Shisanling
Shisanling Town is a town located in the northern part of Changping District, Beijing, China. Situated at the immediate south of Taihang Mountain Range, Shisanling shares border with Jingzhuang Town and Dazhuangke Township in the north, Yanshou Town in the east, Cuicun and Nanshao Towns in the southeast, Chengbei and Chengnan Subdistricts in the south, and Nankou Town in the west.Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Town with 5,000 residents
- Description: town in Changping, Beijing
- Also known as: “Shih-san-ling” and “Shisanling Zhen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dingling Tomb and Zhaoling Tomb.
Dingling Tomb
Park
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ming Dingling is a mausoleum in China where the Wanli Emperor, together with his two empresses Wang Xijie and Dowager Xiaojing, were buried. Dingling is one of the thirteen imperial tombs at Ming tombs in Changping district 45 km north of central Beijing. Dingling Tomb is situated 2½ km north of Shisanling.
Zhaoling Tomb
Park
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Zhao Mausoleum is a mausoleum in China where the Longqing Emperor was buried. The mausoleum is one of the thirteen imperial tombs at Ming tombs in Changping District 45 km north of central Beijing.
Ming Tombs Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ming Tombs Reservoir or the Shisanling Reservoir is a dam in Changping District of northern Beijing, China. Named for the Ming tombs nearby, it is the lower reservoir of the Shisanling Pumped Storage Power Station. Ming Tombs Reservoir is situated 3½ km southeast of Shisanling.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yanshou and Chengbei Subdistrict.
Yanshou
Town
Photo: mayanming, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yanshou Town is a town situated in the northeast of Changping District, Beijing, China. Surrounded by parts of Taihang Mountain Range on three sides, Yanshou Town borders Dazhuangke Township and Jiuduhe Town in its north, Qiaozi Town in its east, Xingshou and Cuicun Towns in its south, and Shisanling Town in its west. Yanshou is situated 3½ km northeast of Shisanling.
Chengbei Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chengbei Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the center of Changping District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Shisanling Town in its north, Nanshao Town in its east, Chengnan Subdistrict and Machikou Town in its south, and Chengnan Subdistrict in its west. Chengbei Subdistrict is situated 6 km southeast of Shisanling.
Chengnan Subdistrict
Suburb
Photo: Charlie fong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chengnan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in the center of Changping District, Beijing, China. It shares border with Chengbei Subdistrict to its north, Nanshao Town to its east, Machikou Area to its south and west, and has an exclave west of Chengbei Subdistrict. Chengnan Subdistrict is situated 7 km south of Shisanling.
Shisanling
- Categories: town of China and locality
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.27078° or 40° 16′ 15″ northLongitude
116.21877° or 116° 13′ 8″ eastPopulation
5,000Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)Open location code
8PGR76C9+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6405984793OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
2034875Wikidata ID
Q31854914
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Wu Chinese—“Shisanling” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shisanling”
- Chinese: “Shísānlíng Zhèn”
- Chinese: “十三陵”
- Chinese: “十三陵镇”
- Gan Chinese: “十三陵镇”
- Japanese: “十三陵鎮”
- Slovenian: “Šisanling”
- Swedish: “Shisanling”
- Vietnamese: “Trấn Thập Tam Lăng”
- Welsh: “Shisanling”
- Wu Chinese: “十三陵镇”
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