【正文】 . After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang (the first Ming Emperor), Zhu Di used the pretext of eliminating evil officials at the side of Emperor Jianwen to lead an army expedition down south to Nanjing. He seized the throne in the 4th year of Jianwen (1402) and ascended the throne in June inside the Hall of Ancestral Worship inBeijing. During the rule of Zhu Di, magnificent developments were made in the economy, culture and in diplomacy.China.Zhu Yijun was the longest on the throne of the Ming Emperors. (He was emperor for 48 years). He was the greediest and laziest emperor in the Ming Dynasty.Xiaoduan was conferred the title of empress, but she could not give birth to either a son or a daughter to the emperor. Xiaoduan died of illness. A hundred days later, Emperor Wanli (Zhu Yijun) died too.Originally there were no tablet houses in front of the Tombs, but later the tablet houses and steeles of the first six tombs were pleted. But the emperor Jiajing at the time indulged in drinking, lust and searching for longevity pills, so he had no time to pay attention on the inscriptions.UndergroundSoulTowersitsthe Great Ming39。The mSoulforward and 10.UndergroundUndergrounds 39。It is about meters in diameter. Originally there was sesame oil in the jar. On the surface of the oil was a copper tube with a wick inside. It is called the 39。 buried with jade. 39。s coffin should have been placed in the rear chamber. Then why were the coffins of the two empresses also in the same chamber as the emperor39。UndergroundPalace, since the passage to the annex chambers were narrow, the coffins of the empresses would not fit through it. So they had to put all the three coffins together into the rear chamber.We now have half an hour for a rest, and then we will get together here at 4:00pm. Thank you.。I hope you have found our time together informative and enjoyable.through the front entrance. After the coffins entered thes coffin to Dingling. All the burdens of the funeral burials fell on the just enthroned Emperor Zhu Youjian. The preparation work was done in a hurried fashion (this was clearly recorded in historical documents). The rainy season had already arrived before the funeral could occur and the passage leading to the empress39。buried with jade39。. Due to the lack of oxygen, the light went out so the oil had not been used all.The rear chamber is the biggest of the three. It is meters high, 31 meters long, wide, the floor is paved with polished stones. stone bar.The front and middle chambers are 7. 2 meters high and 6 meters wide. The floor is covered with gold bricks. According to records, the gold bricks are smooth and durable. The more you polish them, the brighter they bee. There are no decorations in the front and two annex chambers. In the middle chamber, there are three marble thrones for Emperor Wanli and his two Empresses, known as the precious thrones. In the front of the thrones, there are five yellow glazed offerings and one blueandwhite porcelain jar of Jiajing Year39。Palace selfacting39。downward lies the precious wall39。 from here 48.s perimeter is over 800 meters, and inside the wall is a large artificial mound, the emperor39。TowerTomb of Emperor Shenzong Xian39。SoulSouland the Precious citadel of Dingling have never been damaged seriously. TheItUndergroundUndergrounds mother Cisheng. Later she gave birth to a son of the emperor. That son was the onemonth emperor Guangzong (Zhu Changluo). She died of illness 9 years earlier than Shenzong died. She was buried as a concubine at Pinggangdi, around the east pit, at the Heavenly Longevity Mount. After Xiaojing was conferred the title of “grandmother of the emperor”, her body was moved to the Underground Palace of Dingling, and buried together