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Zhao Mausoleum 昭陵Zhāo Líng
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Xianyang, Shaanxi
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xianyang
- Region
- Shaanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Zhao Mausoleum
Zhaoling, on Jiuzong Mountain in Liquan County, is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of Tang (died 649) and the largest of the Tang imperial tombs; begun in 636, it was the first Tang imperial tomb cut into a mountain, and its many satellite tombs hold princes, princesses and ministers such as Wei Zheng and Li Jing. The Zhaoling Museum, set up at the satellite tomb of the general Li Ji, shows steles and epitaphs gathered from these tombs in its 'Zhaoling Forest of Steles' halls, together with Tang tomb murals and other finds. The Six Steeds reliefs that once stood at the mausoleum are now in Xi'an's Beilin Museum and in the United States.
How to get to Zhao Mausoleum
The museum is in Yanxia town, Liquan County, about 70 km by road north-west of Xi'an (roughly 1.5 hours), and Yuanjia Village is about 2 km to the north.
Nearby
- Qianling Mausoleum 乾陵 30 km
A spirit way of stone guardians climbing to the joint tomb of Gaozong and Wu Zetian - Han Yangling Mausoleum 汉阳陵 40 km
Walk on glass above burial pits full of armless clay figures at a Han emperor's tomb - Daming Palace National Heritage Park 大明宫国家遗址公园 50 km
Earthen terraces and a rebuilt gatehouse marking out the lost palace of the Tang emperors - Muslim Quarter 回民街 50 km
Halal street food and a temple-style mosque in the lanes north of the Drum Tower - Bell Tower and Drum Tower 钟楼·鼓楼 50 km
Two Ming towers at the heart of the walled city, where bell and drum once marked the day
Also within 20 km: Yuanjia Village 袁家村 (under 10 km), Zhengguo Canal Headworks 郑国渠 (under 10 km).
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