperial Palace; never thought the eastern side of the house and view of Germany as well as protect the country and loyalty Temple Hall. Jingshan Park is located in Beijing’s central axis, an area of ​​23 hectares. Shenwu south and across the street from the Forbidden City, Beihai Park west. Jingshan Mountain high 42.6 m, 88.35 m above sea level, is Beijing’s highest point. Hilltop overlooking the city, the magnificent ancient city of Beijing Forbidden City and the modern new look panoramic view.

Jingshan Park is now many people love choral singing of the Beijing place. They are the songs of both Chinese folk songs (Chinese folk songs), there are 1950 -1970 era revolutionary songs, there are foreign songs, not only of European opera and Chinese opera excerpts, there is pop music. Here the famous red sun choir chorus and so on. Jingshan Choir Festival (Jingshan Choir Festival), Xicheng District Government held in Jingshan Park Choral Festival. The Choir Festival held from 2004 onwards, an annual.

Author: sun
• Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Ding Ling in Ming TombsMing Tombs of are the tombs of Ming emperors in China, located northwest of Changping District in Beijing Yanshan foothills. From the 7th year of Yongle reign in Ming Dynasty (1409), Ming Tombs Changling was built, to the early years of the Qing Shunzhi reign to construct Ding Ling Ming Tombs was lasted for over two hundred years. Until the last Ming emperor Chongzhen buried into the tomb, during 230 years, there has built thirteen emperors tombs, seven concubine tombs and one eunuch tomb.

Ding Ling in Ming Tombs is the tomb of the thirteenth emperor of the Ming dynasty Wanli Emperor and two joint burial of the Queen. Only 10 years old Emperor Wanli had already ascended the throne, reigning 48 years, which is the longest reign of the Ming Dynasty emperors. Ding Ling was started at the 11th year of Wanli reign of Ming Dynasty and finished at the 18th year of Wanli reign (AD 584 years -1590 years), covers an area of 18 million square meters.

Based on the mountain, the main building of Ding Ling in Ming Tombs is divided into two parts: on the ground and under the ground. On the ground, it is composed by the stone bridge, pavilion, palace and mausoleum door, Lingen Temple, Fang Cheng building and Noble and other accessories. Underground construction is connectivity to each other by the five arched stone structure composed of hall, commonly known as the “Underground Palace”.

Ding Ling underground palace in the Ming Tombs is the only development of the underground palace, the first planned to explore the imperial tombs after the establishment of the People’s Republic of China. The underground palace unearthed a total of more than 3,000 pieces of cultural relics, including four national treasures: Golden Delicious, Coronet, glowing pearl and the Ming three-color. Ding Ling all with stone into the underground palace, mostly bluestone with an area of ​​1195 square meters. Divided into the main hall, side hall and front hall, Ding Ling is the same as the other mausoleums in Ming Tombs on the ground.

Ming Tombs is the Chinese emperors mausoleum building with better preserved. And in 1992 Ming Tombs was named “the world’s largest intact burial Emperor Tombs.” So during your tour to Beijing, you should not miss the chance to pay a visit to famous Ming Tombs and get a deep understanding about the history of Ming Dynasty.

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Author: sun
• Friday, December 02nd, 2011

Sacred Road in Ming TombsSacred Road is the first attraction in Ming Tombs, which is composed of the stone arch, Dahongmen, Stele Pavilion, stone carvings and Dragon Gate. Stone arch is the first building in front of Ming Tombs, which was built in 1540 the 19th year of Jiajing reign in Ming Dynasty. All of it with white marble stone arch, and pillar of the Fang in the amount of up and down, carved dragons, cloud pattern and the unicorn, lion and other relief. The structure of the arch is magnificent carved, reflecting the excellence stone building process of Ming Dynasty. After the stone arch, you can see two hills on both sides of the Sacred Road. In the east side is Longshan (also called Mangshan), shaped more like a dragon; west of Tiger Mountain (commonly known as Hu Yu), with the shape of an awareness of the Tigers bowed to the ground.
Dahongmen located in the hilly area is south of the door in three holes, also known as a large palace, the cemetery’s main entrance. Those who come to sacrifice must from here to enter Ming Tombs to show the tombs of the supreme dignity. The Sacred Road was originally built for Changling, and the Sacred Ways of other mausoleums branched off from this way, so it was also known as the General Sacred Way. The seven-kilometer long way starting from a stone memorial arch, leads to the front gate of Changling Coffins of emperors were carried to their final resting place in their tomb through this avenue.

Stele Pavilion is located in the central Sacred Road, built for the Changling. Kiosks erected a stone dragon head turtle tablets, more than six meters high. On the east side of it recorded the cost of Ming Tombs by Qing Dynasty. The west side of it is the discussions about the causes of the extinction of Ming Dynasty said by Jiaqing Emperor.
Stone carvings are stones of people and animals placed before Ming Tombs. From Stele Pavilion to the Dragon Gate only 1000 meters long Sacred Road, neatly lined with 24 stone animals and 12 stone people, vividly carving, deeply loved by visitors. The large number and the good shape, is rare in the ancient cemetery.

Sacred Road in Ming Tombs is the earliest and biggest stone archway existing in China today. And during you tour to Ming Tombs, you will learn more about the history of Ming Dynasty. And you will enjoy the time in Ming Tombs.

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Author: sun
• Thursday, November 24th, 2011

Ming Emperor Wax PalaceWith the long history and the large scale, Ming Tombs has become one of the key Beijing attractions and very popular among foreign tourists. Every day a lot of travelers pay a visit to Ming Tombs. If you are interested in Chinese history and want to get more information, having a Ming Tombs tour will be a good choice to you. There are 13 Ming dynasty emperors’ tombs located in Ming Tombs and the most famous is Changling, the tomb of the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Besides emperor tombs, there are also some other scenic spots situated in Ming Tombs among which Ming Emperor Wax Palace is the place deserves to visit.

Ming Emperor Wax Palace is relaying of Ming Tombs opened in August 1994 to demonstrate large-scale history of the Ming Dynasty and Chinese cultural landscape. In September 1997, Beijing Municipal Government gave the name of the “patriotic education base in Beijing” to Ming Emperor Wax Palace and in January 2008, it was evaluated as 3A-level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration. During 14 years, Ming Emperor Wax Palace has already received 8.6 million tourists, including students from primary and secondary schools and domestic and foreign visitors. Ming Emperor Wax Palace covers an area of ​​133,400 square meters, with a total area of ​​45,000 square meters and the construction area of 8400 square meters of which there are 26 scenes halls, 374 waxes ​​. Currently, the wax art scene, its large scale, wax as much as the high cultural taste, is regarded as China’s first, best in Asia and throughout the world.

Ming Emperor Wax Palace uses unique wax art and modern film and television, sound and light technology, integration of ancient and modern building in one, becoming the major cultural tourism attractions. The building contains the Ming Emperor Wax Palace, music and dance imitation Ming Palace, Ming Meal Hall, shopping centers and multi-functional entertainment hall five parts. Ming Emperor Wax Palace is majestic and impressive which has been called “super photo sculpture” by western countries. It is a masterpiece of wax advanced video wax sculpture and modern house sound and light technology in large-scale cultural tourism and cultural landscape, geomancy comparable to the British Royal Palace of wax .

After visiting Ming Emperor Wax Palace and the tombs of Ming Emperors in Ming Tombs, you will find your Beijing tour more meaningful. And also you will learn more about the history of ancient China.