🏛️ Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties

Archaeology & Antiquity China Asia

The Tomb of Chang Yuchun sits on the slopes of Purple Mountain in Nanjing as a monument to one of the Ming Dynasty's most consequential military leaders. Chang Yuchun (1330–1369) served the Hongwu Emperor and commanded campaigns that unified China under Ming rule, ending the fractured Yuan period. His tomb ...