Built in 1585.
Turtle and a Chinese pole. A wide passage is a feature. Ruin where only pillar mark remains. There is always stone carving on emperor's road.
Wall was closed after carried in
Symbolical Soul Tower was constructed in 1587. Pine trees have grown from the wall. Tunnel gate where emperor's coffin was carried. Left room. The same structure as room right.
Current exbition is copy of original
Dragon bench is Emperor Wanli throne. Coffins of emperor and empress in the room. Right room. Snake's bench is an empress throne. Censer etc.Same composition as in the right and left room.
Every wall is made from marble. There is an underground palace about 20m in depth under the soil. Stone gate of the front room. After coffin is put in, seals it with bricks. The wall was dismantled for excavation.
Here becomes the entrance of an underground palace in the route though the exit. Begins to return toward the Soul Tower. Baskside of the Soul Tower. Soul Tower made of colorful painted stone.It looks like wooden.
Road from Soul Tower to entrance of underground palace (Actually exit now). On top, Great Ming; Daming. Below it, Mausoleum of Emperor Shenzong The entrance from the Soul Tower. Forest region is thick. Symbolistic credence. 1 censer, 2 candleholder, 2 vases on the credence.
The road leads straight to the Soul Tower. LINGXING MEN means Heaven Gate of Heaven Palace. Called Gate of Heaven and entrance of "God Road" God road that only emperor walked.
They were built left and right respectively of the God road though they look like. God road is an approach to a mausoleum to Chang Ling, one of 13 mausoleums. Simple God road continues.
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