Beijing, China, Travel Deshengmen 德胜门 Author admin Date February 5, 2011 I finally lost interest to visit Changling 长陵 since I wasn’t really very impressed...
Beijing, China, Travel Futile Search for Changling 长陵 Author admin Date February 4, 2011 I remember when we first entered the grounds of Ding Ling, there was a...
Beijing, China, Travel Thoughts on the Ding Tomb 定陵 Author admin Date February 3, 2011 Prior to visiting the Ding Tomb, and had no idea what to expect when...
Beijing, China, Travel Ding Tomb Museum Author admin Date February 2, 2011 As if their underground palace at the Ding Tomb was not enough, the Ding...
Beijing, China, Travel Soul Tower 明楼 Author admin Date February 1, 2011 To be honest, the underground palace at Ding Tomb was a bit underwhelming. I...
Beijing, China, Travel Heading Out of the Ding Tomb 定陵 Author admin Date January 31, 2011 The hall leading to the exit of the now-excavated Ding Tomb didn’t use to...
Beijing, China, Travel Imperial Tomb at Ding Tomb 定陵 Author admin Date January 30, 2011 Just past the imperial throne is a large chamber called the Rear Chamber. For...
Beijing, China, Travel Emperor Wanli’s Throne 万历帝宝座 Author admin Date January 29, 2011 The Chinese are believers of life after death, so strong is this belief that...
Beijing, China, Travel Going Down the Underground Palace at Ding Tomb 定陵 Author admin Date January 28, 2011 I was surprised to know that there was an underground palace here at the...
Beijing, China, Travel Ancient Cypresses at Ding Tomb Author admin Date January 27, 2011 It is but natural that the tomb complex of an emperor be made as...
Beijing, China, Travel Ding Tomb 定陵 Author admin Date January 26, 2011 The Ding Tomb is one of the 13 Ming Tombs in the area. I...
Beijing, China, Travel Entering the Ding Tomb 定陵 Author admin Date January 25, 2011 Having a name like Ding Ling isn’t exactly very inspiring to western ears. The...
Beijing, China, Travel Going to the Thirteen Ming Tombs 十三陵 Author admin Date January 24, 2011 The next day was just like the previous days, cold but it was still...