The tomb was rebuilt from money siphoned from the army. The main material used for building the Long'en Hall was gold. Sun Dianying looted the hall and the tomb in 1928. His army has scraped the wall and ceiling of its gold.
Dragon carvings on the balustrades which she was not entitled to have
Nine mythical creatures on the roof, one short of the Hall of Supreme harmony in the Forbidden City
Again dragons she was not entitled
Phoenix above the Dragon
Only Empress Dowager Cixi had the audacity to do this because she was the de facto ruler
A deer represents wealth
A crane represents longevity
Empress Dowager Cixi
Long'en Hall
with all its (fake) gold now
All we see today is reproduced from a photo found in the Summer Palace
Gilded dragons once graced the pillars
Empty ceiling
Imperial seal
Long'en Hall now serves as a museum
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