Nearby to the Great Wall is the tomb of one of the emporers of the famous Ming Dynasty. There is a museum there as well that houses some of the artifacts of the Dynasty and describes much of the naval power of ancient China. One of the artifacts is a collosal bronze statue of the emporer in the middle of the room.
Behind the museum, you can climb a ramp to go see the actual tomb, which consists of a large slab of stone over a man-made hill which houses the actual tomb. Unlike the Egyptians, the Chinese do not often open the tombs of their old rulers to let tourists and guides walk through.
Since it was a very hot day (the temp was near 38 degrees C, over 100 degrees F), and we had just climbed the wall, we didn't spend much time there and were soon on our way back to Bejing. The next day we were to leave for Xian. - Scott
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