Zheng He's Clothes Tomb
]Zheng He's Clothes Tomb is 300 meters long, 60 meters wide, 8 meter high. It is Islamic tomb, and build as a multi-storied quadrate. In front of the tomb, there are 4 group stairs; each has 7 steps, 4 group totally have 28 steps. These implicate Zheng He navigated into west oceans 7 times, during his 28 mariner career, and visited more than 40 countries and areas.
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At the entrance of Zheng He's Clothes Tomb |
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This is a small memorial of Zheng He, built by the government in 1985 at last rebuilding of this tomb, displaying some broads about Zheng He's story. | ||
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Being not familiar with this new digital camera, I took this burring picture outside a closed widow. |
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A beautiful pool in front of the memorial, where planting green
pines. This scene brought me the verse:
"green mountains burying loyal person died for the
country"
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Along a small path, there are a kiosk and 4 stairs. |
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In 1985, Nanjing government rebuilt Zheng He's tomb, and set this stele here in kiosk. | ||
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4 stairs, 7 steps each, totally 28 steps mean Zheng He navigated to West Oceans 7 times, arrived more than 40 countries and areas in a period of 28 years. |
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Coffin of Zheng He's tomb. Because of the long 600years, the real relics of this tomb left is this coffin. | ||
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On the way back, I took this picture of NiuShou Mountain, also a famous historic relic of Nanjing. "Climbing NiuShou in Spring" is a traditional activity of Nanjing person. | ||||