China Heritage Tour -- Ming Tombs

Author: Hu Hansheng
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: First-hand experience, providing detailed and reliable authoritative information to solve all possible travel problems. Dedicated creation, written by senior scholars in easy-to-understand language, exploring the historical origins of architecture, gardens, and landscapes. Professional focus, showcasing the ultimate charm of Chinese heritage with top-quality on-site photographs in full color. The Chinese Heritage Travel is an encyclopedic travel series aimed at deeply introducing famous scenic spots, gardens, and landscapes across the country. Each book invites senior experts from heritage sites to write the text, fully exploring the garden and architectural arts of each site and the profound historical and cultural heritage they carry. The on-site photographs in the books are taken by professional photographers from the relevant sites, giving the series excellent visual appeal. Additionally, the editors of this book have visited the sites multiple times to gather detailed and reliable travel information for visitors, making it a travel guide that combines cultural, artistic, and practical value. The Ming Thirteen Tombs is written by Mr. Hu Hansheng, Deputy Research Librarian of the Thirteen Tombs Special Zone. This book not only provides detailed introductions to the three open mausoleums—Changling, Dingling, and Zhaoling—but also gives brief introductions to the other ten unopen mausoleums. At the same time, in-depth exploration of the life stories of the tomb owners and the social and cultural conditions of the time is also a distinctive feature of this book.