{{Short description|Heritage site in Liaoning Province, China}} right|thumb|Fuling Tomb The '''Fuling''' or '''Fu Mausoleum''' ({{lang-zh|c={{linktext|福|陵}}|p=Fúlíng|l=Mausoleum of Propitiousness}}; {{Langx|mnc|{{ManchuSibeUnicode|ᡥᡡᡨᡠᡵᡳᠩᡤᠠ <br>ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ}}|hūturingga munggan|translit-std=mdorff}}), also known as the '''East Mausoleum''' ({{lang-zh|s={{linktext|东|陵}}|t={{linktext|東|陵}}|p=Dōnglíng}}), is the mausoleum of Nurhaci, the founding monarch of the Later Jin dynasty (subsequently posthumously recognized as an emperor of the Qing dynasty) and his wife, Empress Xiaocigao. It served as the main site for ritual ceremonies conducted by the imperial family during the entire Qing dynasty.<ref name=unesco>[https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1004/documents/ WHC Nomination Documentation: Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties]</ref> Located in the eastern part of Shenyang city, Liaoning Province, northeastern China, Fuling has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004.
==Layout== The mausoleum is an extensive architectural complex that consist of stone archway, main red gate, sacred way, cloud pillars, stone animals, a 108-step stone staircase, the Shengong Shengde Stele Pavilion, the washing room, the fruit room, the tea room, the waiting room, Long'en Gate, Long'en Hall, eastern and western side-halls, silk burning pavilion, Lingxing Gate, the five stone sacrifice utensils, Ming pavilion, and Treasure City.<ref name=unesco />
==Location== The mausoleum is located in a hilly area 10 kilometers east of the old city of Shenyang.
==Protection== Fuling was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in an extension to the site Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in 2004.<ref name=unesco />
==References== {{reflist}} {{Qing dynasty topics}}
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Category:Burial sites of imperial Chinese families Category:Buildings and structures in Shenyang Category:Qing dynasty architecture Category:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Liaoning Category:World Heritage Sites in China Category:Nurhaci