Snow's Ming Tombs

The snow in Beijing this year be the largest ever under a year, at least for me, "locality" of the people, so we thought. Then a one game lasted until March of. Although the snow has brought to our travel inconvenience, but for the ancient city of Beijing, the rare snow has added a lot of whom can not usually seen by the picture. To this end, in such a rare opportunity, I will not be arbitrary and it is more from his side missed. In particular, take advantage of their own hands, there were still many scenic tickets when to bring the beloved camera, put on the necessary luggage, and then hurriedly walked in to the suburbs of the city. One of them can be considered the furthest is located in the northwest suburbs of Beijing, the Ming Tombs in Changping. 

In fact, this is not the first time I have come to. Is more a matter of fact, this is nothing but the previous two weeks ago, clearly. But because the last are first timers, the first back, just be regarded as pathfinder. This time, the ground was still covered with thick snow had just been, especially in the northern part of the Ming Tombs area, the snow is much greater than the city of Beijing, a full more than 10 cm in thickness, the uppers of which no entry . But also because such a thick snow, so I did not return journey, they found that had already been wet feet. 

Snow in the Ming Tombs, and I first arrived, is really not the same. Feeling a bit complicated, first, the United States, the snow's Mausoleum, I have only occasionally in other people's photographs seen a few, did not expect that now all present their own eyes, naturally very happy. Another one is a little less bleak. Former emperor, is now become a both hands loess, cough ... ... brilliant no longer have, but rather dilapidated out buildings and solitary stone-free word. 

No word on this monument, I was very curious. Throughout the Ming Tombs, the can easily distinguish the various hills in the Ming House, because they are still preserved, although some in disrepair, but at least the high stands, in the very far away can be seen. In front of these out of the hall ran from east to west wind-room, etc., in addition to the first of the Changling Tomb, the other are almost razed to the ground, and even rarely seen in the trace. May be one of them, they are nothing but without any intent to keep intact, and that is not the word stone.They seem a loyal servant of mine, sticking to the regulations are standing in front of the mausoleum's, even if they are the head of the tablets pavilions have long disappeared, they are still secure in the stand-mounted. This really makes me feel strange. Because I know that in the Qing Ling, the tomb stone is full of inscriptions engraved on to praise the master of life, the so-called brilliant, and even a monument not enough, Li Shuang Bei. May be the Ming Tombs, except for the first of the Changling Tomb, the remaining 12 Bei Shang Ling did not have a word, and even within the Changling San Ji tablets pavilions are also no word on the stone. (Now changlingji San Ji tablets pavilions within the word is written after the Qing Junji, and are written in the Qing rulers, "雁过留声" affectation Bale) 

In this regard, I checked out after some of the information. Was originally in the Ming Jiajing, Sejong to the previous acquisition of several imperial tombs, and stone tablets pavilions.Wanted to have 11 written on inscriptions, may be due to old age, the performance of each Xian Huang a person 11 can not be confirmed by the emperor, and the Sejong did not know what words to use to express the virtue of the exposition as Xian Huang and others objective reality, the problem difficult to solve, so let the matter rest inscription matter. Although, from the King Sejong, the future generations to follow the emperor also built 11 tablets pavilions, but no word has also been the practice of the monument continued until the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Xun by the last inspection. 

Having an absent monument, let me talk about the feelings. Because I've just been to the heavy snow, but a good intention in this respect did not see the rest of the last few hills were to see, so the snow marching to the Ming Tombs north-east side of the forward, to search for De-ling,yongling and the King Mausoleum. 

In the Ming Tombs in order to changlingji as the center, the remaining 12 Tomb of the nine are in Changling west side, particularly in Xian Ling, Qing-ling, Yuling, Maoling, Tailing, and Kang Ling, who In a way, from start to finish followed by Kai-row, so look for them is easy. As for the Ding Tomb and Mausoleum, in the west of the southerly in some places, the most south-west thought to be the number of Chong Zhen Emperor's tomb, to see to be a separate car in the past. In the changlingji the east side, only three catacombs, which are the King Mausoleum, yongling and German hills. One of the best preserved is the yongling, and if you observe from the map, then, you will find the emperor's yongling Jiajing, at the center of the main Shinto extension line. As of the reasons, I do not quite clear. 

German hills, is the most northeast, and backed by mountains, on foot looking for me, is the most difficult one. The edge of the mountains, is its being in front of a stone bridge, and the rest, nothing. Surrounded by such an individual in the cove where the mausoleum stands, especially the snow, the feeling was like before seen movie in Chinese. Perhaps it is because it is remote, and no smoke, so it is regarded as relatively well-preserved, cemetery outside the walls are still preserved, especially the wooden Dianmen exist. Although do not know if these are not old items, but at least still. When I saw the unique wooden Dianmen, I suddenly remembered that the German owner of the tomb is the tomb of the Emperor of China a very famous carpenter - Xi Zong Zhu from the school. Maybe this is his work of wood Dianmen it, Hehe. 

After two of the play, to the Ming Tombs, I would be completely from ignorance to get to know.Although there is no way some other crazy person, stealing turned into the wall to shoot, but at least I have also seen 11. Because this time the snow to visit the Ming Tombs, but also let me never forget. Back then, carefully organize their photos taken on the way, feeling really happy, a rare first-hand information on these, but, for me to study history of the Ming Dynasty can be a great help. 

Well, very late, photographs and details, etc. Well after finishing up, interested friends, you can explore each other to explore.