Blog Tag - ming tombs

The Ming Tombs Reopen Just in Time for Tomb-Sweeping Day
With the arrival of good weather and a three-day weekend in aid of Tomb-Sweeping Day, most of us are raring to get out about after weeks of being...
In Search of Buried Treasure at the Ming Tombs
Following our recent visit to the Summer Palaces, my family and I decided to round out our tour of Beijing’s imperial heritage, with a trip to the...
From the Archives: Visiting Yanshan, Valley of the Kings
Some 50 kilometers to the northwest of Beijing, the great Yanshan mountain range parts abruptly like a theater curtain, opening into an enclosed...