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Nanjing

capital of Jiangsu province in Eastern China

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we will see

Yangshan Quarry

People's Republic of China
The three sections of a gigantic stele, which the Yongle Emperor commissioned for the mausoleum of his father the Hongwu Emperor can be seen here in situ. The project was never completed, as the Ming engineers realized that there is no way the stone monoliths could be moved out of here to Ming Xiaoling.