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1、北京六大景点英文导游词之十三陵 At a distance of 50 km northwest of Beijing stands an arc-shaped cluster of hills fronted by a small plain.Here is where 13 emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) were buried, and the area is known as the Ming Tombs.Construction of the tombs started in 1409 and ended with the fall

2、of the Ming Dynasty in 1644.In over 200 years tombs were built over an area of 40 square kilometres, which is surrounded by walls totalling 40 kilometres.Each tomb is located at the foot of a separate hill and is linked with the other tombs by a road called the Sacred Way.The stone archway at the so

3、uthern end of the Sacred Way, built in 1540, is 14 metres high and 19 metres wide, and is decorated with designs of clouds, waves and divine animals.Beijing served as the national capital during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.Unlike Ming and Qing rulers who all built maive tombs for themselves, Y

4、uan rulers left no similar burial grounds.Why the difference? This has to do with peoples different views on death.Beijing nomads came from the Mongolian steppe.Mongols who established the Yuan Dynasty held the belief that they had come from: earth.they adopted a simple funeral method: the dead was

5、placed inside a hollowed nanmu tree, which was then buried under graland.Growth of gra soon left no traces of the tombs.By contrast, during the Ming Dynasty established by Han Chinese coming from an agricultural society in central China, people believed the existence of an after-world, where the dea

6、d lived a life similar to that of the living.Ming emperor, therefore, has grand mausoleums built for themselves.Qing rulers did likewise.Stone Archway The stone archway at the southern end of the Sacred Way, built in 1540, is 14 metres high and 19 metres wide, and is decorated with designs of clouds

7、, waves and divine animals.Well-proportioned and finely carved, the archway is one of the best preserved specimens of its kink in the Ming Dynasty.It is also the largest ancient stone archway in China.Stele Pavilion The Stele Pavilion, not far from the Great Palace Gate, is actually a pavilion with

8、a double-eaved roof.On the back of the stele is carvedpoetry written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty when he visited the Ming Tombs.Sacred Way The Sacred Way inside the gate of the Ming Tomb is lined with 18 pairs of stone human figures and animals.These include four each of three types of o

9、fficials: civil, military and meritorious officials, symbolizing those who aist the emperor in the administration of the state, plus four each of six iypes of animals: lion, griffin, camel, elephant, unicorn and horse.Yongling Tomb Yongling, built in 1536, is the tomb for Emperor Shizong, Zhu Houcon

10、g (1507-1566).He stayed in power for 45 years.Dingling Tomb The Dingling Tomb is the tomb of Emperor Wanli (reigned 1573-1619), the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, whose personal name was Zhu Yijun, and of his two emprees, Xiao Duan and Xiao Jing.The tomb was completed in six years (1584-1590), it

11、 occupies a total area of 1,195 square meters at the foot of Dayu Mountain southwest of the Changling Tomb.Maoling Tomb Emperor Xianzong, Zhu Jianshen, and his three emprees are entombed within Maoling.Zhu Jianshen (1447-1487) was the first son of Emperor Yingzong.He stayed in power for 22 years.We

12、have covered some of the most significant tombs of the 13 Ming tombs in the tour.If you are also interested in the other tombs, the best way is to come and experience yourself.Changling Tomb Changling is the tomb of emperor Yongle (reigned 1403-1424), the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty whose pers

13、onal name was Zhu Di, and of his empre.Built in 1413, the mausoleum extends over an area of 100,000 square metres.The soul tower, which tells people whose tomb it is, rests on a circular wall called the city of treasures which surrounds the burial mound.The city of treasures at Changling has a lengt

14、h of more than a kilometre.Underground Palace The underground palace at Dingling Tomb consists of an antechamber, a ceniral chamber and a rear chamber plus the left and right annexes.One of the pictures shows the central chamber where the sacrificial utensils are on display.Two marble doors are made

15、 of single slabs and carved with life-size human figures, flowers and birds.More than 3,000 articles have been unearthed from the tumulus, the most precious being the golden crowns of the emperor and his queen. 北京六大景点英文导游词之十三陵 北京十三陵导游词 北京十三陵导游词 北京六大景点英文导游词之天坛 北京六大景点英文导游词之颐和园 北京六大景点英文导游词 明十三陵英文导游词 北京明十三陵导游词 十三陵导游词 明十三陵导游词 本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第6页 共6页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页第 6 页 共 6 页