The Ming Imperial tombs in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province, was included in the World Heritage List on a United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization meeting held July 3, 2003.

Zhu Yuanzhang, first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was buried in the bombs. It is seen as a showcase of the funeral architecture and culture centuries ago in China.

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