The most luxurious mausoleum in the Western Qing Tombs - Emperor Daoguang's Mausoleum

Address: 15 kilometers southwest of Changling, Xiling Town, Yi County, Baoding City, Hebei Province Features: It is the most luxurious and extravagant imperial mausoleum in the Western Tombs of the Qing Dynasty. Although the exterior of the Mausoleum of Mu looks "frugal", its architectural form and use of materials are extremely exquisite. Its walls are made of polished bricks (an advanced construction technique in ancient Han architecture, which involves cutting and grinding raw bricks into rectangles with right angles. When building walls, the bricks are dry-grouted between them. The wall surface is not covered with plaster or red paint, and the entire wall surface is smooth and flat, with seamless joints). All wooden components of the Long'en Hall and the east and west side halls are made of precious golden nanmu, without any colorful paintings. The original color of the nanmu is exposed, and the nanmu is directly coated with wax. There are 1,318 nanmu carved dragons decorated on the ceiling, corbels, lattices, doors and windows. There are 1,096 carved dragons in the Long'en Hall alone. Opening hours: Peak season [April 1st - October 31st] 08:00-17:30 Off-season [November 1st - March 31st of the following year] 08:30-17:00 Tickets: Pass: 108 yuan/person, valid for 2 days, can visit Tailing, Chongling, Changxiling, Muling, Yongfu Temple. After 14:00 in the afternoon, you can purchase single-point tickets: Tai Mausoleum 45 yuan/person, Chong Mausoleum 45 yuan/person, Changxi Mausoleum 20 yuan/person, Mu Mausoleum 10 yuan/person, Yongfu Temple 15 yuan/person. Off-season [November 1st - March 31st of the following year] 　　Pass: 80 yuan/person, valid for 2 days, can visit Tailing, Chongling, Changxiling, Muling, Yongfu Temple. After 14:00 in the afternoon, you can purchase single-point tickets: Tai Mausoleum 35 yuan/person, Chong Mausoleum 35 yuan/person, Changxi Mausoleum 15 yuan/person, Mu Mausoleum 10 yuan/person, Yongfu Temple 15 yuan/person. Travel experience: A visit to the Western Qing Tombs is a must in your lifetime. In addition to being the emperor's mausoleum of the last dynasty, it is also one of the United Nations World Cultural Heritage Sites. You can come and admire the mausoleums of different emperors with different architectural styles or building materials. It was really shocking to see it live. Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 #Baoding #Good place for families #familytravel #Qingxiling #Qing Dynasty #Local Tour #Trip