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OCR: 览图 CHANGLING OF CHANGLING THE CHANGLING IS THE BURIAL MAUSOLEUM OF CHENGZU (1360-1424), ZHU DI , THE THIRD EMPEROR OF THE MING DYNASTY , AND EMPRESS XUSHI. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE MAUSOLEUM - THE UNDERGROUND PALACE-BEGAN IN 1409. IT WAS COMPLETED IN 1427. IT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF ABOUT 120,000 SQUARE METRES . THE MAUSOLEUM IS COMPOSED 宝城墙 OF THE UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE BAO CHENG WALL ENG ( BURIAL CHAMBER) AND SURFACE PALACE . THE CHANGLING IS THE BIGGEST IN SCOPE AMONG THE MAUSOLEUMS IN THE TIANSHOU MOUNTAIN . THE MAUSOLEUM BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MANY TIMES AFTER THE MING DYNASTY, AND THE PRINCIPAL ONES NT FAVOUR HAVE BEEN PRESERVED. THE HALL OF 帛炉 EMINENT FAVOUR AND THE GATE OF EMI - RED SILK BURNER NENT FAVOUR BUILT OF NANMU, THE ONLY HALL AND GATE OF SUCH STRUCTURES TE OF EMINENT FAVOUR STILL REMAINING AMONG THE MING MAU- 碑亭 HE STELE PAVILION SOLEUMS, LOOK MAGNIFICENT . BUILT WITH MATERIALS OF EXCELLENT QUALITY , THEY DESERVE TO BE TREASURES OF ANCIENT CHINESE ARCHETECTURE.