The Chang Ling Tomb was the biggest tomb and we spent our time there, since it was the first one. There were many artifacts in the Hall of Eminent Favors on display along with a very large statue of Emperor Yongle, who is buried here with his wife and 16 (yes 16!) concubines. To think, the lucky 16 were the ones who got to be buried there, the others aren't even mentioned. We also climbed up the Soul Tower to get good aerial view of the tomb. Since our bodies were still sore from yesterday, we were quickly tired out and proceeded to the free lunch you get with the vouchers. The free lunch was served in a tin tray much like the ones you see in the schools or the prison from the Korean drama.
Next was the Ding Ling Tomb, which is where Emperor Wanli, his wife and concubines were buried. This tomb wasn't as nice as the previous, but it was the only one where we could climb down into the burial chambers. It was a bit barren inside, but you could see some replicas of the coffins, which was interesting.
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| Touching the nose for good luck! |
Afterwords, we drove to the Zhao Ling Tomb. A lot of the buildings here are replicas, but that didn't make it any less interesting. The Soul tower was nice to walk around since if offered nice views of the surrounding mountains. But it was pretty small, so we left very quickly.
Our last destination was the Sacred Way, which is the original road leading to the tombs. The road is lined with trees and twelve sets of stone animals and guards. Since Mother was so tired from holding the Baby most of the time, she stayed in the car. I was tired as well, but luckily, the walk was quick and the driver met us on the other end of the road so we wouldn't have to walk all the way back. We quickly loaded in the car and drove back.
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| The Sacred Road |
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