Stock photography, photos: Sacred Way - Ming Tombs, China Stock photos of Statue of a Chinese philosopher on the Sacred Way. The Sacred Way runs for about a kilometer and is flanked on both sides by carvings of human and animal figures. There are 12 large stone human figures and 24 of animals, all carved from a single blocks of granite in 1435 during the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Xuan De. The Ming Tombs near Beijing, China. Photograph: © Robert Burch Click for a larger image and more information Keywords associated with this stock photo: asia, china, Beijing, ming, ming tombs, sacred way, statue, philosopher