Treading on the Thirteen Tombs, touring the entire Ming Dynasty in a day

Treading on the Thirteen Tombs, touring the entire Ming Dynasty in a day. In ancient China, there was a type of architecture that occupied a very high position in the hearts of Chinese feudal rulers, that is, the mausoleum. Among the many mausoleums, the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty must be mentioned. * Thirteen Tombs Business Card The Thirteen Tombs, located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain in the northern part of Changping District, Beijing, are the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty. It started construction in the seventh year of Ming Yongle (1409) and lasted until the early years of the Qing Dynasty, lasting for more than 230 years. The area of the Thirteen Tombs is about 40 square kilometers, which is the most complete and most emperor-buried imperial tomb group in the world. * The 'Three Emperors' Missing from the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty From the time Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in 1368 to the fall of Beijing in 1644 when Li Zicheng attacked, and the Chongzhen Emperor committed suicide, the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, a total of 276 years. During this period, a total of 16 emperors were in power, so which three emperors are not in the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty? The first is Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing, so Xiaoling was naturally built outside Nanjing. The second is Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen, who disappeared after losing the battle for imperial power with Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, so he is also not in the Thirteen Tombs. The third is Ming Daizong Zhu Qiyu. In 1457, the 'Gate Snatching Incident' broke out. Ming Daizong Zhu Qiyu died and was buried in Jinshan, west of Beijing. During the Chenghua years, Ming Xianzong restored his emperor title for him and expanded the royal tomb into an imperial mausoleum, which is now the Jingtai Mausoleum.