Why demolish Tiananmen Square and rebuild it?
Tiananmen Square is an ancient city tower with a history of more than 600 years, which has been baptized by wind and rain, rebuilt three times, and reborn from the fire, and now stands on the land of the East with a new attitude.
This castle tower, which combines a sense of history and modern culture, was the result of the demolition and reconstruction of the first emergency order in 1969. So, why do this?
What happened behind the reconstruction of Tiananmen Square? This is the answer that everyone wants to know. As a wonderful flower in the history of ancient palace architecture, Tiananmen Square highlights the wisdom of the ancients and the charm of the Orient.
Its establishment marks the completion of the reconstruction of Beijing, an important symbol of Yongle's relocation of the capital.
Yanjing was once the fief of Zhu Di, the king of Yan in the Ming Dynasty, and as early as the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Shizu had taken it as the central capital, that is, the historical capital of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhu Di launched"The Battle of Jingjing", ousted his nephew Zhu Yunwen from the throne and became Ming Chengzu.
In order to consolidate the imperial power and strengthen his rule, he ordered the capital to be moved to Beijing, and it took only four years from 1417 to 1421 to rebuild the city, giving it a new look.
Among the many skilled craftsmen from all over the country, Kuai Xiang, a young palace designer from Wu County, Suzhou, was appointed"Chengtianmen"Chief Designer,"Chengtianmen"That is, from his handwriting.
Located directly south of the Imperial Palace, on the central axis of Beijing, this three-storey building is modeled after Nanjing"Chengtianmen", leaving people with a sense of solemnity, atmosphere, majesty and elegance.
Zhu Di entered Beijing through the middle gate of this city tower, opening the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty. However,"Chengtianmen"As a wooden building, 36 years after its construction, it suffered a devastating fire.
According to historical records, lightning flashed and thundered at that time, and a thunderbolt happened to strike"Chengtianmen", instantly drowning it in a sea of fire. After 9 years of reconstruction, Kuaixiang once again took the order and led the people to restore this ancient building.
In 1644, Li Zicheng led his army to break through Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty fell. However, just a year later, the Dashun regime vanished, and the six-year-old Shunzhi Emperor ascended the throne in Beijing.
Seven years later, Emperor Shunzhi ordered the rebuilding of Chengtianmen and renamed it Tiananmen. Compared with the Chengtianmen Gate during the Ming Dynasty, the Tiananmen Square built by the Qing Dynasty was more majestic.
After Emperor Shunzhi rebuilt Tiananmen Square for the second time, it stood in Beijing for more than 300 years, and it was restored several times to maintain its vitality. Even during the war years, Tiananmen Square did not experience large-scale destruction, but because it was unmanaged and repaired, it took on the appearance of an aging dragon clock.
In 1949, a month before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the palace walls symbolizing feudal rule on the east, west and south sides of Tiananmen Square were completely demolished, and Tiananmen Square and Jinshui Bridge were truly displayed in front of the world.
When the People's Republic of China was founded, a great man stood on the tower of Tiananmen Square and announced to the world: "New China has been founded!" At this point, Tiananmen Square has once again been entrusted with an important historical mission.
On March 8, 1966, a violent ** occurred in Xingtai, Hebei Province, causing more than 8,000 deaths, nearly 40,000 injuries, and direct losses of up to 1 billion.
Afterwards, according to the ** broadcast, this was a 6Level 8**, Beijing was also affected in this **, and Tiananmen Square was also damaged again in the natural disaster.
In order to preserve this ancient building that bears the changes of China's history, ** urgently decided to carry out rescue restoration of Tiananmen Square. That winter, Tiananmen Square was covered by a huge black shed, and workers inside worked intensively and orderly to restore it.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing, and people's attention to this matter reached its peak. However, most people don't know why Tiananmen Square "disappeared suddenly" until 112 days later, when Tiananmen reappeared with a new look, and people let go of their hearts.
After all, at that time, many ancient buildings and ancient city walls were demolished in order to change the face of Beijing, and people feared that Tiananmen Square would also be permanently demolished. However, it turned out to be just a reconstruction.
It has been 63 years since the third reconstruction of Tiananmen Square, an ancient city tower that symbolizes the dignity of the country and the history and culture of China, and was officially opened to the public in 1988.
Standing in Tiananmen Square and looking up at this ancient city tower, people's hearts will surely feel a sense of pride.