Zhaoling Tombs under setting sun

Zhaoling Tombs under setting sun

People visit the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

A foreign tourist visits the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

A woman visits the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

People visit the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

A visitor watches the knockers in the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

Photo taken on April 24, 2008 shows the front gate of the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province.

A woman visits the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

People visit Zhaoling Tomb of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and his queen Bo'erjijite in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008.

Located in the Beiling Park of Shenyang, the Zhaoling Tombs are the mausoleums of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and his queen Bo'erjijite. As the tombs lie to the north of Shenyang City, it is usually called Beiling (North Tombs) with a total area of 160,000 square meters. The construction of the mausoleums began in 1643 and was finished after eight years' hard work in 1651.

As one of the best preserved imperial mausoleums of China, the Zhaoling Tombs were listed in the World Heritage by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in July, 2004.

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