Malanyu (simplified Chinese: 马兰峪镇; traditional Chinese: 馬蘭峪鎮; pinyin: Mǎlányù Zhèn) is a town approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the city of Zunhua, Hebei, which administrates the town, and about 120 kilometers from the Forbidden City in Beijing. It hosts the Eastern Qing Tombs, a site that is the final resting place of some of the Qing emperors and empresses. The 78-square-kilometer site, known more widely as the Eastern Qing Tombs, is the burial place for 5 emperors, 15 empresses and 136 imperial concubines within 15 tombs, including the Shunzhi Emperor (1638–1661), the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722), the Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799), and Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908).

Malanyu 马兰峪镇
Town
Malanyu Location in Hebei
Coordinates (Malanyu town government): 40°11′24″N 117°42′00″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Tangshan
County-level City	Zunhua
Area
• Total	50.8 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population  (2017)	25,000
• Density	492.13/km2 (1,274.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

History

Ming Dynasty

Malanyu is home to the Yongwang Tower [zh], a Ming-era tower.[1]

Qing Dynasty

While on a hunting trip, Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, allegedly awestruck by the area's beauty, declared that he wished to be buried there.[2] His successor, Emperor Kangxi, began the construction of tombs on the site, now known as the Eastern Qing Tombs, in 1663. Emperor Kangxi, along with a team of both Manchu and Han planners, planned out the site, which includes a number of pathways, towers, temples, pavilions, arches, and sculptures.[2] Emperor Kangxi, after his reign, was buried at the site with his concubines.[2]

1928 Robbery

In 1928, the Eastern Qing Tombs were robbed in a large-scale looting orchestrated by local warlord Sun Dianying, and his subordinate, Tan Wenjiang.[2] Despite widespread outrage at the looting, even by top Chinese officials, Sun faced no reprocussions.[2]

Administrative divisions

Malanyu is divided into 1 neighborhood committee, 25 administrative villages, 30 natural villages [zh].[1]

Demographics

Malanyu is one of the two minority-majority towns in Zunhua,[3] with Han Chinese constituting only 13% of the town's population.[1] While most of the people in Malanyu are ethnically Manchu, there are also significant Mongol and Hui populations.[1]

References

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