Tianshou Mountain (simplified Chinese: 天寿山; traditional Chinese: 天壽山; pinyin: Tiānshòu Shān) is located in the north of Changping District, Beijing. It was originally named Huangtu Mountain (黃土山), also known as Dongshan (東山), or Dongzhazi Mountain (東榨子山). In 1409, the Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of imperial tombs on the mountain, hence the name change to Tianshou Mountain. From the Yongle Emperor onwards, all Ming emperors (except for the Jingtai Emperor, who was buried in Jinshan, now known as Yuquan Mountain) were buried in Tianshou Mountain, making it the location of the Ming tombs.[1][2]
| Tomb | Emperor | Empress |
|---|---|---|
| Chang Mausoleum (長陵) | Yongle Emperor | Empress Renxiaowen |
| Xian Mausoleum (獻陵) | Hongxi Emperor | Empress Chengxiaozhao |
| Jing Mausoleum (景陵) | Xuande Emperor | Empress Xiaogongzhang |
| Yu Mausoleum (裕陵) | Emperor Yingzong of Ming | Empress Xiaozhuangrui, Empress Xiaosu |
| Mao Mausoleum (茂陵) | Chenghua Emperor | Empress Xiaozhenchun, Empress Xiaomu, Empress Xiaohui |
| Tai Mausoleum (泰陵) | Hongzhi Emperor | Empress Xiaochengjing |
| Kang Mausoleum (康陵) | Zhengde Emperor | Empress Xiaojingyi |
| Yong Mausoleum (永陵) | Jiajing Emperor | Empress Xiaojiesu, Empress Xiaolie, Empress Xiaoke |
| Zhao Mausoleum | Longqing Emperor | Empress Xiaoyizhuang, Empress Xiao'an, Empress Xiaoding |
| Ding Mausoleum | Wanli Emperor | Empress Xiaoduanxian, Empress Xiaojing |
| Qing Mausoleum (慶陵) | Taichang Emperor | Empress Xiaoyuanzhen, Empress Xiaohe, Empress Xiaochun |
| De Mausoleum (德陵) | Tianqi Emperor | Empress Xiao'aizhe |
| Si Mausoleum (思陵) | Chongzhen Emperor | Empress Xiaojielie |
References
edit- ^ Chen, Menglai (1726). Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China. Vol. 11.
- ^ Zheng, Tianting; Tan, Qixiang (2010). 中國歷史大辭典 [The Great Encyclopaedia of Chinese history] (in Chinese). Shanghai Cishu Publishing House. ISBN 9787532604531.