Sacred Road — Attraction in Beijing

The Scared Way, affiliated with the Ming Tombs, is a main road leading to all the tombs in this area. The road, seven kilometers (4.3 miles) long, has a stone memorial arch, Great Red Gate (Dahongmen), a stele pavilion, stone statues and the Dragon and Phoenix Gate (Longfengmen). The stone memorial arch serves as a preface to the divine way. Built in 1540 A.C. during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.C.), the arch is the largest and earliest of its kind. The arch, 14 meters (46 feet) high and 29 meters (95 feet) wide, has six poles and five archways. Designs of kylins (a legendary mascot), lions, dragons and mythical beasts are gracefully embossed on...

Wasnt much since it was just the great palace gage and stone guards. Expexted to visit the tombs but apparenly only 1 out of the other tombs were dug out. no crowd sinxe we reached 1h before closing time.

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Questo sito storico, è Patrimonio dell’Umanità UNESCO dal 2003 e rappresenta uno degli esempi meglio conservati di necropoli imperiali in Cina. Le tombe furono costruite con un rigoroso schema gerarchico: le più grandi e sontuose appartengono agli imperatori più potenti, mentre le altre sono più modeste. Nonostante secoli di storia e saccheggi, molte delle tombe sono rimaste...