Western Qing tombs
Necropolis in Hebei Province, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Necropolis in Hebei Province, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Western Qing tombs (Chinese: 清西陵; pinyin: Qīng Xī líng; Manchu: ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ
ᡝᡵᡤᡳ
ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: wargi ergi munggan) are located some 140 km (87 mi) southwest of Beijing in Yi County, Hebei Province. They constitute a necropolis that incorporates four royal mausoleums where seventy-eight royal members are buried. These include four emperors of the Qing dynasty and their empresses, imperial concubines, princes and princesses, as well as other royal servants.
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
|---|---|
Western Qing Tombs | |
| Location | Yi County, Hebei, China |
| Part of | Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties |
| Criteria | Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi) |
| Reference | 1004ter-003 |
| Inscription | 2000 (24th Session) |
| Extensions | 2003, 2004 |
| Area | 1,842 ha (4,550 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 4,758 ha (11,760 acres) |
| Website | http://ly.qingxiling.com/ |
| Coordinates | 39°22′06″N 115°20′43″E |
  Location of Western Qing tombs in Hebei | |
Construction of the Western Qing tombs was initiated by the Yongzheng Emperor who broke with tradition and refused to be buried in the Eastern Qing tombs. Some have speculated, though not proven, that as Yongzheng had illegally usurped the throne by eliminating his brothers, his motive to relocate his tomb to the Western Qing tombs was that he did not wish to be buried alongside his father the Kangxi Emperor.[citation needed] Later on his son, the Qianlong Emperor, decided that he should be buried in the Eastern Qing tombs and dictated that thereafter burials should alternate between the eastern and western sites, although this was not followed consistently.
The first tomb, the Tailing, was completed in 1737, two years after the end of the Yongzheng reign. The last imperial interment was in 1913, when the Guangxu Emperor was entombed in the Chongling (崇陵). Chongling was looted by grave robbers in 1938, and its burial chamber is now open to the public.[1]
The four tombs in Western Qing Tombs are:
The Xuantong Emperor, is buried in a commercial cemetery behind the Guangxu Emperor's tomb. While not officially part of the Western Qing Tombs, including Puyi would bring the number of emperors at the Western Tombs to five, the same number as those buried at the Eastern Tombs.
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