Duling, Tomb of Emperor Xuan of Han 杜陵Dù Líng

About Duling, Tomb of Emperor Xuan of Han

The mausoleum of the Western Han emperor Xuan, begun in 65 BC on the plateau south-east of Xi'an and used for his burial in 48 BC: a flat-topped pyramid of rammed earth about 29 m high, with the smaller mound of Empress Wang some 575 m to the south-east. The mounds stand in a planted forest park, the Shanglinyuan (Duling) eco-scenic area, where a tree-lined avenue leads to stelae, including the national heritage marker, in a railed enclosure at the foot of the emperor's mound.

How to get to Duling, Tomb of Emperor Xuan of Han

In the Qujiang area on the south-eastern edge of Xi'an, about 7 km south-east of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda and roughly 20 minutes by taxi.

Nearby

• Datang Everbright City 大唐不夜城 under 10 km
  A lantern-lit, Tang-themed avenue of street performers, sculptures and evening crowds
• Big Wild Goose Pagoda 大雁塔 under 10 km
  A Tang-dynasty pagoda built for scriptures a monk carried home from India
• Shaanxi History Museum 陕西历史博物馆 under 10 km
  Tang gold and silver, original tomb murals and finds from Shaanxi's Zhou, Qin and Han past
• Small Wild Goose Pagoda 小雁塔 10 km
  A slender Tang brick pagoda, cracked by earthquakes, in the grounds of the Xi'an Museum
• Xi'an City Wall 西安城墙 10 km
  Cycle all 14 km of a Ming city wall, high above Xi'an's rooftops

Also within 20 km: Qujiang Polar Ocean Park 曲江海洋极地公园 (under 10 km), Qinglong Temple 青龙寺 (under 10 km), Huayan Temple Pagodas 华严寺塔 (under 10 km), Tang Altar of Heaven (Tiantan Heritage Park) 唐天坛 (under 10 km), Shaanxi Natural History Museum 陕西自然博物馆 (under 10 km), Bailucang 白鹿仓 (under 10 km).

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