The Thirteen Tombs of northwestern 
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Beijing refer  to  the  tombs of  the  thirteen 
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Ming  emperors  and  empresses. With the 
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imposing views and magnificent structures, 
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they constitute one of  the most  developed 
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and bestpreserved imperial tombs of ancient 
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China, enclosing an area  of  40 square kilo-
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meters.