In 1957, one of the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming emperors, near Peking, was opened, the tomb of the Emperor Wan-li. The silks and satins they found looked brand new but have slowly deteriorated since.
在北京附近，有一個十三陵，是明朝皇帝埋葬之處。一九五七年打開了一個定陵，是明萬曆的墓，裡面發現很多全新的綢緞，但接著慢慢就化了。