West Cemetery
清西陵
The cemetery is at the foot of Mt Yongning,15km west of Yixian County, Hebei Province. Surrounded by mountains and hills with thick woods,scenic and serene, it is an excellent site of geomancy. In the cemetery are mausoleums of 4 emperors,3 empresses,and 7 lords,princesses,or concubines, occupying 100km2,with a total building floor of over 50 000m2,and the wall around is as long as 21km. Altogether there are over 1 000 rooms of palaces and 100 or more stone works,all fairiy well preserved.
清西陵在河北易县城西15公里处的永宁山下。群山环绕,山上有茂密的树林,风景宁静,它是一个很好的风水宝地。墓地有四个皇帝的陵墓,3个皇后和7公主和嫔妃的,占地100平方公里,总的建筑面积造50000平方米以上,周围的墙仅有21公里。宫殿总共有超过1000间的房屋和100或更多的石头建筑,所有的保存都相当地完好。
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