Explore the Ming Tomb and appreciate the magnificence and majesty of the Imperial Tomb, and interpret it in depth
China's famous cultural relics and monuments - Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum, located on the southern slope of the Purple Mountain in Xuanwu District, Nanjing, is the burial place of Zhu Yuanzhang and his horse queen of the Ming Dynasty.
You can get from downtown Nanjing to Ming Xiaoling by bus or taxi. If you want to take a bus, you can take the rail transit line to Xuanwumen Station of Ming Xiaoling, and then change to a bus directly to Ming Xiaoling. Take the bus No. 1, No. 3, No. 10, etc.
When you arrive at the Ming Tomb, you can first go to see the dismounted workshop. The main entrance of the Ming Tomb is a two-storey stone archway, and the plaque reads "Envoy Descends from the Horse Fang" six block letters. This rule was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang in the Ming Dynasty to show respect for Taizu.
Below is the Monument to the Martyrs, which is 36 meters east of Mafang. This stele was cast by Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty for ten years, and it is engraved with three big characters of "Shenlie Mountain". Next to the "Mountain of the Gods" there is a "ban that does not allow anyone to destroy the mausoleum and mausoleum".
After that, there is the Great Golden Gate, which is about 750 meters away from Mafang City, that is, the Golden Gate, which is the most important south gate of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. The Great Golden Gate was originally a yellow-glazed building with heavy eaves, but now it is a city wall made of stones. The second is the "Monument to Divine Merits and Virtues" and the "Tablet Pavilion" at 70 meters north of the Great Golden Gate. This is an inscription and a stone tablet written by the Ming Dynasty emperor Zhu Di to Zhu Yuanzhang in the eleventh year of Yongle.
If you walk more than 100 meters north along the Shinto, you will see the stone carvings of the Ming Tomb. This is a set of stone sculptures, there are lions, unicorns, horses, elephants, camels, it fully reflects the needs of the imperial tomb for the ritual system, and shows the characteristics of stone carving art in the Ming Dynasty. Follow this road, go north, pass through the stone pillars and stone statues, and you will find the Lingxing Gate. At the end of this path, there are six pillars, and behind the pillars, stand two statues, one of a general and one of a civil official.
Passing through the Lingxing Gate, it is the main building complex of the Ming Tomb. First of all, it is the gate to the filial piety tomb, which is also known as the gate. The four golden fonts of "Wenwu Square Gate" hang high above the gate. This is followed by the Stele Hall, a building rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty with five towering stone carvings. A stone tablet has four big characters written by Kangxi, "Zhilong, Tang and Song Dynasties".
Walking through the stele pavilion, it is the main building of the Ming Tomb - "Enjoy Hall". Behind the hall is an open field with a passage lined with lush trees. The end point of this passage is the Yuhe Bridge, also known as the Jinshui Bridge. The Yuhe Bridge consists of five stone bridges, of which there are only three now. The piers and the stone parts on both sides are relics of the Ming Dynasty.
The main building of the Ming Tomb - Baoding, also known as "Baocheng".Baoding is the joint burial tomb of Zhu Yuanzhang and the queen of the horse, covering an area of more than 400 square meters, and is a large round mound. The ancient city is surrounded by a brick house of about 1 meter. After visiting the main part of the Ming Tomb, we can also continue to visit the famous places in the cemetery such as the Ming Tower and the Stone Statue Road.
When visiting the Ming Tomb, you must strictly follow the rules of the museum, you can't graffiti at will, you can't graffiti at will, and you must pay attention to the safety of the monuments. Also, be sure to dress comfortably and bring enough drinking water and sunscreen during the trip to ensure a comfortable trip.