文档介绍：Western Qing tombs 1
Western Qing tombs
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List [1]
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi
Reference 1004 [2]
Asia-Pacific
UNESCO region [3]
Coordinates
39°22′06″N 115°20′43″E [4]Coordinates: 39°22′06″N 115°20′43″E [4]
Inscription history
Inscription 2000 (24th Session)
Extensions 2003; 2004
The Western Qing tombs (Chinese: 清西陵; pinyin: Qīng Xī líng) are located some 140 km (87 mi) southwest of
Beijing in Yi County, Hebei Province. They constitute a necropolis that incorporates four royal mausoleums where
seventy-eight royal members in all are buried. These include four emperors of the Qing dynasty and their empresses,
imperial concubines, princes and princesses, as well as other royal servants.
History
Construction of the Western Qing tombs was initiated by the Yongzheng Emperor who broke with tradition and
refused to be buried in the Eastern Qing tombs. Some have speculated, though not proven, that as Yongzheng had
illegally usurped the throne by eliminating his brothers, his motive to relocate his tomb to the Western Qing tombs
was that he did not wish to be buried alongside his father the Kangxi :Citation needed Later on
his son, the Qianlong Emperor, decided that he should be buried in the Easte