Ming Tombs to get tourism makeover

Development of surrounding area to preserve relics, protect environment

Beijing will relocate 15,000 people who live around the Ming Tombs in order for authorities to develop the area.

Zhang Yanyou, head of Changping district where the Ming Tombs are located, said the government is doing research on the development of the relics, which will take into consideration ecological protection and relics preservation, as well as the area's transportation.