Ming Dingling is a mausoleum in China where the Wanli Emperor, together with his two empresses Wang Xijie and Dowager Xiaojing, was buried. Dingling is one of the thirteen imperial tombs at Ming tombs in Changping district 45 km north of central Beijing.
The Wanli Emperor was the thirteenth emperor of the Ming dynasty and ruled from 1572 to 1620. His mausoleum, the Dingling, was built between 1584 and 1590 and occupies a surface area of 180,000 square meters.The mausoleum consists of five halls with some walls, and is located 27 meters below ground. The name Dingling was used for Chinese imperial tombs both before and after the Ming dynasty.
The Tang dynasty emperor Zhongzong (died 710) is buried in Dingling north of Xi’an and the Qing dynasty emperor Xianfeng (died 1861) is buried in Dingling in the Eastern Qing tombs east of Beijing.
