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TheFuling orFu Mausoleum (Chinese:福陵;pinyin:Fúlíng;lit. 'Mausoleum of Propitiousness';Manchu:ᡥᡡᡨᡠᡵᡳᠩᡤᠠ
ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff:hūturingga munggan), also known as theEast Mausoleum (simplified Chinese:东陵;traditional Chinese:東陵;pinyin:Dōnglíng), is the mausoleum ofNurhaci, the founding monarch of theLater Jin dynasty (subsequently posthumously recognized as an emperor of theQing dynasty) and his wife,Empress Xiaocigao. It served as the main site for ritual ceremonies conducted by the imperial family during the entire Qing dynasty.[1] Located in the eastern part ofShenyang city,Liaoning Province, northeastern China, Fuling has been aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site since 2004.
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.[1]
The mausoleum is located in a hilly area 10,000 meters east of the old city ofShenyang.
Fuling was inscribed as aUNESCOWorld Heritage Site in an extension to the siteImperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in 2004.[1]