When entering the great hall of the first Ming tomb, you see a statue of Emperor Yongle on his throne. He reigned from the late 14th century up to 1424. There are 13 similar tombs in the Beijing region. The buildings are now museums and many artefacts from the Ming Dynasty are on display. We visited three different tombs.
The tombs are connected by the “Spirit Way”. This is a walking path on which every 50 to a 100 metres you encounter a giant Chinese statue. They show us warriors, animals and mythical creators.
Toen we de grote hal van het eerste Ming graf binnen gingen werden we onmiddellijk geconfronteerd met een standbeeld van Keizer Yongle op zijn troon. Hij regeerde van de tweede helft van de 14de eeuw tot 1424. Er zijn 13 soortgelijke Ming graven te bezichtigen in de omgeving van Beijing. De grote gebouwen worden nu als museum gebruikt en vele overblijfselen uit de Ming dynastie worden hier tentoongesteld. We hebben drie verschillende graven bezocht.
De graven worden met elkaar verbonden door de “Spirit Way” of de weg der geesten. Dat is een wandelpad waarop iedere 50 tot honderd meter een groot standbeeld staat. Deze beelden strijders, dieren en mythische figuren uit.
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beautiful statuary!
ReplyDeleteReuzenstandbeelden zijn dat wel!
ReplyDeletegreat walk! love the animal sculptures...thanks for the digi-tour:-))
ReplyDeleteheel indrukwekkend allemaal
ReplyDeleteLove the walkway between these tombs! Just think of all the people who have walked this path!
ReplyDeleteEverything seems very gigantic, like land of the giants! I think my favorite is the beautiful kneeling elephant!
ReplyDeletenice place, beautiful pictures and great post....!
ReplyDeletegreat pictures of the royal tomb
ReplyDeleteAn amazing culture and history. The walk with those magnificent statues looked wonderful.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to note how history has been preserved and shown in many ways. I have not been to Beijing but had a great time in Kilic Al Pasa and Istanbul.
ReplyDeleteMy favourites today are the wonderful animal sculptures.
ReplyDeleteWonderful statues, bet they took some making.
ReplyDeleteThe Ming Dynasty is very interesting period in the history,
ReplyDeletegreetings
Your photos bring back memories of my own visit.
ReplyDeleteprachtige standbeelden Filip. Groetjes Dietmut
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