Dingling
is the tomb of the 13th Ming Emperor Wanli and his two wives. WanLi
was born in 1563 and was chosen and named crown prince at the age of
six. He succeeded the throne when he was ten years old and ruled for
48 years from 1573 to 1620. Emperor Wanli was buried in Dingling with
his two wives. His first wife had no son and deid only a few months
before the emperor. The second one died in 1612, eight years before
the emperors death and was buried in the nearby tomb for imperial concubines.
Her son succeeded Emperor Wanli but died only 29 days after his enthronement.
He left the throne to his son, the 15th Ming Emperor Tianqi (reigned
1621-1627) who promoted his grandmother, the second wife of Emperor
Wanli, to the rank of Empress Dowager and he coffin was moved into the
same tomb with deceased emperor.
Announcing
the construction information
Construction of this tomb and the underground palace started in 1584
when Emperor Wanli was only 22 years old. It took six years to complete
in 1590. The tomb was damaged in the peasant uprising in 1644, the year
when the Ming Dynasty collapsed. It was not restored until the reign
of Qing Emperor Qianlong. In 1914, the Gate and the Hall of Eminent
Favour were burned down again.
Dedatils
of excavating Dingling DingLing is the only one of the Ming Tombs excavated so far. In
early summer of 1956, the Chinese archaeologists began the excavation
of the Underground Palace of Dingling. It took two years and was finished
in 1958. Discover more...
Details
of Marble door and The self-acting stone of Dingling In the underground palace there are white marble doors, all similar
in appearance. Each door slab weighed four tons and was made of a whole
piece f marble, 3.3 meters high and 1.7 meter wide. Discover
more...
Announcing
the Precious Treasure of Dingling
More than 3000 pieces of precious treasure were unearthed in the underground
palace and coffins of Dingling of Ming Tombs, including golden crown
and four phoenix crowns for the emperor and the empresses. Discover
more...
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