[2024 Nanjing Attraction] Travel Guide for Nan Tang er Ling (Updated Oct)
Cemeteries
Address:
Southern Suburbs, Jiangning District, Nanjing 211153, China
Opening times:
Open today at 09:00-16:30(Admission ends at 16:00)Opening Soon
Recommended sightseeing time:
1-1.5 hours
Phone:
025-52741826
Touching Gold School Captain 0.5h Experience | The only imperial mausoleum in Nanjing with an open underground palace.
The Southern Tang Mausoleum is really a very niche scenic spot in Nanjing! Many people in Nanjing don't know about it‼️
Located at the southern foot of Niushou Mountain, as the only imperial mausoleum in Nanjing with an open underground palace, it is really exciting...
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📍Southern Tang Mausoleum, Zutang Village, Jiangning District, Nanjing
🎫Tickets: CNY 22 (Jiangning Tourism Annual Card is available)
🚗Transportation: It is recommended to drive by yourself, or you can take a taxi
There is a parking lot, the price is CNY 8/time, no matter how long you park
You can visit the park before 16:00
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The Southern Tang Mausoleum is buried with Li Yu's grandfather, the founding emperor and Li Yu's father. It is also the largest underground palace in the south of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, with a large scale.
But to visit the Southern Tang Mausoleum, mainly to see the excavated Shunling and Qinling.
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Some visiting experiences:
☑️Shunling and Qinling are not big, but Shunling is really cold inside, and Qinling is warm at constant temperature
☑️There will be a scenic spot prompt sound as soon as you enter the door, it's really sudden 🥹 Be prepared, otherwise you will be taken aback like me
☑️The underground palace is relatively well preserved, all built with stones, the history is coming, especially the large stone gate of the tomb
☑️Shunling is much smaller than Qinling, and it is not so delicate. There are more carvings on the walls of Qinling, and there are more ear rooms next to the tomb passage
☑️The lights in the tomb are also dim, and the experience of touching the gold school captain is full. Go early, otherwise it's really scary without people
☑️Li Yu is really talented, and you can see many of his works in the scenic area, many of which are not in the textbook
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I went in and played for about half an hour and it was over. The scenic spot is not big. I just happened to be renovating and maintaining the museum, so I didn't see it, and I was quite regretful.
There is no need to rush over to play this one scenic spot, but you can really come and see it near Niushou Mountain.
There is also a small and popular Hongjue Temple next to it, which is also free! You can follow me, and the next update will be 👌
TajMahalTwilight555
The only imperial mausoleum in Nanjing with an open underground palace, where many 'monsters' have been unearthed!
If Nanjing is said to be a historical capital city steeped in history, then the city walls scattered throughout Nanjing are symbols of these historical sediments. And the large and small imperial mausoleums scattered and distributed in Nanjing are the historical relics of this city after the storms. Today, let's take a walk into the second mausoleum of the Southern Tang Dynasty, located in the Zutang community of Guli Street, Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, and see what unknown secrets are here. Although there are many similar imperial mausoleums in Nanjing, the second mausoleum of the Southern Tang Dynasty is the only one with an open underground palace. The imperial mausoleum is not only shrouded in mist as if there are ghosts, but also many 'monsters' have been unearthed! The Southern Tang Dynasty only had three generations of kings, and the father and grandfather of Li Yu, the last ruler of the Li family, chose to rest here. This family, who loved to read poetry and write lyrics, did not leave much brilliant achievements in Chinese history, but their excellent verses like wind, flower, snow and moon have amazed later generations. The first ruler Li Sheng and the second ruler Li Jing and their queens are all sleeping in this small mausoleum. The Qin Mausoleum is for Li Sheng, and the Shun Mausoleum is for Li Jing. The scale definitely cannot be compared with the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum and the Qing Thirteen Mausoleums, but the underground palace is well preserved.
WilliamMcGregor46
Don't be too thrilling! You will know when you go to the Southern Tang Mausoleums
The Southern Tang Mausoleums are really a very, very niche scenic spot in Nanjing❗
🎈Address: Zutang Village, Jiangning District, Nanjing
🚙Transportation: Self-driving or taxi
🎫Ticket: 22 yuan💰
🕓Opening hours: 09:00-16:30 Stop admission: 16:00
🍫Southern Tang Mausoleums
◽The Southern Tang Mausoleums at the foot of Niushou Mountain, where Li Yu's grandfather, the founding emperor Li Bian, and Li Yu's father Li Jing (Li Yu was captured by the Song army to Bianjing, and later buried in Beimang, Luoyang) are buried. This is the largest imperial tomb of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, known as the largest underground palace in the south of the Yangtze River.
🍫Shunling and Qinling
◽Visiting the Southern Tang Mausoleums, the main focus is on the Qinling and Shunling underground palaces that have been archaeologically excavated. The two mausoleums are very close, about a few hundred meters, with similar structures, but there are obvious differences in scale and level.
◽Qinling is the tomb of Li Bian, the first master of the Southern Tang Dynasty. At that time, the national power of the Southern Tang Dynasty was relatively strong, so the scale of Qinling is also relatively large. The tomb chamber is divided into three main rooms and ten side rooms. The walls of the front room, middle room, and main tomb room all have stone carved brackets, and there are still mottled murals on the brackets and beams. There are relief warriors standing on both sides of the main tomb room door, and there are horizontal carvings of double dragons playing with beads above the door lintel.
The main tomb room (back room) has the largest area, all built with bluestone, with a total of 6 side rooms on both sides, separated by a heavy stone door (damaged) from the tomb passage. It is said that the dome of the back room is painted with celestial phenomena, which is currently invisible. There are exquisite dragon carvings on the side walls of the coffin bed, the light is dim, and it is easy to overlook.
◽Shunling is the tomb of Li Jing, the second master of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Due to the decline of national power at that time, although it also has a three-room structure in the front, middle and back, the scale is much smaller. There are no murals and carvings in Shunling, and the stone carved brackets of one bucket and three liters are not as fine as those in Qinling.
🍫Visiting the ancient experience
◽Qinling is currently protected by constant temperature and humidity. In the late summer and early autumn, the temperature drops by 7 or 8 degrees when you enter, and it is very gloomy. A thick layer of water vapor condenses on the plastic curtain at the door. The automatic sensing door is installed at the door, which is very sensitive. It will open and close with a slight movement. After entering, I was startled. Before I could react, the automatic sensing broadcast "You have entered the heritage protection area..." suddenly sounded like a thunderbolt on the ground, and I was scared again. In addition, the detection equipment next to the coffin bed will suddenly beep when people approach... In short, the exclusive visit is really thrilling, and the money spent by tourists has gained the experience of touching the gold school lieutenant...