In the hundreds of years of history of Datang, there is a name that must not be ignored!She is Wu Zetian. As the only female emperor in Chinese history, Wu Zetian created a glorious and prosperous era of inheriting the concept of Zhenzhen and enlightening the Yuan Dynasty, and her spirit is impressive. There are many women in power in history, but no one opens the bead curtain like her and puts on a golden dragon robe to reign over the world. On the wordless monument that has stood for thousands of years in the wind and rain, countless reverie ...... of future generations have been left
The 286th session of China Binzhou Cultural Lecture Hall arrived as scheduled
December 16, 2023 at 14:30 p.mWang Shuanghuai, professor of the School of History and Culture of Shaanxi Normal University, president of the China Wu Zetian Research Association, and keynote speaker of the Hundred LecturesThe teacher was invited to walk into the lecture hall on the third floor of Binzhou Library and bring a wonderful lecture to everyone"The Legendary Life of Empress Wu Zetian".。This lecture is sponsored by the Binzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism, undertaken by the Binzhou Museum and Binzhou Library, and co-organized by Songyue Academy, which is the 286th session of the Binzhou Cultural Lecture Hall in China.
Wang Shuanghuai, the keynote speaker of the 100 forums, gave a wonderful speech
Throughout the lecture, Professor Wang Shuanghuai combined his rich research experience and research results, talked about Wu Zetian's life and deeds, told us about his legendary life, and reproduced the magnificent life course of an outstanding woman from a humble concubine to a supreme in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Wu Zetian was born in the seventh year of Tang Gaozu Wude (624), his father was Wu Shiyi, and his mother was Yang. When he was a teenager, he studied and Xi, and went to Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Lizhou, Jingzhou, and Bingzhou with his parents. She was a talented person of Tang Taizong, and later became the queen of Tang Gaozong.
The audience listened attentively
From a nun to "Zhaoyi", she experienced the dispute over the abolition of the queen. In this process, she Wu Zetian gradually emerged and began to participate in the politics of the court, the system of the dynasty, and the suppression of rebellions. On September 9 of the first year of Zai Chu (690), Wu Zetian held an enthronement ceremony in Luoyang, changed the Tang Dynasty to Zhou, and became the only female emperor in Chinese history.
Under her rule, the politics of the Great Zhou were clear and the national strength became stronger day by day. However, in the first year of the dragon (705), Zhang Cambodia launched a coup d'état, supported Zhongzong, changed Zhou to Tang, and moved Wu Zetian to Shangyang Palace. In the first year of Shenlong (705), Wu Zetian died of illness at the age of 82 and was buried in Qianling with Tang Gaozong.
Wonderful moments of the lecture
For thousands of years, many scholars have had mixed evaluations of Wu Zetian. Some say that she is cruel and cruel, that she does nothing, and that she is very low;Some people say that she uses people to admonish, is discerning and judgmental, and raises her very high. Professor Wang Shuanghuai argues with the help of rich historical data:In terms of employmentWu Zetian attaches great importance to the training, selection and use of talents, humbly accepts advice, and reuses talentsEconomic aspects, lightly dispense with the thin endowment, and implement the uniform field;Cultural aspects: Advocate poetry and encourage innovation;Military aspects: Develop the frontier and fight the rebellion.
The audience listened attentively
At the end of the lecture, Professor Wang Shuanghuai made a brief summary:Wu Zetian is not an ordinary woman, but a powerful political figure. She played a very important role in the specific historical stage of the Tang Dynasty for nearly half a century. During the more than 40 years that she participated in politics and was in power, her politics was relatively clear, her economy developed, her culture was revitalized, and her national strength was also very strong. And all of this laid a solid foundation for the emergence of the "Kaiyuan Prosperous Era" and wrote a glorious page in Chinese history. It should be said that she was an outstanding politician in ancient China, a leader among women in ancient China, and an outstanding figure of the Chinese nation.
During the exchange session, Professor Wang Shuanghuai patiently answered the questions of the audience, deepened everyone's understanding of the political, economic and social conditions of Wu Zetian and his reign, won a round of applause from the audience, and the lecture slowly came to an end. More exciting activities, stay tuned!