Ming Tombs

Beijing · China

Ming Tombs, China
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Autumn
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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This valley north of Beijing holds the tombs of thirteen Ming dynasty emperors set amid hills chosen for their auspicious geomancy. A sacred avenue lined with stone animals and officials leads into the burial grounds.

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