'luminous mausoleum'; Manchu: ᡝᠯᡩᡝᠩᡤᡝ ᠮᡠᠩᡤᠠᠨ, Möllendorff: eldengge munggan), also known as Beiling (Chinese: 北陵; pinyin: Běilíng; lit.

The tomb is located within Beiling Park, in Huanggu District of the northern urban Shenyang, Liaoning province, and is a popular area attraction.

The area around the tomb was originally set aside for imperial use and ordinary people were forbidden entry.

The Beiling Park has an area of 330 hectares (820 acres), and contains many historic buildings, pine trees and lakes.

Halfway along the royal way stands a statue of Hong Taiji in a bold stance and wearing military dress.

At the northern end of the royal way, the route crosses a bridge over a lake beyond which stand a series of gates that mark the entrance to the inner tomb area.

Heavy steel supports have been added to the front and back of this gate to prevent it falling over.

At the northern end of the temple area, on top of the central axis, stands the altar building.

Beyond the altar building, a final gate leads out of the temple area to the wall of the tomb mound itself.