Why did Dongqing Mausoleum and Xiqing Mausoleum have to be built separately?

There are many reasons for this. Here are some examples:

1. Dongling is located at the southern foot of the main peak of Changduan Mountain in the west of Malanyu, Zunhua County, Hebei Province, more than 0/00 kilometers away from Beijing. It is an ancient mausoleum complex with a very large scale and relatively complete system. There are five Qing tombs in the whole mausoleum area: Xiaoling (Shunzhi), Jingling (Kangxi), Yuling (Qianlong), Dingling (Xianfeng) and Hui Ling (Tongzhi);

There are 4 Hou Ling, 5 Princess Garden Bedrooms and 1 Princess Mausoleum. This 15 mausoleum buried five emperors of the Qing Dynasty, 14 empresses and 136 concubines. Empress Dowager Cixi, a famous modern empress, is also buried here.

2. Xiling is located at the foot of Yongning Mountain 15km west of Yixian County, Hebei Province. It is also a magnificent ancient mausoleum complex. There are four Qing tombs in the whole mausoleum area, namely Tailing (Yongzheng), Changling (Jiaqing), Muling (Daoguang) and chongling (Guangxu). There are three back tombs and seven gardens for princes, princesses and concubines. /tomb kloc-0/4, with a total of 76 people buried.

3. Dongling site is closely related to political geomantic omen. The so-called political feng shui is to serve its political needs under the guise of feng shui. In feudal society, this was the practice of the former rulers.

Of course, the emperor shunzhi after entering the customs also understood this truth. However, the confusion between unofficial history and legend has cast a trance-like veil over the location of Dongling.

4. Accept the dragon culture. Sima Qian said in Historical Records Tian: "East Palace Qinglong, South Palace Zhuniao, West Palace Xianchi, Xuanwu", and the four gods guarded the Heaven Emperor "Middle Palace". Later, the four gods defended the emperor in the sky, the emperor and his subjects on the ground, and the tomb owner and his soul in the tomb.

The appearance of four gods in tombs first appeared in the late Western Han Dynasty, and soon became popular in tombs, which became the funeral custom and mausoleum system of Han nationality in ancient China. In the mausoleum of the Qing emperor, not only the ground buildings, but also the image of dragons can be seen everywhere in the underground palace, and they are trying to imitate them.

In fact, the enfeoffment of the Qing Mausoleum originated from Yongzheng, and his son Qianlong told later generations that "Ji and Di were enfeoffment in the order of Zhao and Mu, and the East and West Mausoleums were built separately", but it seems that the selection of tombs by later emperors was not strictly in accordance with the ancestral teachings of "Dongling generation and Xiling generation". For example, Jiaqing buried Xiling, and his son Daoguang should be buried in Dongling, but why did he also bury Xiling? Xianfeng was buried in Dongling, and his son Tongzhi should be buried in Xiling. Why was Dongling also buried? The last emperor Puyi should be buried in Dongling, why was he buried in Xiling? What is the reason?

Temple name reign time year imperial tomb

Taizu: Ai Xinjue Luo Nuerhachi 16 16 ~ 1626 Destiny Fuling

Taizong: Aisingiorro Huang Taiji 1627 ~ 1643 Tiancong/Chongde Zhaoling.

Sai-jo; Aisingiorro Fu Lin 1644 ~ 166 1 year Shunzhi Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Holy Father; Michelle Ye, Aisingiorro 1662 ~ 1722 Kangxi Jingling

Sejong: Aisingiorro Yin Zhen 1723 ~ 1735 Yongzheng Tailing.

Gaozong: Aisingiorro Li Hong 1736 ~ 1795 Qianlong Imperial Mausoleum.

Renzong: Aisingiorro Gala 1796 ~ 1820 Jiaqing Changling.

Xuanzong: Aisingiorro Yongning 182 1 year ~ 1850 Daoguang Muling.

Wen zong: Aisingiorro yiyi 185 1 year ~ 186 1 year Xianfeng Dingling.

Mu Zong: Essien Choro Zai Chun 1862 ~ 1874 Qixiang/Tongzhi Hui Ling.

Dezong: Zai Tian, Aisingiorro 1875 ~ 1908 Guangxu chongling.