Zhaoling Tombs under setting sun--News

People visit the Zhaoling Tombs in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 24, 2008. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) (Xinhua Photo/Xie Huanchi)
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Located in the Beiling Park of Shenyang, the Zhaoling Tombs are the mausoleums of Huang Taiji (Emperor Taizong) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and his queen Bo'erjijite. As the tombs lie to the north of Shenyang City, it is usually called Beiling (North Tombs) with a total area of 160,000 square meters. The construction of the mausoleums began in 1643 and was finished after eight years' hard work in 1651.

As one of the best preserved imperial mausoleums of China, the Zhaoling Tombs were listed in the World Heritage by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in July, 2004.

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