Statue of an elephant on the Sacred Way. The Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.

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Statue of an elephant on the Sacred Way. The Sacred Way runs for about a kilometer and is flanked on both sides by carvings of human and animal figures. There are 12 large stone human figures and 24 of animals, all carved from a single blocks of granite in 1435 during the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Xuan De. The Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.

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Size: 3342px × 5100px
Location: Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.
Photo credit: © Robert Burch / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: asia, beijing, china, elephant, ming, sacred, tombs