Monday, October 26, 2009

Ming Tombs and Jade




About 40km from Beijing is an interesting site of 13 tombs of the Ming-dynasty Emperors entombed in underground vaults. It is in a valley at the foot of the Yellow mountains where apples are grown.

Jade is an important commodity to the Chinese and nearly every home has a jade cabbage placed with the leaves facing the entrance for good luck.

More later,
Neil

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