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	Emperor Yongle's Tomb and Emperor Wanli's Tomb-China Discount Hotels Reservation In China -- china discount hotels ...
		He ascended the throne at nine with the title Wanli and reigned for 48 years, he is the 13th emperor who reigned the longest in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun all took up personally the site selection, planning and construction of his mausoleum.
		However, the scale, materials used and workmanship exceeded Yongling in many aspects, 6 years later, the construction of Emperor Wanli's Tomb was completed, the total expenditure amounting to over 8 million hang or about 250 tons of silver which corresponded to the total income of two years of state revenues at that time.
		After the grandson became the emperor, he decided to promote his grandmother to the rank of Empress Dowager so that she could share the Tomb with Emperor Wanli.
	www.beijinghotelchina.com /travel/mingtombs/tombs.html (739 words)

	Emperor of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Some emperors, like the Kangxi Emperor, after abolishing the position of Crown Prince, placed the succession papers in a sealed box, only to be opened and announced after his death.
		As the emperor usually had a large number of sons, it was generally not possible for a female to succeed to the throne.
		In addition, the emperor had a series of other consorts and concubines (妃嬪) divided in a system of ranks who made up the harem, of which the empress was the leader.
	www.selfobjects.com /mediawiki/index.php/Emperor_of_China (1308 words)

	Emperor of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the emperor had, by law, a high position challenged by no one else, his subjects were to show the utmost respect in his presence, whether in direct conversation or otherwise.
		The emperor referred to himself as Zhen (朕), the royal "We", in front of his subjects, a practice reserved solely for the emperor.
		The imperial family was made up of the emperor as the head and the empress (皇后) as the primary consort and Mother of the Nation (國母).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_of_China (1645 words)

	China from Ming to the Manchu
		Wanli became emperor at the age of ten, and his reign began under the leadership of his mother and Zhang Juzheng.
		China's agriculture was advancing - with some new crops such as maize, sweet potatoes and peanuts from the Americas.
		Emperor Tianqi enjoyed carpentry while his court and administration was being tyrannized by a eunuch, Wei Zhongxian, who dismissed anyone from government service whom he thought might be disloyal to him.
	www.fsmitha.com /h3/h24china.html (1959 words)

	Emperor Yongle's Tomb and Emperor Wanli's Tomb
		Zhu Di was the 3rd emperor of the Ming Dynasty and he built this this tomb when the capital was moved to Beijing.
		He ascended the throne at nine with the title Wanli and reigned for 48 years, he is the 13th emperor who reigned the longest in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun personally choose the site and was involved in the planning and construction of his mausoleum.
		After the grandson became the emperor, he decided to promote his grandmother to the rank of Empress Dowager so that she could share the Tomb with Emperor Wanli.
	www.mybeijingchina.com /ming-tombs/yongle_and_wanli_tombs.htm (731 words)

	The New Asian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		China, Ming dynasty, reign of the Wanli emperor
		This message, combined with the red color on the vest indicates that it was intended to be worn at the birthday celebration for the owner; the cut indicates this person was a woman.
		From this information, it can be deduced that this piece was made for the empress dowager Li, mother of the Wanli emperor (reigned 1573–1620) whose fiftieth birthday was on December 7, 1595.
	www.asianart.org /newasian/highlights/china2_vest.htm (194 words)

	Chapter Ten: Late Imperial China
		The memorial charged the emperor with neglect of government, excessive interest in unusual religious ceremonies, and misuse of state funds to build extravagant palaces and mansions for himself.
		The Qing emperors proved to be much more puritanical (for want of a better term) than their Ming counterparts and promoted policies to suppress many forms of sexual expression.
		The ostensible purpose of the embassy was to congratulate the emperor on his eightieth birthday, which resulted in the embassy being escorted to Beijing with much pomp and ceremony as a "tribute embassy" in Chinese eyes.
	www.east-asian-history.net /textbooks/PM-China/ch10_main.htm (7096 words)

	Chinese Arts - Architecture å»ºç¯è—è¡“ - Tombs å¢³å¢“èéµå¢“ (www.chinaknowledge.de)
		Like every other building in China, even tombs are directed according to the pattern of Fengshui é¢¨æ°´ "wind and water" to employ the auspicious and impede the inauspicious influences of nature and spirits: the tomb is lying on the southern slope of a mountain and can be accessed by crossing a river or creek.
		With the advent of Buddhism in China, the use of burning the corpse became widespread among the average population.
		The tombs of the Qing æ¸ emperors can be found in two different areas: The eastern area (Qing Dongling æ¸æ±éµ) in Zunhua éµå—/Hebei with the tombs of Shunzhi é æ²», Kangxi åº·ç, Qianlong ä¹¾é, Xianfeng å’¸è±; and the western area (Qing Xiling æ¸è¥¿éµ) with the tombs of the Jiaqing åæ¶ and other emperors.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /Art/Tombs/tombs.html (1750 words)

	Chinese Cultural Studies: The Death of the Last Emperor's Last Eunuch, 1996
		When the last emperor's last eunuch died this week he closed the final page in a bizarre chapter of Chinese imperial history, even though the last dynasty and its ancient system of governing were overthrown in 1911.
		Aside from the emperor, eunuchs were generally the only men trusted t enter the inner courtyards of the palace, where the women of the imperial family and harem lived.
		According to Jonathan D. Spence, a China historian at Yale University, the practice reached its zenith during the reign of Emperor Wanli in the late 1500's during the Ming Dynasty, when the ruler authorized the hiring of a large number of eunuchs and withdrew himself from the day-to-day running of the court.
	acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu /~phalsall/texts/eunuchs2.html (1028 words)

	The Ming Tombs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dingling is the tomb of Emperor Wanli, the 13th Ming Emperor.
		As Xiaojing was the second wife, she was not entitled to the privilege of sharing the Emperor's tomb.
		When her grandson became emperor, she was promoted to the rank of Empress Dowager, and it was decided that her body be moved into the tomb.
	www.chinatravelhub.com /REGIONS/beijing03.htm (1121 words)

	Vacation in Beijing China with Asian Vacations, Inc.
		Emperors, the Sons of Heaven, rarely left the complex except for their yearly pilgrimage to the Temple of Heaven to pray for good harvests.
		The temple was originally built in 1694 as the residence of the son of the Qing Emperor, Kangxi.
		China's People's Congress meets infrequently and at that time the building is closed to the public, otherwise it is open for tours.
	www.vacationsinchina.com /Beijing_attractions.html (6166 words)

	Ming Tombs
		It was in the reign of the Zhengtong Emperor (1436-1449) that the practice of entombing live imperial concubines was abolished.
		The concubine was elevated to Empress status by her grandson and thus re-buried with the Emperor Wanli.
		The stone stele bears the inscriptions of the Ming Dynasty Renzong Emperor (Zhu Gaozhi) and Qing rulers, the Qianlong and the Jiaqing Emperors.
	www.chinapage.com /friend/goh/beijing/mingtomb/mingtombs.html (887 words)

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		Each of the shi-lu comprises an account of one emperor's reign, and was compiled after that emperor's death on the basis of a number of sources created during the reign.
		The conquest of the Ming dynasty by the Manchus in 1644 brought China under the authority of the Ch ing dynasty.
		The problem of the intermingling of the eunuchs into state affairs was not new: The last Han emperor had to get rid of the eunuchs with the help of a military dictator, and the Song Dynasty scholar Ouyang Xiu wrote an essay about the influence of eunuchs during the Five Dynasties.
	www.lycos.com /info/ming-dynasty--ming-china.html (784 words)

	Wanli Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the outer regions, one of the leaders rebelled and allied with the Mongols to attack the Ming.
		At this time, Wanli sent out the Li father and son to handle this situation which was overall a success.
		Considering the emperor's required role as the lynchpin of the state, this personal rebellion against the bureaucracy was not only bankruptcy but treason.¹ Finally, during this "dreaming period", the future threat of the Manchurians developed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wanli_Emperor (1396 words)

	Destination Guide to China: Cities and Attractions:
		As the seat of power of Chinese emperors throughout the centuries, Beijing is steeped in history and 26 the traditions of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1911).
		Reigning as both an ancient capital of Imperial China and the modern capital of a thriving nation, Beijing retains plenty of evidence of its royal past, with aristocratic parks, temples, and palaces (all open to the public).
		The main tomb of Emperor Wanli (1562-1620 AD) is open to the public for exploration; some sections have yet to be excavated.
	www.chinaonlinetravel.com /cities/Beijing.htm (1128 words)

	The Ming Tombs, Beijing, Regent Tour China
		Coffins of emperors were carried to their final resting place in their tomb along this avenue..
		When a Ming Emperor died all of his concubines were buried alive to serve him in the next world.
		One of the three tombs open to the public is the mausoleum of Ming Dynasty Emperor Wanli.
	www.regenttour.com /chinaplanner/pek/bj-sights-mingtomb.htm (184 words)

	China 2001 - The Ming Tombs
		Emperor Wanli (1563-1620) and his 2 empresses were buried here.
		Emperor Wanli reigned the longest of all the Ming emperors: 48 years.
		It contains 3 platforms holding the coffins of the Emperor, his wives and a number of red lacquer chests whose contents are preserved up in the museum.
	www.peacham.com /china/tombs.htm (386 words)

	Why China - About China: Points of Interest – Objectiva Software Solutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		China is a country of rich culture and history with many of its most renowned tourist located in or around Beijing.
		The Forbidden City, the Great Wall of China and Tiananmen Square are among the most celebrated points of interest.
		Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, built the Wall over 2,000 years ago as a means to keep out warring states.
	www.objectivasoftware.com /En/WhyChina/AboutPoints.htm (454 words)

	Seniors' China Tour -- Operated by China Hiking Adventures Inc. -- Details
		The wall is most often associated with the First Emperor of China (Qin Shi Huangdi, reigning during 221-210 BC), who after unifying China by conquest undertook to link up previously existing sections of walls belonging to conquered states.
		China's imperial past and political present meet at Tiananmen Square, where the Forbidden City palace of the emperors gives way to the Great Hall of the People congress building and the mausoleum of Chairman Mao Zedong.
		China's imperial past, revolutionary history, and political present are all represented vividly in Tiananmen Square.
	www.china-hiking.com /seniors/details.html (2556 words)

	Great Wall of China
		The Great Wall of China is a Chinese fortification built from 3rd century BC until the beginning of the 17th century, in order to protect the various dynasties from raids by Mongol, Turkic, and other nomadic tribes coming from areas in modern-day Mongolia and Manchuria.
		Its purpose was to defend the China mainland from Mongol and Turkic nomads.
		A huge Ming Dynasty army with the Zhengtong Emperor at its head was anihilated in battle and the Emperor himself held hostage in 1449.
	www.journeys-intl.com /info/greatwall (2031 words)

	Barnard News Center
		New York, NY, July 31, 2002—The Wanli emperor of Ming China, played by Trinity College mathematics professor Melanie Stein, enters the north tower of Sulzberger Hall’s 17th floor, which is filled with Han-lin Academicians, played by professors and students from six colleges.
		The issues to be discussed are the Manchu attacks to the north, the beginnings of trade with the Portuguese in the south, and the flooding of the Yellow River.
		As the China game progressed, it came to be known that the emperor wanted to name his second son as his successor.
	www.barnard.edu /newnews/news073102d.html (1483 words)

	China Beijing Peking Great Wall Wanli Changcheng (Great wall) - Business Investment Holiday Partnership Travel Tourism ...
		Wanli Changcheng, the Great Wall, winds its way like an endless, slender dgragon from the yellow sea through five provinces, two autonomous regions, and up into the Gobi Desert.
		The very earlitst stages of the building of the wall were in the 5th century BC, but the pre-sent course was mainly determined around 220 BC byQin Shi HUangdi, the first Chinese emperor and the founder of the empire.
		Blocks of rock weighing serveral hunderd kilograms had to be heaved up the steep slopes, and an unknown number of people paid with their lives for this project.
	www.chinaeguide.com /china/tourism/beijing/great_wall.htm (185 words)

	Great Wall, China
		The Great Wall (in Chinese Wanli Chang Cheng, or The Wall That Is Ten Thousand Li In Length) today stretches about 6000km/3700mi in all, from the fortress Shanghaiguan in the east to the fortress Jiayuguan in the west.
		Following the unification of the country in 221 BC Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (221-210 BC) ordered the various defensive walls to be joined up to form one great wall which, however, ran further north than the present Wall.
		In the stretch between the Bohai gulf (fortress Shanhaiguan) and the Yellow River, the Ming wall was built to noticeably more impressive dimensions than its precursor, and especially in the area near Beijing it had multiple graduations, with the most important passes being additionally fortified.
	www.planetware.com /china/great-wall-chn-bj-gw.htm (509 words)

	Ancient Chinese Archaeology and Artifacts
		Here is where 13 emperors of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) were buried, and the area is known as the Ming Tombs.
		The Dingling Tomb is the tomb of Emperor Wanli (reigned 1573-1619), the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty, whose personal name was Zhu Yijun, and of his two empresses, Xiao Duan and Xiao Jing.
		Changling is the tomb of emperor Yongle (reigned 1403-1424), the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty whose personal name was Zhu Di, and of his empress.
	www.crystalinks.com /chinartifacts.html (1717 words)

	Jesuit China missions - China-related Topics JE-JH - China-Related Topics
		The history of the missions of the Jesuits in China in the early modern era stands as one of the notable events in the early history of relations between China and the Western world, as well as a prominent example of relations between two cultures and belief systems in the pre-modern age.
		Members of the Jesuit delegation to China were perhaps the most influential ChristianityChristian missionaries in that country between the earliest period of the religion up until the 19th century, when significant numbers of CatholicismCatholic and ProtestantismProtestant missions developed.
		He arrived arrived in south China in 1582, working first with fellow Jesuit, Father Alessandro Valignano, and at Beijing in 1601, where he presented himself at the Imperial court of Wanli Emperor of ChinaWanli.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Jesuit_China_missions (955 words)

	China Tours :: ChinaTravel.com
		China, a legendary land, a dream in your mind for a long time, it is ancient yet becoming modern.
		- The Ding Tomb: the burial site of Wanli emperor, the 13th emperor of the Ming Dynasty who ruled for 48 years until his death in 1620, it is the only underground tomb of the thirteen tombs of the emperors.
		Upon your arrival at Guilin, the most scenic city in China, our local guide will meet you and escort you to your hotel.The rest of the day is free at your own leisure.
	www.chinatravel.com /china-tours/china-tour-packages/china-highlights-travel-b.php (1547 words)

	Chinese Crucial defeat in Second Imjin War - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		China History Forum is an online chinese history forum, discussion board or community for all who are interested in learning and discussing chinese history from prehistoric till modern times, including chinese art of war, chinese culture topics.
		From the beginning of spring in 1598, the Korean forces and 100,000 Chinese soldiers prepared to retake castles on the coastal areas.
		The Wanli Emperor of China sent a fleet under the artillery expert Chen Lin in May 1598; this naval force saw action in joint exercises with the Koreans against the Japanese navy.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=12742 (2382 words)

	China Discoveries — Land of Contrast Tour — Fully Escorted — Deluxe Hotels
		Upon arrival in Beijing, China’s capital and political center, you will be greeted and transferred to your hotel.
		Enjoy a full day of sightseeing including Tiananmen Square, the world’s largest public square; the Forbidden City (Palace Museum), grandeur of imperial China for 500 years during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, closed to the common man; and the Summer Palace, an imperial retreat sheltered from Beijing’s heat.
		Rapidly becoming the new “Hong Kong,” this vibrant city is China’s center of commerce and finance.
	www.chinadiscoveries.com /contrast.htm (890 words)

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