The Ming Tombs Pictures displays photos of Sacred Way, Dingling and Changling Tomb in Beijing Ming Tombs. The Ming Tombs are located about 48 km (31 miles) northwest of Beijing at a carefully selected site, with 13 emperors buried in a complex that spreads some 15 square miles. The Ming Tombs form the most extensive burial complex of any chinese dynasty and are one of the finest preserved pieces of 15th century chinese art and architecture.