【正文】 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.Palace, 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.through the front entrance. After the coffins entered theUndergrounds 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 The preparation work was done in a hurried fashion (this was clearly recorded in historical documents).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。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。buried with jade39。 buried with jade. 39。. 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.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。 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。s 39。PalaceUnderground selfacting39。Undergrounddownward lies the precious wall39。forward and 10. from here 48.Souls perimeter is over 800 meters, and inside the wall is a large artificial mound, the emperor39。 mTowerTheTomb of Emperor Shenzong Xian39。the Great Ming39。SoulsitsSoulTowerand the Precious citadel of Dingling have never been damaged seriously. TheSoulItUndergroundUndergroundOriginally 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.UndergroundXiaoduan 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.s 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 with Emperor Wanli and Empress Xiaoduan on the same day.Zhu Yijun was a typical muddleheaded emperor. Reflecting on his reign, he did not pay attention to state affairs for 28 out of his 48 year rule. The state organ was effectively semiparalyzed during his reign. Later generations mented that the fall of the Ming dynasty was caused by this emperor.UndergroundZhu Yijun ascended the throne at the age of 9. After he came to power, he was supported by the chief minister Zhang Juzheng. At this time, various aspects of society gained development.Later ,Zhang Juzheng died of illness. No