What you will go if you like China tourism. The Zhaoling Mausoleum (昭陵) area is a large burial complex that contains the mausoleum of Li Shimin (599-649) who was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). His mausoleum is also where his wife Xiaoduanwen was buried. There are about 190 other tombs and mausoleums of family and clan members and Tang officials near this central mausoleum in a large mausoleum complex covering about 90 square miles or about 200 square kilometers. The mausoleum is on a small mountain called Jiuzong Mountain. While touring the mausoleum area, visitors can also visit a museum that was built on the Jiuzong Mountain called the Zhaoling Museum.

During Silk Road travel, you may hear something interesting. An inscription by Li Shimin reads: "A ruler takes the whole land under Heaven as his home. Why should he keep treasures within his tomb, possessing them as his private property? Now that the tomb has been built on?Jiuzong?Mountainwith no gold, no jade, no slaves or horses within and the household utensils all made of earth and wood, thieves and robbers will cease their attempts, saving trouble for every one."

The Tang Dynasty was one of the most significant and prosperous of feudal societies in feudal China and Emperor Li Shimin was considered one of the most capable and able-minded emperors in Chinese history. Therefore, Zhaoling is regarded as the best-known mausoleum under heaven. In 1961, the State Council claimed it to be one of the most important historical monuments maintained under state protection, and Zhaoling Museum was built at the same time to house the unearthed ancient relics from the cemetery. You may also like China Kung fu Tours, which is very convenient from Xian city.