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Zhengzhou >> Tombs of Song Dynasty

Attraction Typ: Historic Site
Location: about 70 km from city
Recommend: 4 Star

Tombs of Song Dynasty

The Tombs of Song Dynasty take great pride as the key historical and cultural relics of national value.

The Tombs of Song Dynasty (Chinese:巩义宋陵;pinyin:gǒngyìsònglíng)located in the urban Gongyi, lies at the foot of Mangshan Mountain and faces towards Songshan Mountain, about 70 kilometers west of Zhengzhou districts. The Tombs of Song Dynasty takes great pride as the key historical and cultural relics of national value. Buried here are 7 of the total 9 emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty, together with the father of the first emperor, 21 empresses and nearly 300 princes, princesses, major generals and ministers such as Bao Zheng the model clean official in the ancient Chinese history. The Tombs of Song Dynasty is about 10 kilometers long from east to west and 15 kilometers broad from north to south. Being a resort with mountain and river, it was a so-called geomantic omen in ancient times from the aspects of Fengshui. At present Yongzhao Tomb has been opened to visitors after a complete restoration. Yongding Tomb,located 9 kilometers southwest of Gongyi proper is another well-protected one and a choice sight. The most eye-catching of the imperial tombs now should be the grand stone sculptures which are the only cluster of the Song Dynasty sculpture in the whole country, with distinguished artistic and historical values.

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