Ming Tomb and the Sacred Way Beijing
For a peaceful excurtion on your Chinese holiday, travel with your Jane
Yeo tour guide to the site of the Ming Tombs and the Sacred Way.
The Ming Tombs lie at the foot of the Tianshou Mountains northwest of Beijing. The tombs of thirteen Ming Emperors are located here and the Ming Tombs are generally known as the 13 Tombs.
The Chinese Government began the excavation of the Dingling Underground Palace in 1956, 3,000 pieces of gold,silver,jade and pearl together with ornate garments and decorations were unearthed. The magnificent buildings of the underground Palace has become a favourite tourist site for Chinese and foreign tourists.
Walk along the Sacred Way flanked by stone animals and figures, a guard of twelve sets of stone animals each one carved from a single block of stone. Every second one in a kneeling position, to allow for the changing of the guard, according to legend.
Beyond the animals are twelve stone human statues of Generals, ministers and officials. This is often a quiet and tranquil place, a place to wander in and out of the shade of the many willow trees that line the Way as you marvel at the magnificent statues.
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