Sunday, August 27, 2006

Ming Tombs: The Spirit Way


Leading up to the tombs, the visitor passes through the Red Gate with its giant tortoise to enter the Spirit Way, lined with twelve sets of stone animals. Every other animal is in a reclining position, allowing for a "changing of the guard" at midnight."
Lonely Planet Best of Beijing.
This is the tomb of the Emperor Longqing.

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