Ming Ancestors Mausoleum

The Ming Ancestors Mausoleum, Ming Ancestor Tomb, or Zuling Tomb was the first imperial mausoleum complex of the Ming dynasty, constructed at a geomantically advantageous site near the inlet of the Huai River into the west side of Hongze Lake in present-day Xuyi County, Huai'an Prefecture, Jiangsu Province, China. ^[1]

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Archaeological excavation

In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains.

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Buddhist meditation

Buddhist meditation is the practice of meditation in Buddhism.

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Cadaver

A cadaver or corpse is a dead human body.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chinese architecture

Chinese architecture is the embodiment of an architectural style that has developed over millennia in China and has influenced architecture throughout East Asia.

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Chinese calendar

The traditional Chinese calendar (l; informally l) is a lunisolar calendar, combining the solar, lunar, and other cycles for various social and agricultural purposes.

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Chinese dragon

The Chinese Dragon is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large.

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Chinese guardian lions

Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament.

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Cultural Revolution

The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Daoshi

A daoshi (l), translated as Taoist priest, Taoist monk, or Taoist professional is a priest in Taoism.

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Dynasties of China

For most of its history, China was organized into various dynastic states under the rule of hereditary monarchs.

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Eunuchs in China

A eunuch is a man who has been castrated.

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Feng shui

Feng shui, sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional practice that originated in Ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.

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Fenghuang

Fènghuáng are mythological birds found in Sinospheric mythology that reign over all other birds.

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Fengyang County

Fengyang County is a county in north-central Anhui Province, China.

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Fertilisation

Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a zygote and initiate its development into a new individual organism or offspring.

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Filial piety

Filial piety is the virtue of exhibiting love and respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors, particularly within the context of Confucian, Chinese Buddhist, and Daoist ethics.

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Hongwu Emperor

Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328– 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.

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Hongze Lake

Hongze Lake, previously known as Lake Hungtze or Hung-tse, is the fifth-largest freshwater lake in China. Ming Ancestors Mausoleum and Hongze Lake are Huai'an.

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Huabiao

Huabiao is a type of ceremonial column used in traditional Chinese architecture.

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Huai River

The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in East China, about long with a drainage area of.

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Huai'an

Huai'an, formerly Huaiyin, is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu Province in Eastern China.

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Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties is the designation under which the UNESCO has included several tombs and burial complexes in the list of World Heritage Sites. Ming Ancestors Mausoleum and Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are burial sites of the Ming dynasty.

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Jiang (rank)

Jiang (formerly romanized chiang and usually translated general) is a general officer rank used by China and Taiwan.

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Jiangsu

Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China.

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Kangxi Emperor

The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 165420 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, personal name Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper.

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Levee

A levee, dike (American English), dyke (Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure used to keep the course of rivers from changing and to protect against flooding of the area adjoining the river or coast.

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Li (unit)

Li (lǐ, or 市里, shìlǐ), also known as the Chinese mile, is a traditional Chinese unit of distance.

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Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese politician, Marxist theorist, military strategist, poet, and revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

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Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

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Mongols

The Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (majority in Inner Mongolia), as well as Buryatia and Kalmykia of Russia.

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National Cultural Heritage Administration

The National Administration of Cultural Heritage (NCHA) is an administrative agency affiliated with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China.

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Qi

In the Sinosphere, qi is traditionally believed to be a vital force part of all living entities.

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Qilin

The qilin is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Sacred way

A sacred way, spirit way, spirit road, spirit path, etc.

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Scholar-official

The scholar-officials, also known as literati, scholar-gentlemen or scholar-bureaucrats, were government officials and prestigious scholars in Chinese society, forming a distinct social class.

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Shandong

Shandong is a coastal province in East China.

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Si Prefecture

Sizhou, Si Prefecture, or Si Subprefecture was a zhou of imperial China variously placed in what is now Xuyi County, Jiangsu, or nearby Si County, Anhui, both in China.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Spirit tablet

A spirit tablet, memorial tablet, or ancestral tablet is a placard that people used to designate the seat of a deity or past ancestor as well as to enclose it.

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Stele

A stele,From Greek στήλη, stēlē, plural στήλαι stēlai; the plural in English is sometimes stelai based on direct transliteration of the Greek, sometimes stelae or stelæ based on the inflection of Greek nouns in Latin, and sometimes anglicized to steles.) or occasionally stela (stelas or stelæ) when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument.

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Tang dynasty

The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705.

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Taoism

Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.

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Tumulus

A tumulus (tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves.

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Veneration of the dead

The veneration of the dead, including one's ancestors, is based on love and respect for the deceased.

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Xiao Mausoleum

The Ming Xiaoling is the mausoleum of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. Ming Ancestors Mausoleum and Xiao Mausoleum are burial sites of the Ming dynasty and major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Jiangsu.

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Xuyi County

Xuyi is a county under the administration of Huai'an Prefecture in central Jiangsu Province in eastern China. Ming Ancestors Mausoleum and Xuyi County are Huai'an.

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Yangtze

Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world.

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Yellow River

The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze; with an estimated length of it is the sixth-longest river system on Earth.

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Yongle Emperor

The Yongle Emperor (2 May 136012 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424.

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Yuan dynasty

The Yuan dynasty, officially the Great Yuan (Mongolian:, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its ''de facto'' division.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Ancestors_Mausoleum

Also known as Ming Ancestral Tomb, Ming Dynasty Ancestral Tomb, Ming Zuling.

, Yongle Emperor, Yuan dynasty.

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Burial sites of the Ming dynasty

Cenotaphs in China

Huai'an

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