#🏯 Ming Tombs Super Complete Play Guide (2026 Latest Edition) The Ming Tombs are located at the foot of Tianshou Mountain in Changping, Beijing. They are the general name for the mausoleums of the 13 emperors after the Ming Dynasty moved their capital to Beijing. They are also the most well-preserved and buried emperors in the world. They are also national 5A-level scenic spots. Currently ** 5 places are officially open to the public: Shenlu (Zongshendao), Changling, Dingling, Zhaoling, Kangling (reservation system) **, and the rest of the mausoleums have not been opened to the public yet. Don't run empty! --- ##🎫 Tickets & Reservations (2026 latest) ###Fare (high season 4.1-10/low season 11.1 - 3.31 the following year) | Attractions | High Season Fare | Low Season Fare | Highlights | |------|----------|----------|------| | Dingling | 60 yuan | 40 yuan | The only open underground palace, the tombs must go to TOP1 | | Changling | 45 yuan | 30 yuan | The largest, the Golden Nanmu Hall | | Shenlu | 30 yuan | 20 yuan | Stone Elephant Sheng Yizhan, Central Axis of the Mausoleum | | Zhaoling | 30 yuan | 20 yuan | The most complete recovery, few people and quiet | | Four attractions ticket | 132 yuan | 100 yuan | Cost-effective first choice, one day to visit the essence | | Kangling | 239 yuan (including the explanation package) | Same left | You need to make an appointment 1 day in advance and enter with the explanation group | ###reservation channel 1. ** Official unified entrance **: "Ming Tombs Scenic Area" official Douyin account/WeChat "Changping Cultural Tourism Group" Mini Program/Beijing official cultural tourism reservation platform (tickets can be filled in within about 7 days, one time information is universal) 2. Kangling does not have an on-site ticket, so you must make an appointment on the antenna 1 in advance. You must bring your ID card to swipe your card to enter the park at a fixed time every day. You must follow the docent and cannot move freely. 3. Preferential policies: Students and seniors over 60 years old hold certificates at half price/free tickets, subject to the announcement on the day of the scenic spot ###opening hours - Peak season (April-October): 8:00-17:30 (ticket suspension at 17:30) - Low season (November-March): 8:30-17:00 (ticket suspension at 17:00) - It is recommended to reserve ** 4-6 hours ** to visit the four major open attractions, in-depth tour + meal arrangement for a whole day is more leisurely --- ##🚗 traffic guide Public transportation (most recommended) 1. ** Direct Bus No. 872 **: Deshengmen Bus Station, direct to Shenlu (Nanxincun Station), Dingling, Changling, about 1-1.5 hours by car, departure time 6:40-10:30, full of hair, is the first choice for tourists 2. Subway + bus: Subway Changping Line to Exit B of "Ming Tombs Scenic Station", walk to Jiantou Village and transfer to the shuttle bus/Chang 67 Road to reach Ge Tombs 3. Tourist line: Tiananmen Departure Center (Qianmen West Street) has World Cultural Heritage Tour Line A, Badaling + Dingling one-day tour, including fare, tickets, lunch, tour guide, 160 yuan for adults, departure from 6:40-10:30 every day ###Self-driving Take G 60 quadrillion Tibet Expressway to Changping Xiguan Island exit, north into Jingyin Road, 500 meters after the traffic lights turn right into Changchi Road, along the way through the stone archway, God Road, Qikong Bridge; T-junction straight is Changling, left turn is Dingling, Zhaoling, Kangling, scenic spots have parking lots, parking is convenient ###Traffic in the scenic spot The distance between the open attractions is 2-5 kilometers. It is recommended to take the scenic shuttle bus (15 yuan/person unlimited times), or take a taxi/drive back and forth. It is not recommended if the walking distance is too far. --- ##🗺️ classic tour route (no turning back in order) ###✅ Essence Day Tour (preferred by 90% of tourists) ** Shenlu → Dingling → Changling → Zhaoling ** 1. ** 09:00-10:15 Shinto (General Shinto) ** The "facade" of the Ming Tombs, with a total length of 7.3 kilometers, is the central axis of the entire mausoleum area. Key points: the largest stone archway in the country, 18 pairs of stone statues (lions, unicorns, elephants, Wenchen generals, etc., the peak of stone carvings in the Ming Dynasty), Longfeng Gate, Qikong Bridge, ginkgo biloba in autumn and mountain peach in spring are super suitable for taking pictures. It is recommended to walk the 1-kilometer core section without having to walk the whole process 2. ** 10:30-12:00 Dingling (Top priority!) ** The only imperial mausoleum to be officially excavated in the Thirteen Tombs, the joint tomb of Emperor Zhu Yijun and the two empresses of Wanli. Must-see: 27 meters deep underground palace (triple stone gate, built like the Forbidden City, super cool in summer), unearthed cultural relics exhibition (more than 3,000 cultural relics such as golden crown, phoenix crown, gold and jade), this is the most unmissable attraction in the Thirteen Tombs! 3. ** 12:15-13:30 Lunch time ** You can choose Dingling Restaurant to eat a simple meal, or go to the nearby Kangling Village to eat ** Spring Cake Banquet ** (the first of the six famous banquets in Changping, pancake rolls, elbow flowers, bean sprouts, chives and other dozens of vegetables, each person is about 50 full), you can also go to Changling Village to eat a feast, Shangkou Village to eat a donkey rolling feast 4. ** 13:45-15:15 Changling ** The largest, best-preserved, and earliest ancestral mausoleum among the Thirteen Tombs is the mausoleum of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. Must-see: 60 whole golden nanmu pillars in the Hall of Grace (each priceless, the aroma of nanmu lasts for thousands of years), the top of the Minglou overlooking the feng shui layout of the entire mausoleum area, there is also an exhibition of cultural relics unearthed in Dingling in the hall, and there is a Ming Dynasty ritual performance at 14:00 every day (actors wear flying fish costumes to restore the ceremony) 5. ** 15:30-16:30 Zhaoling (optional) ** The mausoleum of Zhu Zaixun of Ming Mu Zong is the first large-scale restoration and repair cemetery in the Thirteen Tombs. The building is complete, the pines and cypresses are towering, there are very few tourists, and the atmosphere is quiet. If you like to shoot ancient buildings quietly, you can go. If you are tight, you can skip it. ###✅ in-depth cultural tour (plus Kangling) If you are interested in Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao (Emperor Zhengde), make an appointment for a Kangling package one day in advance, go to Kangling after visiting the four major attractions, and follow the guide to learn about the life of this "strange emperor". Kangling Village is next to it, just in time to eat the spring cake feast --- ##⚠️ Pit Avoidance Guide & Precautions 1. ** Be wary of black tour guides/low-priced one-day tours **: The "Thirteen Tombs + Great Wall 100 yuan one-day tour" solicited by the roadside is basically a shopping group, which will take you to fake attractions and jade stores. Be sure to take the regular 872 road/official travel line, and buy the tickets yourself through official channels 2. ** Don't believe "surrounding private attractions" **: What "Guqiao Museum" and "Ming Palace Wax Museum" are all privately contracted, and have nothing to do with the Thirteen Tombs. The only officially open places are Shenlu, Changling, Dingling, Zhaoling, and Kangling 5 3. ** Mausoleum taboos **: The mausoleum is a key cultural protection unit in the country. The whole process is smoke-free. Do not engrave characters on mausoleum walls, bright buildings, and stone tablets, and do not climb buildings; folk customs do not recommend taking photos with mausoleums and tombstones. Everyone can do as the Romans do 4. ** Wearing suggestions **: Shenlu and various mausoleums are all bluestone roads, and there are many steps in the underground palace. Be sure to wear comfortable sports shoes, not high heels; the underground palace is cold in summer, so you can bring a thin coat; pay attention to safety when the road is slippery in the rainy season 5. ** Explanation suggestions **: If you want to understand history, it is recommended to rent an official explainer (20 yuan/unit) or ask a regular explainer, don't find a roadside wild guide, a lot of history is wrong; Kangling must use the official explanation of the scenic spot, and cannot bring its own explainer 6. ** Seasonal selection **: Spring and autumn are the best (April-May, September-November), spring mountain flowers are brilliant, autumn ginkgo is golden, summer is hot, pay attention to sun protection, winter is windy, pay attention to keeping warm 7. Don't believe the nonsense of "only I can bring you into the underground palace of the Thirteen Tombs". At present, only the underground palace of Dingling is open, and other tombs have not been excavated, so you can't enter at all! --- ##🍜 surrounding food (Changping six famous banquets) After visiting the Thirteen Tombs, you must try the local characteristic folk feast, which are all farmhouses in the village, with large quantities and benefits: 1. ** Kangling Village Spring Cake Banquet **: The most famous! The spring cake rolls as thin as cicada wings have dozens of side dishes, elbow flowers, bean sprouts, eggs, fried creaks, and slag porridge, which are 40-60 pipes full per capita, just next to Kangling 2. ** Changling Village Banquet **: Soba noodles with brine, with various farm dishes 3. ** Memorial Cake Banquet in Lingjian Village **: Small rice noodle cake, burnt on the outside and tender on the inside 4. ** Shangkou Village Donkey Rolling Banquet **: Donkey Rolling of various practices, waxy jiji lovers must rush 5. ** Xianrendong Village Vegetarian Banquet **: Light health, suitable for vegetarian friends 6. ** Mayu Fangcun Quack Banquet **: Quack made of corn, fried and boiled If you only arrange half a day, you will be given priority to visit the two core attractions of ** Dingling + Changling **. If you have enough time to add Shenlu, Zhaoling can go but not go; if you arrange a day, you can visit all four open mausoleums and have a spring cake feast, and the experience will be full!