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Tianshou Mountain

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Tianshou Mountain (simplified Chinese: 天寿山; traditional Chinese: 天壽山; pinyin: Tiānshòu Shān) is located in the north of Changping District, Beijing. It was originally named Huangtu Mountain (黃土山), also known as Dongshan (東山), or Dongzhazi Mountain (東榨子山). In 1409, the Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of imperial tombs on the mountain, hence the name change to Tianshou Mountain. From the Yongle Emperor onwards, all Ming emperors (except for the Jingtai Emperor, who was buried in Jinshan, now known as Yuquan Mountain) were buried in Tianshou Mountain, making it the location of the Ming tombs.[1][2]

List of Ming emperors and empresses buried in Tianshou Mountain
Tomb Emperor Empress
Chang Mausoleum (長陵) Yongle Emperor Empress Renxiaowen
Xian Mausoleum (獻陵) Hongxi Emperor Empress Chengxiaozhao
Jing Mausoleum (景陵) Xuande Emperor Empress Xiaogongzhang
Yu Mausoleum (裕陵) Emperor Yingzong of Ming Empress Xiaozhuangrui, Empress Xiaosu
Mao Mausoleum (茂陵) Chenghua Emperor Empress Xiaozhenchun, Empress Xiaomu, Empress Xiaohui
Tai Mausoleum (泰陵) Hongzhi Emperor Empress Xiaochengjing
Kang Mausoleum (康陵) Zhengde Emperor Empress Xiaojingyi
Yong Mausoleum (永陵) Jiajing Emperor Empress Xiaojiesu, Empress Xiaolie, Empress Xiaoke
Zhao Mausoleum Longqing Emperor Empress Xiaoyizhuang, Empress Xiao'an, Empress Xiaoding
Ding Mausoleum Wanli Emperor Empress Xiaoduanxian, Empress Xiaojing
Qing Mausoleum (慶陵) Taichang Emperor Empress Xiaoyuanzhen, Empress Xiaohe, Empress Xiaochun
De Mausoleum (德陵) Tianqi Emperor Empress Xiao'aizhe
Si Mausoleum (思陵) Chongzhen Emperor Empress Xiaojielie

References

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  1. ^ Chen, Menglai (1726). Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China. Vol. 11.
  2. ^ Zheng, Tianting; Tan, Qixiang (2010). 中國歷史大辭典 [The Great Encyclopaedia of Chinese history] (in Chinese). Shanghai Cishu Publishing House. ISBN 9787532604531.