Speak of the twelve emperors' mausoleums of the Qing Dynasty

Author: Xu Guangyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The Qing Dynasty was China's last feudal monarchy, ruling for 12 emperors and constructing 12 imperial mausoleums. Each imperial mausoleum also had subsidiary mausoleums. The history of the construction of these 12 imperial mausoleums is essentially the history of the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the joys and sorrows of the emperors and their consorts. The author has dedicated 30 years to researching Qing mausoleums, basing his work on extensive Qing court archives and official histories, combined with long-term field investigations. He provides multi-dimensional and multi-angle interpretations of the 12 imperial mausoleums and their subsidiary mausoleums, incorporating 30 years of research findings into the book and proposing many new perspectives. This book is highly informative, historically significant, and engaging, serving as a comprehensive work on the study and introduction of Qing mausoleums.