明孝陵规模宏大,建筑雄伟,形制参照唐宋两代的陵墓而有所增益。整座陵墓融中国古代文化之精髓,集天文、地理、历法、风水、建筑、雕刻、书法绘画之大成,成为继唐宋陵寝制度之精华,开明清皇家陵寝制度之先河的伟大建筑杰作。2003年7月3日北京时间23时55分,在法国巴黎举行的第27届世界遗产委员会会议,经表决一致通过将中国南京的明孝陵、北京的十三陵作世界遗产“明、清皇家陵寝”的扩展,列入《世界遗产名录》。如今,转眼已到2015年,时光飞逝,明孝陵列入世遗名录已有12周年。明孝陵作为中国明皇陵之首,代表 Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum scale, architectural majesty, shape reference to Tang and Song dynasties mausoleum and gain. As the essence of ancient Chinese culture, the entire mausoleum is a masterpiece of great architecture that has taken precedence over the mausoleum system of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the essence of the mausoleum system of astronomy, geography, calendars, feng shui, architecture, sculpture and calligraphy. On July 3, 2003, at 23:55 GMT, the 27th World Heritage Committee meeting in Paris, France, unanimously passed the resolution on clarifying the Ming and Qing Tombs in Nanjing, China and the Ming Tombs in Beijing as “ Qing Imperial Mausoleum, ”the expansion, included in the“ World Heritage List. ” Now, by the time it is 2015, the time flies, Ming Xiaoling inscription into the World Heritage List has been 12 years. Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum as the first Chinese Ming, on behalf of