Example sentences for: yongle

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  • The massive courtyards and pavilions above Yongle’s burial chambers have been restored, and they house some of the Ming Tombs’ excavated treasures, including imperial armor.

  • Completed by the Emperor Yongle in 1420, the Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng) in the center of Beijing was the home to 24 consecutive rulers of China during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties.

  • The largest tomb (Changling) belonged to Yongle himself.

  • The temple was originally part of the larger Zhengjue Temple complex (built during the reign of Ming Emperor Yongle in the 1420s and sacked by Western troops in 1860 and 1900).

  • The capital’s first Drum Tower, from which the hours of the day were signaled with drums, was built here by Kublai Khan in 1272, rebuilt by Ming Emperor Yongle in 1420, and renovated under the Qing emperors.


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