The Fuling or Fu Mausoleum (; mnc, , v=hūturingga munggan), also known as the East Mausoleum (), is the mausoleum of

Nurhaci Nurhaci (14 May 1559 – 30 September 1626), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Qing (), was a Jurchen chieftain who rose to prominence in the late 16th century in Manchuria. A member of the House of Aisin-Gioro, he reigned ...

, the founding monarch of the Later Jin dynasty (subsequently posthumously recognized as an emperor of the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-spea ...

) and his wife, Empress Xiaocigao. It served as the main site for ritual ceremonies conducted by the imperial family during the entire Qing dynasty.WHC Nomination Documentation: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
/ref> Located in the eastern part of Shenyang city, Liaoning Province, northeastern China, Fuling has been a

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since 2004.

Layout

The mausoleum is an extensive architectural complex that consist of stone archway, main red gate, sacred way, cloud pillars, stone animals, a 108-step stone staircase, the Shengong Shengde Stele Pavilion, the washing room, the fruit room, the tea room, the waiting room, Long'en Gate, Long'en Hall, eastern and western side-halls, silk burning pavilion, Lingxing Gate, the five stone sacrifice utensils, Ming pavilion, and Treasure City.

Location

The mausoleum is located in a hilly area 10,000 meters east of the old city of Shenyang.

Protection

Fuling was inscribed as a

in an extension to the site

Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties () is the designation under which the UNESCO has included several tombs and burial complexes into the list of World Heritage Sites. These tombs date from the Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing dy ...

in 2004.

References

{{Qing dynasty topics Burial sites of imperial Chinese families Buildings and structures in Shenyang Qing dynasty architecture Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Liaoning World Heritage Sites in China Nurhaci