The Ming Tombs: Drive
by tdaxp ~ May 13th, 2007
The Mings (“Brights”) were arguably the last ethnic Chinese dynasty before the Communist Party. Preceded by the Mongolian Yuan and succeeded by the Manchu Qing, the Ming found themselves surrounded by a world that was growing hostile to China. Attempting to reclaim their country’s former glory, the Ming bureaucratized much of traditional Chinese religion and, along the way, created a gorgeous series of imperial tombs just to the north of Beijing. There was a lot to see, and rather than pushing everything into a single post I’ll break up the photos, focusing first on the drive from our location (near Baiwangshan) to the Thirteen Tombs.
Wind had blown away the smog of the day before, and the ride up was beautiful.
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Beijing is a city of contrasts. Within about two miles of each other we saw children playing with trash
and an amazingly ornate castle.
Not to mention, of course, the ultra-cool satellite receiver farm:
This area is considered “countryside,” and indeed there are countryish parts to it…
… other aspects seemed a bit developed for a village, such as the McDonalds Drive-Thru
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and the sports stadium
The Ming Tombs, a tdaxp travelogue.
1. Drive
2. Spirit Way and Dingling
3. Shisanling Reservoir
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