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Price Hike Will Improve Ming Tombs' State of Repair

Higher admission prices for visitors to the Ming Tombs in Shisanling have been approved by Beijing municipality's Commodity Price Bureau. The reason for the increase was to raise funds for the continued salvaging, recovery andprotection of cultural relics throughout the tombs' environs. It is also hoped that the extra funding will provide an enhanced experience for visitors, especially children, army veteran cadres, students, and the elderly.

Admission charges are now:
Off Season (November 11-March 31)
Dingling Tomb: 40 Yuan (US$4.8)
Changling Tomb: 30 Yuan (US$3.6)
Zhaoling Tomb: 20 Yuan (US$2.4)
Sacred Way: 20 Yuan (US$2.4)
Busy Season (April 1-October 31)
Dingling Tomb: 60 Yuan (US$7.2)
Changling Tomb: 45 Yuan (US$5.4)
Zhaoling Tomb: 30 Yuan (US$3.6)
Sacred Way: 30 Yuan (US$3.64)