The treasures of the Ming Dynasty hall, where are the treasures coveted by Qianlong?
The Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City that we see today is completely different from the Forbidden City when it was first built during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, having been destroyed four times and rebuilt four times, and the current scale is only half of the Yongle period. Compared to the huge base under the main hall, it seems a little incongruous. Therefore, it is really difficult for us to imagine how magnificent and magnificent the original name of the Taihe Palace, Fengtian Temple, would be in the early Ming Dynasty. If you really think it's incredible, then you should go to the Changling Tomb of the Ming Tombs.
The Forbidden City of the Taihe Palace.
Abbreviation of the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty.
The Qi'en Hall of Changling is considered to be one of the three major landscapes of the Ming Tombs (Surface, Dingling, Fengshi, and Tianshou Mountain), and is considered to be a miniature version of the Ming Dynasty. The temple is built in imitation of the Fengtian Hall of the lighting dynasty, and is made of three marble platforms, which are the same height as the pedestal, which is more majestic and magnificent. On top of that, the Xuan'en Hall has nine floors, while the Xuan'en Hall has eleven floors and is up to three meters wide!
The Xiangtang of the Ming Tombs, also known as the Hall of Grace, is dedicated to worshipping the emperor and the emperor. This one of Changling is the only one left in the Ming Tombs, and it has become the largest and most complete one in the Ming Dynasty. Unlike the buildings of the same period that were destroyed, renovated and rebuilt in the same period, the Qi'en Hall is one of the few remaining wooden buildings in the early Ming Dynasty, and it has been standing here for more than 600 years since its construction. Therefore, the best way to understand the wooden structure of the Ming Dynasty is to preserve the Xuan'en Hall of the Ming Dynasty.
The official residence represented by the Ming Dynasty.
In the eleventh year of Yongle (1413), the Qi'en Hall on the ground was built in the second year of Xuande of the Ming Dynasty (1427). The heavy eaves and the roof of the palace made of yellow tiles that glitter in the sun are the highest level of official buildingsNine heads above and seven heads below, symbolizing the status of this huge palace.
The main hall is nine bays, five feet high, meaning "the respect of the ninety-five". The total length of the palace is 6675m, width 2931m, 28m high, is a rare large-scale palace in China, in the ancient Chinese single building, in addition to the Taihe Palace, Taihe Palace, occupies the widest area.
The pedestal of this building is three 3s. The 13-meter-tall white marble statue symbolizes heaven, earth, and man. ** of the elixir, each one is connected together, which is a supreme power.
The stone statues around the Forbidden City are very similar to the stone carvings in the Forbidden City, and when it rains, there will be a spectacular scene of "a thousand dragons spitting water", and this stone carving is "a hundred dragons spitting water". The red wall and yellow tiles, the painted forehead, the bucket arch, with the white stone seat commensurate with the scale of the building, from a distance, majestic and magnificent, the momentum is compelling.
A palace built of ** nan wood has stood for thousands of years.
The Xuan'en Hall of Changling not only preserves the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty, but also the wooden parts such as beams, columns, fangs, purlins, and bucket arches inside are also made of first-class Nanmu, which can be called an eternal palace of the Ming Tombs.
What a precious thing is this?Because of its bright color, hard material, not easy to deform, can prevent decay, and can also emit fragrance, it has always been loved by people. Especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was the exclusive wood of the royal family. However, the golden silk nanmu is produced in the deep mountains and old forests of Yunnan-Guichuan, and it is extremely difficult to cut down and transport, and many miners are killed by trees when mining, or starve to death and get sick, so there is a saying that "1000 into the mountain, 500 out of the mountain".
On the other hand, it is a slower variety, and it can only grow 15 cm in diameter at 60 years. It would take at least 3,500 years to grow into a palace. For hundreds of years, high-quality timber has been exploited. When the Taihe Hall was rebuilt during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, it had to be replaced with high-quality pine trees because there was no more suitable golden thread wood.
Entering the Xuan'en Hall of Changling, the first thing you see is a huge mahogany pillar, which is quaint and quaint. A total of sixty thick mahogany pillars support the roof of the entire hall, and the materials are thick and well-made. The four largest stone pillars are 23 meters high and 1.7 meters in diameter, and two adults can't hold them. Although you can't see its specific size from the stone pillar, from the ** point of view, it is about the same size as a person, and you can see how high its cost is.
Emperor Qianlong's "real name" was envied.
There is often a saying on the Internet, that is, a golden nanmu can be sold for 27 million. Therefore, sixty golden pillars are a priceless palace. Even if he is a "fanatical fan" like Qianlong, he is drooling when he sees it.
Xijin Zhai Gong Wang's Mansion.
According to the historical books, in March of the 50th year of Qianlong (1787), he visited the Ming Tombs, and couldn't help but marvel at the atmosphere and luxury of the Changling Tombs, especially when he saw the tall and majestic golden thread nanmu beams and columns, his saliva flowed, and he almost had the idea of "borrowing". However, Qianlong did not give up the plan to "repair" the Ming Tombs, he demolished all the mahogany halls in the mausoleum of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty and rebuilt a small Hong'en Palace. As for the "demolition of the big and the change of the small", these surplus golden silk nanmu have gone, that is their own imagination.
At the end. In the middle of today's Qi'en Hall stands a bronze seated statue of Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, built in 1998;On both sides are the relics of the imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty, most of which are imitated to increase the content of visitors' tours. Today's Xuan'en Hall is just an exhibition hall, not an ordinary building. To get an idea of how the Ming Dynasty's Qi'en Hall was renovated, you can take a look at the Qi'en Hall in Zhaoling, where there is a restored statue.
Changling is indeed very lucky, neither by Qianlong's "demolition and reform" nor by the archaeological disaster led by Guo Moruo. Although we can't see the underground where the emperor sleeps, the surface structure of Changling is enough to breathe people.