View asset onlySpirit Way of the Ming TombsMing Tombs / Thirteen Tombs of Ming Dynasty / Mingchao Tombs Shisan Ling (Ming Dynasty burial site, 50 km north of Beijing, Changping County, Tianshou Mountain, built by Emperor Yongle in 1409. UNESCO World Heritage since 2003)Spirit Way / Shen Dao,Alley of the Stone Statues (main section of the Spirit Way with eighteen pairs of stone figures, consisting of twelve pairs of animals and six pairs of humans, erected in 1435).– Partial view with camels and elephants. –Photo, 1965.IdentifierAKG7443692SourceRoland & Sabrina MichaudCredit lineRoland and Sabrina Michaud / akg-imagesEvent date1965Image date1965Time Period15TH CENTURY1960S20TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicANIMALARTASIAN ARTCAMELCHINESE ARTCOLOUR PHOTOGRAPH ; COLOR PHOTOGRAPHELEPHANTGEOGRAPHYMING DYNASTYNECROPOLISOUTDOOR SCULPTURESTATUESTONETOPOGRAPHYVIEWWORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE ; WORLD HERITAGE SITEZOOLOGYGeographyASIACHINA (COUNTRY) ; CHINAEASTERN ASIAMING TOMBSPEKINGSEELENWEGPersonROLAND AND SABRINA MICHAUDROLAND MICHAUDSABRINA MICHAUDTechniquePHOTOGRAPHSCULPTURESCULPTURE IN THE ROUND ; FULL SCULPTURESize4723px × 3279px (44 MB) 39.9 cm × 27.7 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4723px × 3279px (44 MB) TIFF40.0 cm × 27.8 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload