Tombs

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The construction of vast mausolea ensured that the Míng and Qīng emperors had in death accommodation nearly as luxurious as that they had in life. The main halls echo the central palaces…

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Homo erectus pekinensis took shelter in the caves here more than half a million years ago…

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Western Qīng Tombs 清西陵

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The Xūantǒng emperor, Aisin Gioro Henry Pǔyí (1906–67), was cremated and his ashes stored with those of common people at the Bā Bǎo Shān mausoleum just west of the city centre. They were then moved by Dèng Xiǎopíng to be with…

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Officially listed for preservation and now hugely restored or rebuilt, this small temple, on the south side of Jiànguó Mén Nèi…

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Out of all the myriad monuments and ancestral halls that were once sprinkled across Běijīng, it’s instructive to note that shrines to resisters of foreigners have been those not only most likely to…

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Eunuch tombs built with syphoned imperial riches
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Part of A Better Guide to Běijīng’s coverage of Běijīng Suburbs and Beyond