Like others I visited the Changling Tomb. I visited China the first time in 2006, and at the time I was only semi-aware of Unesco. I enjoyed my time at the tombs, while I was not rushed, I did feel there was so much more to explore.
It turned out I was right, when later I re-visited my pictures concerning the Ming Tombs, I realized I visited only one part of a huge complex of tombs. In the future I would like to make plans to visit some of the Ming Tombs around Nanjing. Particularly, after visiting so much of the Joseon tombs in Korea, it would be fascinating to explore more of the Ming sites in depth. Not only to compare the different burial practices and traditions, but to examine the similarities between these two close allies.
When I visited the Changling Tomb it was one of my first days in China, I was much younger, and I was pretty much "going along for the ride". I had little to do with the planning and everything was so new and interesting to me, my senses were on overdrive. I have been considering when it would be ideal to do a comprehensive return trip to China.
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