Beijing to Fully Open Ming Tombs to Tourists to Further Showcase Ming Dynasty Culture at The Ming Culture For

 

During the main forum, at the "Magnificent Ming Dynasty Treasures" exhibition dedicated to the cultural relics of Ming Dynasty, more than 100 pieces of national treasures were on display, including Emperor Wanli's golden mesh crown, the empress' phoenix coronet, authentic calligraphy works by Dong Qichang, a gold box from the Royal Archives Center, and a copy of the Jiajing era's Yongle Encyclopedia. All of them are national treasures rarely seen by the general public.

 

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The empress’ phoenix coronet featuring the design of six dragons and three phoenixes unearthed from Dingling (Tomb of Emperor Wanli)

 

The main forum also released a number of major plans, including the comprehensive opening plan of the Ming Tombs, the call for designs of the culture-museum-tourism complex featuring the Ming culture, and the study tour routes at the Ming Tombs Scenic Area, with the aim to promote tourism development through cultural research and development.

 

It is learned that the Ming Tombs Scenic Area will gradually open more tombs to the visitors, and all of them by 2030. This will be done in three phases from 2024 to 2030. The first phase is from 2024 to 2025, to open Siling (Tomb of Emperor Sizong) and Yongling (Emperor Shizong); the second phase, from 2026 to 2028, to open Maoling (Emperor Xianzong), Tailing (Emperor Xiaozong), Deling (Emperor Xizong) and the ruins of the New Imperial Residence; the third phase is from 2029 to 2030, to open Xianling (Emperor Renzong), Yuling (Emperor Yinzong), and Qingling (Emperor Guangzong). After all the tombs are open to tourists, physical cultural relics will be displayed as they are with signs and explanations, including not only ancient buildings, tombs, and the Sacred Way, but also cultural heritage elements such as the former architectural sites and the Sacred Way, to comprehensively represent the whole construction process of the Ming Tombs, and their architectural characteristics and construction skills.

 

In addition, the Forum issued a call for designs of a culture-museum-tourism complex featuring the Ming culture. The complex will be located in Shisanling Town of Changping, with abundant cultural and tourism resources, business services and scientific research industries, including the Ming Tombs, Juyongguan Great Wall, Baifuquan Site, and Badaling Outlet.

 

Upon completion, it will become a world-renowned international exchange base dedicated to Ming culture, China's most influential exhibition area of Ming culture, and a cultural, museum and tourism business zone based on the world cultural heritage site in the northwest of the capital.

 

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