Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum
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![The Shengong Shengde stele in the Sifangcheng pavilion](/Images/godic/202501/27/Stone_Sifangcheng0336.jpg")
![The Kangxi Emperor's stele of homage to his Ming predecessor of 300 years before](/Images/godic/202501/27/MingXiaoling_ZLTS01_rotated0336.jpg")
![The unfinished bixi with a blank stele, re-installed in the Red Chamber Culture Park](/Images/godic/202501/27/Hong_Lou_Park_-_Blank_stele_bixi_-_P10605920336.JPG")
The Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (Chinese:明孝陵; pinyin:Míng Xiào Líng; literally: "Ming filial mausoleum") is the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dynasty. It lies at the southern foot of Purple Mountain, located east of the historical centre of Nanjing, China. Legend says that in order to prevent robbery of the tomb, 13 identical processions of funeral troops started from 13 city gates to obscure the real burying site.