Zhao Mausoleum (Qing dynasty)

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Zhaoling Tomb of the Qing Dynasty

UNESCO World Heritage Site
"Da Hong Men," the Red Gate of the tomb
Location	Huanggu, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Part of	Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Criteria	Cultural: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)(vi)
Reference	1004ter-014
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)
Extensions	2003, 2004
Area	47.89 ha (118.3 acres)
Buffer zone	318.74 ha (787.6 acres)

Zhaoling (Chinese: 昭陵; pinyin: Zhàolíng; lit. 'luminous mausoleum'; Manchu: ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠩᡤᡝ
ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: eldengge munggan), also known as Beiling (Chinese: 北陵; pinyin: Běilíng; lit. 'North Mausoleum') is the tomb of the first Qing emperor, Hong Taiji, and his Empress Xiaoduanwen.

The tomb is located within Beiling Park, in Huanggu District of the northern urban Shenyang, Liaoning province, and is a popular area attraction. The tomb complex took eight years (between 1643 and 1651) to build and has a row of animal statues leading to it. The tomb and surrounding park cover an area of 3,300,000 square metres making it the largest of the three imperial tombs north of the great wall. The area around the tomb was originally set aside for imperial use and ordinary people were forbidden entry. This forbidden area was opened to the public in 1928 and now forms Shenyang's Beiling Park (simplified Chinese: 北陵公园; traditional Chinese: 北陵公園; pinyin: Běilíng Gōngyuán).

The Beiling Park has an area of 330 hectares (820 acres), and contains many historic buildings, pine trees and lakes. In 1927, Government of the Fengtian Province (later renamed Liaoning Province) established the park, which includes Zhaoling and surrounding area. West of the tomb are flower gardens and east are several lakes. There is also a Children's Garden within the park.^[1]