Western Qing tombs

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Western Qing Tombs

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Western Qing Tombs
Location	Yi County, Hebei, China
Part of	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Reference	1004ter-003
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)
Extensions	2003, 2004
Area	1,842 ha (4,550 acres)
Buffer zone	4,758 ha (11,760 acres)
Website	http://ly.qingxiling.com/
Coordinates	39°22′06″N 115°20′43″E / 39.368395°N 115.345159°E / 39.368395; 115.345159
Location of Western Qing tombs in Hebei

The Western Qing tombs (Chinese: 清西陵; pinyin: Qīng Xī líng; Manchu: ᠸᠠᡵᡤᡳ
ᡝᡵᡤᡳ
ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: wargi ergi munggan) are located some 140 km (87 mi) southwest of Beijing in Yi County, Hebei Province. They constitute a necropolis that incorporates four royal mausoleums where seventy-eight royal members are buried. These include four emperors of the Qing dynasty and their empresses, imperial concubines, princes and princesses, as well as other royal servants.