Ceremony held to mark emperors' tombs listed in world heritage
( 2003-08-30 07:59) (Xinhua)
A grand ceremony was held at the Grand Red Gate leading to emperors' tombs of
the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) on Thursday to mark their listings as a world
heritage site on July 3.
A 2.4-meter-tall statue, commemorating the listing and made of a whole huge
piece of boulder, was erected at the gate, with six Chinese characters on its
front, reading World Heritage Site, and the introduction of the Ming tombs on
the back.
The Ming tombs compound has 13 mausoleums for emperors of the imperial Ming
Dynasty. The first tomb was built in 1409 and the last one was built 200 years
later in the early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The tombs are renowned as a unique, excellent symbol of the architectural
arts of emperors' mausoleums in China's long-standing history.
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