5 Items Tagged "Ming Dynasty"

Tomb mound surrounded by a field and a forest.

King Jing of Ying (Ming Dynasty)

He is the 24th son of Taizu and his tomb was recently excavated. The king enjoyed his title and land from 1408 until 1414 due to his early…

Piece of the tiled roof, the carving depicts part of an animal.

King Zhuang of Liang (Ming Dynasty)

Zhu Zhangi was born in 1411, was the 9th son of Hongxi emperor (1378 – 1425), the only holder of the title and ruled from 1429 to 1441….

A red building surrounded by a stone wall and a water feature.

Unesco World Heritage Site of Xianling, Mausoleum of the King of Xing (Ming Dynasty)

Between 1525 to 1559, the Jiajing emperor (1522-66) had an imperial tomb constructed for his deceased father outside the city of Zhongxiang that’s very generous in scale and…

His tomb, there are tall staircases leading up to it and the building has red walls and a gold colored tiled roof.

Zhu Bai, King Xian of Xiang (Ming Dynasty)

Zhu Bai (1371 – 1399) tomb was in Jingzhou in modern Hubei province and it’s called Taihuiguna meaning the Monastery of Supreme Radiance. It was built a few…

Many lion statues.

Zhu Quan, King of Ning (Ming Dynasty)

King Zhu Quan (1378 – 1448) was an author on drama, music, medical and alchemical topics. His religion committee was visible publicly to a wider audience. Zhu Quan’s…

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