清史网到清东陵考察 QHS research trip to Eastern Qing Tomb

清史网去年12月组织考察小组到访中国北京，此次主要目的是到清东陵进行考察，进一步了解清朝皇室的陵寝规制及墓穴中埋葬的清朝历史。

688 — 慈禧太后棺椁。Empress Dowager Cixi’s coffin.

清东陵坐落在河北省遵化市境西北部马兰峪的昌瑞山，距离北京市125公里，车程大约2小时。清东陵共有帝陵5座：世祖顺治帝之孝陵、圣祖康熙帝之景陵、高宗乾隆帝之裕陵、文宗咸丰帝之定陵、穆宗同治帝之惠陵。此外，孝庄文皇后昭西陵、慈禧太后的普陀峪定东陵及慈安太后的普祥峪定东陵也建于此。目前清东陵15座陵园中，只开放了裕陵和东、西太后陵及香妃墓四处供游客参观。

762 — 组员探查康熙皇帝景陵隆恩殿金柱。Team member conducting research in the tomb of Emperor Kangxi.

除了清东陵，清史网考察小组也对故宫、颐和园等进行了探访，计划2014年第四季再次组织考察小组第二次到访北京。

这次随团前去的有清史网主编沈斯涵、财政李守道和会员张兆明，他们将在回国后整理资料，并在近期内撰文分享考察结果。

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Qing History Society (Singapore) research team visited Beijing in December, 2012, and the main purpose of this trip is to conduct research on Eastern Qing Tombs, to further widen our knowledge on Qing imperial burial and ceremonial system.

Eastern Qing Tombs are an imperial mausoleum complex of the Qing Dynasty located in Zunhua, 125 kilometers northeast of Beijing. Altogether, 5 emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Qianlong, Xianfeng, and Tongzhi), 15 empresses, 136 imperial concubines, 3 princes, and 2 princesses of the Qing Dynasty were buried here.

Surrounded by Changrui Mountain, Jinxing Mountain, Huanghua Mountain, and Yingfei Daoyang Mountain, the tomb complex stretches over a total area of 80 km2.

694 — 组员视察慈禧太后定东陵环境。Team member researching around Empress Dowager Cixi’s tomb.

The research team consisted of Chief Editor Wilson Sim, Treasurer Thomas Lee, and member Derrick Teo, they will share their findings shortly after.