ming zu ling is located in xuyi county of jiangsu province hongze lake in the west bank, zhu yuanzhang's great great grandfather, great grandfather, grandfather of the cenotaph and grandfather of actual burial place. after zhu yuanzhang unify the whole country, yu hongwu 19 years (ad 1386) here build zu ling, bestowed both buried the grandfather zhu chuyi, great grandfather zhu sijiu and emperor zhu bailiusan emperor after the next year in the mausoleum built the temple to enjoy, yongle eleven years (ad 1413) zhu di built lingxing gate and fence.
明祖陵位于江苏省盱眙县洪泽湖的西岸,是明太祖朱元璋的高祖、曾祖、祖父的衣冠冢及其祖父的实际葬地。朱元璋一统天下以后,于洪武十九年(公元1386年)在此地建祖陵,追封并重葬其祖父朱初一、曾祖朱四九和高祖朱百六三代帝后,次年在陵前建享殿,永乐十一年(公元1413年)朱棣又建棂星门及围墙。