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Imperial Tombs of the
Ming and Qing Dynasties
Located at Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning, Anhui,
Jiangsu and Hubei, and built in accordance with strict regulations
and highest funerary rites in Chinese feudal society, the
Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties are original
building complexes planned on a grand scale both above and
below the ground. Having met the criteria Nos.1,2,3,4,6 for
inclusion of cultural properties on the World Heritage List,
the Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties including
the Ming Xian Tomb, the Eastern Qing Tombs and the Western
Qing Tombs were inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO
in 2000.
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