Eastern Qing tombs

Eastern Qing Tombs

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Yuling, the tomb of the Qianlong Emperor
Location	Zunhua, Hebei, China
Part of	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Reference	1004ter-002
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)
Extensions	2003, 2004
Area	224 ha (550 acres)
Buffer zone	7,800 ha (19,000 acres)
Website	http://www.qingdongling.com/
Coordinates	40°11′09″N 117°38′49″E / 40.185783°N 117.646923°E / 40.185783; 117.646923
Location of Eastern Qing tombs in Hebei

The Eastern Qing tombs (Chinese: 清東陵; pinyin: Qīng Dōng líng; Manchu: ᡩᡝᡵᡤᡳ
ᡝᡵᡤᡳ
ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: dergi ergi munggan) are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing dynasty located in Zunhua, 125 kilometres (78 mi) northeast of Beijing. They are the largest, most complete, and best preserved extant mausoleum complex in China.^[1] Altogether, five emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng, and Tongzhi), 15 empresses, 136 imperial concubines, three princes, and two princesses of the Qing dynasty are buried here. Surrounded by Changrui Mountain, Jinxing Mountain, Huanghua Mountain, and Yingfei Daoyang Mountain, the tomb complex stretches over a total area of 80 square kilometres (31 sq mi).