Main Tombs
- Xiaoling (Chinese: 順治孝陵; pinyin: Shùnzhì Xiàolíng; literally "Tomb of Filial Piety") for the Shunzhi Emperor (1638–1661, the 1st Qing emperor to rule over China)
- Jingling (Chinese: 康熙景陵; pinyin: Kāngxī Jǐnglíng) for the Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722, the 2nd emperor)
- Yuling (Chinese: 乾隆峪陵; pinyin: Qiánlóng Yùlíng) for the Qianlong Emperor (1711–1799, the 4th emperor)
- Dingling (Chinese: 咸豐定陵; pinyin: Xiánfēng Dìnglíng; literally "Xianfeng Tomb of Quietude") for the Xianfeng Emperor (1831–1861, the 7th emperor)
- Huiling (Chinese: 同治惠陵; pinyin: Tóngzhì Huìlíng) for the Tongzhi Emperor (1856–1875, the 8th emperor)
- Ding Dongling (Chinese: 定東陵; pinyin: Dìng Dōng Líng) composed of:
- Putuo Yu Ding Dongling (Chinese: 菩陀峪定東陵; literally "Tomb east of Dingling in the Potala valley") for Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908)
- Puxiang Yu Ding Dongling (Chinese: 普祥峪定東陵; literally "Tomb east of Dingling in the broad valley of good omens") for Empress Dowager Cian (1837–1881)
An abandoned construction site for the mausoleum of the Daoguang Emperor is also located in the Eastern Qing Tombs. Daoguang decided to move his tomb (Muling) to the Western Qing Tombs after water seeped into the burial chamber at the original site. The already built structures were dismantled and moved to the Western Qing Tombs. Two sons and two daughters of Daoguang are buried in the Eastern Qing Tombs (in the "Tomb of the Princess").
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