Spirit Way
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Spirit Way is the ceremonial, statue-lined approach road leading to the tombs of Chinese emperors, most famously in the Ming and Qing imperial necropolises.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spirit Way canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3453094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spirit Way Context triple: [Sacred Way, alsoKnownAs, Spirit Way]
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A.
The Way of Life
The Way of Life is a 19th-century Christian theological work by Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge that explains the doctrine of salvation and the essentials of Reformed faith for a general audience.
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B.
The Sacred Journey
The Sacred Journey is a spiritual memoir by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, reflecting on his early life and the ways in which God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience.
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C.
The Journey
The Journey is a film score composed by Academy Award–winning British composer Stephen Warbeck.
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D.
Shining Wall
Shining Wall is the famously sheer and challenging west face of Gasherbrum IV, renowned among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic appearance.
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E.
Journey into Light
Journey into Light is a 1951 American film noir drama featuring Sterling Hayden as a troubled minister whose life unravels as he confronts despair and redemption on Skid Row.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spirit Way Target entity description: Spirit Way is the ceremonial, statue-lined approach road leading to the tombs of Chinese emperors, most famously in the Ming and Qing imperial necropolises.
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A.
The Way of Life
The Way of Life is a 19th-century Christian theological work by Presbyterian theologian Charles Hodge that explains the doctrine of salvation and the essentials of Reformed faith for a general audience.
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B.
The Sacred Journey
The Sacred Journey is a spiritual memoir by American writer and theologian Frederick Buechner, reflecting on his early life and the ways in which God’s presence can be discerned in ordinary experience.
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C.
The Journey
The Journey is a film score composed by Academy Award–winning British composer Stephen Warbeck.
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D.
Shining Wall
Shining Wall is the famously sheer and challenging west face of Gasherbrum IV, renowned among mountaineers for its extreme difficulty and dramatic appearance.
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E.
Journey into Light
Journey into Light is a 1951 American film noir drama featuring Sterling Hayden as a troubled minister whose life unravels as he confronts despair and redemption on Skid Row.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial road
ⓘ
funerary architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sacred Way at Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Way
Spirit Road ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese imperial style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| ChineseName |
Shinto
ⓘ
surface form:
神道
|
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese funerary tradition
ⓘ
Confucian ritual practice ⓘ |
| designInfluencedBy | imperial ritual codes ⓘ |
| era | imperial China ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Ming imperial necropolis near Beijing
ⓘ
Eastern Qing Tombs ⓘ
surface form:
Qing imperial necropolises in Hebei Province
|
| hasCharacteristic |
ceremonial
ⓘ
statue-lined ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
displaying imperial power through sculpture
ⓘ
marking transition from secular to sacred space ⓘ |
| hasPart |
animal sculptures
ⓘ
human official statues ⓘ memorial steles ⓘ mythical creature statues ⓘ stone arches ⓘ stone statues ⓘ |
| hasSequence |
rows of animal statues
ⓘ
rows of civil and military official statues ⓘ stele pavilion near tomb precinct ⓘ stone archway at entrance ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites of imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | imperial tomb complex ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Ming Tombs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ming Tombs Spirit Way
Eastern Qing Tombs ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Eastern Tombs Spirit Way
Western Qing Tombs ⓘ
surface form:
Qing Western Tombs Spirit Way
|
| orientation | aligned along a north–south axis ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese imperial necropolis ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
ancestor worship
ⓘ
state cult of emperors ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
cosmic order
ⓘ
imperial authority ⓘ protection of the tomb ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 14th century to early 20th century use ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | north of the main tomb mound ⓘ |
| usedFor |
approach to imperial tombs
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funerary procession route ⓘ ritual approach to mausoleums ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spirit Way Description of subject: Spirit Way is the ceremonial, statue-lined approach road leading to the tombs of Chinese emperors, most famously in the Ming and Qing imperial necropolises.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shendao