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Two Mausoleums of the Southern Tang 南唐二陵Nán Táng Èr Líng
National heritage site · Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanjing
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Two Mausoleums of the Southern Tang
The underground tombs of the first two rulers of the Southern Tang, a 10th-century kingdom based in Nanjing, at the southern foot of Zutang Hill: the Qinling of the founder Li Bian and the Shunling of his son Li Jing. Excavated from 1950, both are built of brick and stone in imitation of timber halls, with front, middle and rear chambers flanked by side rooms, and visitors can walk through them and see a small exhibition hall. The third and last ruler, the poet Li Yu, died in captivity in Luoyang and is not buried here.
How to get to Two Mausoleums of the Southern Tang
In Guli, Jiangning District, about 17 km south of central Nanjing and a few kilometres south-west of Niushoushan, best reached by taxi.
Nearby
- City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 10 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 20 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 20 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb
Also within 20 km: Niushoushan 牛首山 (under 10 km), Tomb of the King of Boni 浡泥国王墓 (under 10 km), Meishan Steel Industrial Culture Tourism Area 梅钢工业文化旅游区 (10 km), Nanjing Science and Technology Museum 南京科技馆 (10 km), Nanjing Eye Footbridge & Hexi Riverside 南京眼 (10 km), Yuhuatai (Rain Flower Terrace) 雨花台 (10 km).
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