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Eastern Qing Tombs - Qing Dong Ling - Beijing Side
Trip  清东陵

The Qing Dong Ling have been open for more than 20 years but are still
little visited despite offering considerably more to visitors than
tombs of the
Ming.  Altogether 5 emperors, 15 empresses, 136 concubines, 3 princes,
and 2 princesses are buried in 15 tombs here. The first to be buried was
Shunzhi -- the first Qing emperor to reign from Beijing -- in 1663, and the last
was an imperial concubine in 1935. The tomb chambers of four imperial
tombs, the Xiao Ling (the Shunzhi emperor), Jing Ling (Kangxi), Yu Ling
(Qianlong), and Ding Ling (Xianfeng), are open as well as the twin Ding
Dong Ling tombs (Dowager Empress Cixi and Empress Ci'an). Others of
interest include a group site for the Qianlong emperor's concubines. Cixi’s
and Qianlong’s tombs were plundered by warlords in the 1920s.

Visitor Information -- The tombs are in Zunhua County, Hebei Province
(125km (77 miles) E of Beijing, daily 8am-5:30pm summer, 9am-4:30pm
winter). The tong piao, which offers access to all the tombs, costs ¥120 ($16/
£8).

Getting There -- A special Qing Dong Ling you bus departs from northeast
of the Xuanwu Men (206) metro stop (summer only, daily 7:30am; 3-hr. trip;
¥80/$11/£5.35); this gives you about 3 hours at the site. If you want to
explore at your own pace, you'll have to hire a cab or take a rickety local bus
(daily 6:30am-4:30pm; 3 1/2-hr. trip; ¥24/$3.20/£1.60) to Zunhua from just
east of the Dawang Lu metro stop (123, exit C). Alight just before Zunhua at
Shi Men Zhen then hire a miandi (minivan) to take you the rest of the way
(about ¥20/$2.65/£1.35). An assortment of three-wheelers will offer to take
you around the site with a first asking price of ¥10 ($1.35/65p).

Where to Stay and Dine -- The Yuyuan Shanzhuang (Imperial Gardens
Mountain Villa; tel. 0315/694-5348) is a battered three-star set to the east of
the tombs where the asking price for a twin room is ¥288 ($38/£19), about
twice what it's worth. Its best feature is the attached Manchurian restaurant,
Qing Yan Lou (daily 11am-noon and 5-9pm), which offers inexpensive game
meats, and delicious green bean flour noodles (culiu laozha).

Exploring the Area -- Although few others are as elaborate, the Xiao Ling
was the first tomb on the site, and a model for others both here and at the
Western Qing Tombs. As here, usually an approach road or spirit way may
have guardian figures, and the entrance to the tomb itself is usually
preceded by a large stele pavilion and marble bridges over a stream. To the
right, the buildings used for preparation of sacrifices are now usually the
residences of the staff, and hung with washing. Inside the gate, halls to the
left and right were for enrobing and other preparations, and now house
exhibitions, as usually does each Hall of Eminent Favor, at the rear, where
ceremonies in honor of the deceased took place. Behind, if open, a doorway
allows access past a stone altar to a steep ramp leading to the base of the
Soul Tower. Through a passageway beneath, stairs to either side lead to a
walkway encircling the mound, giving views across the countryside. If the
tomb chamber is open, a ramp from beneath the Soul Tower leads down to a
series of chambers.

The twin Ding Dong Ling tombs have nearly identical exteriors, but Cixi had
hers rebuilt in 1895, 14 years after Ci'an's death (in which she is suspected
of having had a hand), using far more expensive materials. The main hall
contains reproductions of pictures produced in 1903 by Cixi's photo studio
within the Summer Palace. Everywhere there are reminders of the Forbidden
City, such as the terrace-corner spouts carved as water-loving dragons
(che). The interior has motifs strikingly painted in gold on dark wood,
recalling the buildings where she spent her last years. There are walls of
carved and gilded brick, and superbly fearsome wooden dragons writhe
down the columns. After this, the other tombs seem gaudy.

The enclosure of the Yu Fei Yuan Qin (Garden of Rest) contains moss-
covered tumuli for 35 of the Qianlong emperor's concubines. Another is
buried in a proper tomb chamber, along with an empress whom Qianlong
had grown to dislike.

The Jing Ling is the tomb of Qianlong's grandfather, the Kangxi emperor,
and is surprisingly modest given that he was possibly the greatest emperor
the Chinese ever had, but that's in keeping with what is known of his
character. The spirit way leading to the tomb has an elegant five-arch
bridge; the guardian figures are placed on an unusual curve quite close to
the tomb itself, and are more decorated than those at earlier tombs. The Yu
Ling has the finest tomb chamber, a series of rooms separated by solid
marble doors, with its walls and arched ceilings engraved with Buddha
figures and more than 30,000 words of Tibetan scripture. The 3-ton doors
themselves have reliefs of bodhisattvas (beings on the road to
enlightenment) and the four protective kings usually found at temple
entrances. This tomb is worth the trip in its own right.
清东陵

清东陵坐落在河北的遵化县境,西距北京市区125公里,是中国最后一个封建王朝——清朝的皇家陵园之一。是中国现存规模最为
宏大,体系最为完整,布局最为得体的帝王陵墓建筑群。战地78平方公里的15座陵寝中,长眠着161位帝、后、妃及皇子公主们。

清东陵座落在河北省遵化市西北部的昌瑞山脚下,自康熙2年(1663年)开始筹建,至今已有340多年的历史。清东陵是一块难得
的"风水"宝地。北有昌瑞山做后靠如锦屏翠帐,南有金星山做朝如持芴朝揖,中间有影壁山做书案可凭可依,东有鹰飞倒仰山如青
龙盘卧,西有 黄花山似白虎雄踞,东西两条大河环绕夹流似两条玉带。群山环抱的堂局辽阔坦荡,雍容不迫,真可谓地臻全美,景
物天成。当年顺治皇帝到这一带行围打猎,被这 一片灵山秀水所震撼,当即传旨"此山王气葱郁可为朕寿宫"。从此昌瑞山便有了规
模浩大、气势恢宏的清东陵。

东陵属全国重点文物保护单位,是中国最后一个王朝首要的帝王后妃陵墓群,也是中国现存规模最大、体系最完整的古帝陵建筑,
共建有皇陵五座—顺治帝的陵、康熙帝的景陵、乾隆帝的裕陵、咸丰帝的定陵、同治帝的惠陵,以及东(慈安)、西(慈禧)太后
等后陵四座、妃园五座、公主陵一座,计埋葬14个皇后和136个妃嫔。整个陵区以孝陵为中 心,诸陵分列两侧,其玉石殿陛,画栋
雕梁,宏伟而壮丽。

乾隆的裕陵以精湛的地宫石雕著称,既是一座庄严肃穆的地下佛堂,又是一座令人惊叹的艺术宝库。

慈禧太后的陵墓更具特色,以豪华的气派取胜。罕见的黄金贴画,隆恩殿四周的石栏杆上雕刻着龙风呈祥、水浪浮云的图案。殿前
的陛石全部采用高浮 雕加透雕的手法,龙、凤均雕刻的十分生动,玲珑剔透。独出心裁的“凤引龙”雕栏,龙在下、风在上,构成一
幅龙凤戏珠的画面,犹如真龙真凤在彩云间飞翔舞 动,堪称石雕的杰作。

清东陵的建筑恢宏、壮观、精美。有580多 单体建筑组成的庞大古建筑群中,有中国现存面阔最宽的石牌坊,五间六柱十一楼的仿
木结构巧夺天工,中国保存最完整的长6000多米的孝陵主神路,随山势起 伏极富艺术感染力,乾隆裕陵地宫精美的佛教石雕令人叹
为观止,班禅大师赞誉为"不可多得的石雕艺术宝库",慈禧陵三座贴金大殿,其豪华装修举世罕见,"凤 上龙下"石雕匠心独运……
清东陵以她无可辩驳的魅力,以她重要的历史、艺术和科学价值于2000年11月30日被正式列入世界文化遗产名录。2001年1月被国
家旅游局评定为国级AAAA级旅游景区。

在清东陵旅游区内,投资3000万元的三星旅游饭店——御苑山庄,于1998年10月正式投入使用。山庄共分两大部分,即为宾馆部
分和古文化部分。宾馆主 要由客房主楼、清宴楼、游泳馆等组成,客房主楼共设有300张床位,分为套间、标准间、普通间和装饰
豪华的总统套房。主楼内还设有大、小会议室、多功能 厅、歌舞厅、购物中心、商务中心、服务总台等,清宴楼内设有大小宴会
厅,可容纳500人同时就餐。游泳馆内设有室内游泳池、桑那浴、冲浪浴淋浴等。古文化 区有名代抗倭名将——戚继光所建的永旺
塔,还有皇家庙、御佛寺等景观,是游客住宿、休闲、散步和观赏文化古迹的好去处。
Location Map of Eastern Qing Tombs
Location Map of Eastern Qing Tombs
清东陵导游图
Eastern Qing Tombs
Eastern Qing Tombs
Dong Qing Ling _ Eastern Qing Tombs
Dong Qing Ling _ Eastern Qing Tombs
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门票价格:截至2009年10月,清东陵门票旺季价格分120元和150元两种,120元可以游览重要景点(不含顺治的孝陵及祭祀典礼
表演),150元的可游览全部陵墓;60岁以上老人,学生等半票。

旅游提示:由于陵墓之间距离较远,自驾车可以进入陵区,自助游可乘坐陵内的出租三轮车。
  
交通信息

  自驾车路线:
  1、沿京通快速路和京哈高速路一直向东,途经通县北关环岛、燕郊、三河县城、天津蓟县。在 69KM处,在蓟县大桥下左转
(直行唐山,右转天津)进入蓟县县城。在城中环岛向右转弯,驶入蓟县-遵化公路,途经马伸桥、石门镇。过了石门镇收费站,
左 转4.7公里,再左转即是清东陵神路的入口。沿途共有四个收费站,单程收费共计40元
  2、沿机场南线或第二高速上京平高速(收费35元),向东经津蓟高速延长线到蓟县出口(收费 10元,津蓟高速蓟州出口)下
高速进入蓟县城区,此后路线同上。上述省道收费站已经全部取消,单程收费45元,均为高速。需要说明的是,从蓟县下高速后
到 陵区收费处约38公里,道路限行段很多,经过学校,村庄等多为30公里/小时,有的路段为40或50公里/小时。按照限行速度需
要行驶60分钟左右,加上 高速路段,从北京东四环起算需要120分钟以上。另外,东陵收费处到达主要景点还很远,例如到定东陵
还有7公里以上。陵区内部分道路状况较差,有的路段要 小心挂底盘。
  注:景区内停车,小车每次6元,收费不超过2次(凭票)。

  公交路线:
  1、3月中旬到11月中旬的周六、日及节假日,有从天津- -黄崖关 - -清东陵的专车,发车时间:早6:30- -7:00 还可以从河
北客运站乘长途车到蓟县换乘去清东陵的班车。
  2、唐山或遵化都有直通景区的公共汽车。节假日在北京宣武门教堂前有前往清东陵的旅游专线车。
清东陵三大盗案

第一次盗劫

1928年,也就是清朝覆亡后的第十七个年头,挂着国民革命军旗号的十二军军长孙殿英制造了第一次东陵大盗案。
时任奉军二十八军某连连长的马福田是河北遵化人,早已对东陵的地下宝藏垂涎三尺。当时他正好带兵驻扎马兰峪,便与当地
惯匪王绍义秘密勾结。准备伺机而动。没想到他们的野心被驻扎在马兰峪四十里之遥的孙殿英所侦知。其实孙殿英对东陵也早
有觊觎之心. 孙殿英立即命师长谭温江率兵攻击马福田,两军在马兰峪展开一场激战,马福田终因兵微将寡而狼狈逃走。于
是,谭温江率 “得胜之师”进驻马兰峪。他们以军事演习为名,实行戒严,封锁消息。断绝交通,在七天七夜的时间里,盗掘了
随葬品最丰富的乾隆帝的裕陵和慈禧太后的菩陀峪定东陵,将地上、地下珍宝掠夺一空。盗案发生四十天后,正在天津的清逊
帝溥仪派宗室遗臣匆匆赶到东陵,对被盗的陵寝进行了善后处理,将被抛出的尸体进行了二次安葬。这次盗案震惊了中国,也
震惊了世界。尽管溥仪强烈要求缉拿并严惩盗犯,但由于孙殿英重贿民国政府要员,此案最后不了了之。

第二次盗劫

1945年8月,日本投降。在当年的后半年和次年年初,东陵地区的民主政权尚未正式建立。政治上出现了临时真空,一些不法
分子和土匪便乘机制造了又一起震惊中外的东陵大盗案。这次被盗的陵寝有康熙帝的景陵、咸丰帝的定陵、同治帝的惠陵和慈
安陵,陵寝被盗之多,损失之惨重,超过了第一次。这次盗案发生前后,其他陵寝也相继被盗,陵区外围的大量陪葬墓也几乎
无一幸免。

第三次盗劫

第二次盗案发生后.尽管政府进行了严厉镇压,但仍然有一些人贼心不死,欲壑难填。1949年,东陵地区的某些不法村民丧心
病狂,又对那些被盗陵寝进行了一次全面“扫仓”。所谓 “扫仓”,就是对地宫进行二次搜查,不使珍宝遗漏。经过这次扫仓,那
些幸存的文物,特别是地宫金井中的珍宝,全部被盗掠一空。