spirit way
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The spirit way is a ceremonial, statue-lined avenue leading to imperial tombs in China, most famously at the Ming Tombs near Beijing.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spirit Way | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial avenue
ⓘ
funerary architectural feature ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | historically reserved for imperial use ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
shendao
ⓘ
Sacred Way ⓘ
surface form:
spirit road
|
| architecturalStyle | traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chinese imperial tombs
ⓘ
Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Chinese funerary tradition
ⓘ
Confucian ritual practice ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
axial symmetry
ⓘ
hierarchical spatial sequence ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
processional route to imperial tombs
ⓘ
ritual approach to mausoleums ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | typically north–south ⓘ |
| hasPart |
animal statues
ⓘ
human statues ⓘ memorial steles ⓘ military guardian statues ⓘ mythical beast statues ⓘ official statues ⓘ stone archways ⓘ stone statues ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
embodies cosmological and ritual order in imperial China
ⓘ
represents honor accorded to the deceased emperor ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the Ming Tombs UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influenced | later East Asian funerary avenues ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Chinese burial practices ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ming Tombs ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Beijing ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableExampleAt |
Ming Tombs
ⓘ
Fuling Tomb ⓘ
surface form:
Qing imperial tombs
|
| partOf | imperial mausoleum complex ⓘ |
| period | Ming dynasty ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
imperial authority
ⓘ
respect for the dead ⓘ transition between earthly world and afterlife ⓘ |
| typicalLocation | approach to imperial mausoleum ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
imperial burial ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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