Two Tombs of Southern Tang Dynasty - Nantouniryo (English spelling)

Japanese: 南唐二陵 - なんとうにりょう（英語表記）Nán Táng èr líng

These tombs refer to the Qinling tomb of Li Xi (888-943), the founder of the Southern Tang dynasty of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in China, and the Shunling tomb of the second emperor, Li Jing (916-961). They are circular tombs built on the ridge at the southern foot of Mt. Takayama in Dongshan Town, Jiangning County, Jiangsu Province, on the southern outskirts of Nanjing. They were excavated by the Nanjing Museum in 1950-51. Both tombs consist of a gate, an anterior chamber, a middle chamber, and a posterior chamber. The Qinling chamber is 21.48m long and 10.45m wide at its widest point. The front and middle chambers are built of bricks and have domed ceilings, and there are side chambers on either side for storing Ming utensils.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，五代十国の南唐の始祖，烈宗李昪（りべん）(888‐943)の欽陵と，第2代，元宗李璟（りけい）(916‐961)の順陵をいう。南京市の南郊，江蘇省江寧県東善鎮，高山の南麓の尾根を利用してつくった円墳。1950‐51年に南京博物院が発掘。墓室は2陵とも墓門，前室，中室，後室からなる。欽陵の墓室は全長21.48m，最大幅10.45m，前･中室は塼（せん）で築き，ドーム式の天井を設け，左右に明器類をいれる側室を付設。

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