Three marble archways
Before Tailing.
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The imperial burial grounds of the Qing dynasty in Yi County, with the tombs of four emperors, Yongzheng, Jiaqing, Daoguang and Guangxu, where seventy-eight members of the imperial family lie, among them empresses, consorts, princes and princesses; they are part of the «Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties» on UNESCO's World Heritage List since 2000. They were begun by the Yongzheng Emperor, who chose to be buried here rather than at the Eastern Tombs; his tomb, Tailing, was completed in 1737, and the last imperial burial came in 1913, when the Guangxu Emperor was laid in Chongling, whose burial chamber visitors can walk down into. Three marble archways stand before Tailing, from which a long way runs past stone bridges and stele pavilions to the sacrificial halls under yellow roofs, and wide forests of old pines surround the tombs, keeping the place quiet and less crowded than the Eastern Tombs. Tickets cost CNY 108 from April to October and 80 the rest of the year, valid two days, the area bus costs CNY 25, and it is open from 8 am to 5.30 pm, or 8.30 am to 5 pm in winter, per visitor guides.
Before Tailing.
Open to visitors.
Around the tombs.
Yi County, about 140 km south-west of Beijing, Baoding, Hebei
The Eastern Tombs are bigger and better known, with the tombs of Qianlong and Cixi, while the Western Tombs are quieter and less crowded among pine forests; each is a full-day trip from Beijing.