This is a bronze statue of the 13th Ming Emperor Wanli, who ruled from 1573 to 1620. He had been building Ding Ling since age 22, and when it was completed, he threw a birthday bash here. Ding Ling was the first burial chamber to be officially excavated in China in 1958. This statue is the centerpiece of a small museum of Wanli housed in the tomb's Hall of Eminent Favors.