【正文】 Tombs by the Qing government. On the west side is an epitaph by Qing Emperor Jiaqing. It was written in the 9thThe animals and statues were created using whole blocks of stone weighing a couple of tons and each was delicately and masterfully carved.Here standsLing Xing Gate. This sevenkilometer long sacred pathway leads from southNanjing.In terms of culture, Zhu Di successively sent Grand Academician Xie Jin, Yan Guangxiao and others to pile the Yongle encyclopedia. The book has bee the largest book ever plied in Chinese history. For expanding external exchanges and trade, Zhu Di selected eunuch Zheng He to lead a large fleet filled with precious gold, silver, silk and satins to sail to southeast Asia andAfricaIt is a valuable relic of ancientThe roof is made of topclass double eaves and there are multiple rooms covered with yellow glazed tiles. The hall is supported by 60 thick Nanmu pillars, the middle four in the hall are the thickest, the diameter of each one can reach over one meter. It is known as the best Nanmu (phoebe) hall in the country.Now we are going to Dinging. Dingling is located at the east foot ofAfter the Dingling was pleted, Zhu Yijun personally went to inspect it, and felt very satisfied with the result. He went so far as to hold a grand banquet in theZhu Yijun had two empresses. Empress Xiaojing was originally a maid of Wanli39。Empress Xiaoduan, Emperor Wanli, and Empress Xiaojing were buried together in theConsequently the six tablets are wordless. And in keeping with this tradition, that’s why the tablets later on are also blank.Now we are arriving at The Gate of Eminent Favor and the Hall of Eminent Favor of Dingling, The Hall of Eminent Favor is also called Hall of Enjoyment. It was the place where the emperor and his entourage held grand sacrificial rites. They were mostly destroyed when the Qing soldiers came. And they were destroyed again later, so now only the ruins remain.Moving on, this is the exhibition rooms that were built after the excavation of thePalace. In the north room, on display are the sacrificial items of the two empresses. All of then are fancy and invaluable.Now we arrive at The Soul Tower, this is the symbol of the tomb.Toweris the best preserved architecture above the ground of Dingling. On top of the yellow, glazed tiled roof of thea big stone tablet. Two Chinese charactersDingling, are carved on the tablet. Inside the written in seal characters. On the body of the tablet, seven Chinese characters39。Soulhigh, and lower part is thick while the upper part is thin. The round wall39。Tower, they dug the second tunnel. During the digging, they encountered with a stone tablet which inscribed the words 39。7mPalace.According to the direction of the stone tablet, after digging the third tunnel, they found a stone tunnel. At last they got to the precious wall. Thus they opened the precious wall with a square stone room. To the west end of the room, lay two marble doors. The working personnel used a wire and wood plank to remove the 39。Palace.The palace has no beam which was built according to the principles of geomancy Altogether there are five chambers. The chambers are separated by seven marble doors. TheUndergroundselfacting39。everlasting lamp39。 Ancient people believed Gold Well was the pit of geomancy. It could prevent the body from decay for a long time. Being 39。s? In 1620, first empress Xiaoduan died in April, then in July Emperor Wanli also died. After that, the son of Zhu Changluo died 29 days after his succession. In only a few months, two emperors and one empress had died in succession. In addition they had removed Empress Xiaojing39。PalaceNow please follow me out of the underground palace. And our tour for today is pleted.