Brief introduction of Song Ling.

Song Ling is the mausoleum of the Northern Song Dynasty (960- 1 127). Located in gongyi city, there are more than 300 tombs of emperors, empresses and ministers, which is the largest mausoleum group in Central China. There are more than 700 exquisite stone carvings on the ground, which have important cultural relics and artistic value. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial tombs had a unified organizational system and the same plane layout. They all faced south and were composed of four parts: the Upper Palace, the Miyagi Palace, the Underground Palace and the Lower Palace. There are temples, temples and palaces around the cemetery, which are green and cypress, solemn and solemn. Xicun Mausoleum is located between Changfeng Village and Hutuo Village in the north of Xicun Township, including Yong 'an Mausoleum of Zhao, Yongchang Mausoleum of Zhao and Yongxi Mausoleum of Zhao. Cai Zhuang Mausoleum is located in the north of Cai Zhuang, and there is the Yongding Mausoleum in Zhao Heng. Xiaoyi Mausoleum is located in the southwest of the county seat, including Yongzheng Mausoleum of Injong Zhao Zhen and Hou Yongling Mausoleum of Injong Zhao Shu. Baling is located in the south of Baling Village, including Yongyu Mausoleum of Zhao Xu Shinto and Yongtai Mausoleum of Zhao Xuzhe.

In addition, there are 22 tombs of queens, 144 tombs of princes, princesses and granddaughters-in-law, 9 tombs of famous ministers such as Bao Zheng, Kou Zhun, Gao Huaide and Zhao Pu, and nearly 1,000 tombs of imperial families. Such a concentrated and large-scale imperial tomb is rare in the world. Song Ling is the epitome of the political, economic and cultural center of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time, which is of great value.