Ming Tombs

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UNESCO World Heritage Site imperial mausoleum complex tourist attraction

The Ming Tombs are a collection of imperial mausoleums built by the emperors of China’s Ming dynasty, renowned for their grand ceremonial architecture and scenic setting north of Beijing.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site →
imperial mausoleum complex →
tourist attraction →
alsoKnownAs Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty"
architecturalStyle Ming dynasty imperial architecture →
associatedBeliefSystem Chinese imperial funerary rites →
Confucian ritual tradition →
constructionBegan 1409 →
containsTombOf Chenghua Emperor →
Chongzhen Emperor →
Hongxi Emperor →
Hongzhi Emperor →
Jiajing Emperor →
Jingtai Emperor →
Longqing Emperor →
Taichang Emperor →
Tianqi Emperor →
Wanli Emperor →
Xuande Emperor →
Yongle Emperor →
Zhengde Emperor →
country China →
DinglingExcavationPeriod 1956–1958 →
dynasty Ming dynasty →
excavatedTomb Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Dingling"
features burial mounds →
ceremonial architecture →
sacrificial halls →
spirit way →
stone carvings →
firstBurial Yongle Emperor →
hasComponent Changling →
Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Dingling"

Great Red Gate →
Ling’en Hall (Changling) →
Sacred Way →
Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Shenzong’s tomb (Dingling)"

Stele Pavilion →
Stone Animal Statues →
Stone Archway →
Stone Human Statues →
Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Yongle’s tomb (Changling)"

Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Zhaoling"

Ming Tombs →
surface form: "underground palace of Dingling"
heritageProtectionStatus nationally protected site of China →
locatedIn Beijing →
Changping District →
locatedNear Badaling →
Badaling →
surface form: "Great Wall at Badaling"
locatedNorthOf Beijing →
surface form: "Beijing city center"
locatedOn southern slope of Tianshou Mountain →
managementAuthority Beijing municipal cultural heritage authorities →
nearbyCity Beijing →
notBuriedHere Hongguang Emperor →
Hongwu Emperor →
Jianwen Emperor →
Hongguang Emperor →
surface form: "Longwu Emperor"

Hongguang Emperor →
surface form: "Shaowu Emperor"

Yongli Emperor →
numberOfImperialTombs 13 →
openToPublic true →
periodOfUse 15th century to 17th century →
primaryFunction burial site for Ming emperors →
religiousTradition Chinese ancestor worship →
setting mountainous landscape →
scenic valley →
tourismStatus major tourist destination in Beijing region →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) →
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(iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2003 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteName Ming Tombs →
surface form: "Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: "Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"
Ming Tombs → alsoKnownAs → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty"
Chenghua Emperor → burialComplex → Ming Tombs →
Yongle Emperor → burialComplex → Ming Tombs →
Jingtai Emperor → burialPlace → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Jingling Mausoleum"
Xuande Emperor → burialPlace → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs"
Yongle Emperor → burialPlace → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Changling Mausoleum"
Hongzhi Emperor → burialSite → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs"
Jingtai Emperor → burialSiteGroup → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs"
Shenyang → contains → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Zhaoling Tomb"
Ming Tombs → excavatedTomb → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Dingling"
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs"
this entity surface form: "Ming imperial tomb complex"
Ming Tombs → hasComponent → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Dingling"
Ming Tombs → hasComponent → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Zhaoling"
Ming Tombs → hasComponent → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Shenzong’s tomb (Dingling)"
Ming Tombs → hasComponent → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Yongle’s tomb (Changling)"
Ming Tombs → hasComponent → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "underground palace of Dingling"
this entity surface form: "Ming imperial tomb complex"
Stone Archway → heritageContext → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"
this entity surface form: "Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties"
Stone Archway → isEntranceTo → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming imperial tomb area"
Changling → isLargestOf → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs mausoleums"
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs valley"
Changling → locatedIn → Ming Tombs →
Great Red Gate → locatedIn → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Changling Mausoleum"
Sacred Way → locatedIn → Ming Tombs →
spirit way → locatedIn → Ming Tombs →
subject surface form: "Spirit Way"
Stele Pavilion → locatedIn → Ming Tombs →
Stone Archway → locatedIn → Ming Tombs →
Great Red Gate → near → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Changling Tomb"
spirit way → notableExampleAt → Ming Tombs →
subject surface form: "Spirit Way"
Changling → originalName → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Changling Mausoleum"
Changling → partOf → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs complex"
Great Red Gate → partOf → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs imperial necropolis"
this entity surface form: "Changling Mausoleum"
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs complex"
Sacred Way → partOf → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs complex"
Stele Pavilion → partOf → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs complex"
Stone Archway → partOf → Ming Tombs →
this entity surface form: "Ming Tombs complex"
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs scenic area"
this entity surface form: "Shisanling (Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty)"
this entity surface form: "Ming tombs"
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