Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty wrote "A Fang Gong Fu", and A Fang Palace is regarded as one of the four major projects of Qin Shi Huang. At the time of the death of the first emperor, the Afang Palace was not repaired, and after many years, the Afang Palace project was unfinished, and in recent years of archaeology, we have successfully discovered the ruins of the Afang Palace, and his magnificence shocked the world.
Even the United Nations has evaluated Afang Palace as "the first palace in the world", so what are the things in Afang Palace?
The ruins of Afang Palace).
Before the discovery of the ruins of Afang Palace, experts always thought that Afang Palace had disappeared in the burning of Xiang Yu, and we thought that the geographical location of Afang Palace should be on a high place. But with the 2015, in archaeology, we found the front hall of the Afang Palace, which is not on the intact high ground, where it is located, even includes the old ditch.
The center line of Afang Palace faces south, facing the Qinling Mountains, which is also the central axis of XianyangIt can be seen that the first emperor attached great importance to Afang Palace, so why did the first emperor build Afang Palace?
Qin Shi Huang and Afang Palace).
It is an incomparably magnificent palace, and from modern archaeological discoveries, the core area alone covers an area of 230,000 square kilometers. It is recorded in the "Historical Records" that the capital of the Qin State was Xianyang, and the capital of the Zhou Dynasty was in Haojing in the pastIt stands to reason that Hojing is the land of Longxing, but the first emperor did not choose to move the capital after ascending the throne, and still set the capital in Xianyang.
With the rapid increase in the population of Xianyang, Xianyang gradually became overcrowded, so Yingzheng had the idea of establishing an "imperial capital", and then the construction of Afang Palace began. This huge palace not only demonstrates the authority of Qin Shi Huang to create the first great unified dynastyIt also strengthened the centralization of power to show the emperor's favor.
Now some people say that Qin Shi Huang built Afang Palace for loveThis statement is a bit too idealistic.
Afang Palace) was not completed from the construction of the First Emperor to his death on the way to the east in 210 BC. After Hu Hai ascended the throne, he transferred all the laborers to Lishan to build a mausoleum. It was not until the construction of the Mausoleum of the First Emperor was completed that the Afang Palace was freed up to complete. But soon the uprising in Daze Township broke out, and Afang Palace stopped work again.
Hu Hai wanted to continue the construction, but Li Si, Feng Quji and others did not agree, and finally Hu Hai was furious and arrested several people and killed. After Zhao Gao killed Qin II, the entire Qin Dynasty became a pot of porridge, and no one went to build Afang Palace.
Although the construction of the Afang Palace was not completedHowever, the Great Wall that has been built has been preserved。In the Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, Acheng also still existed.
Daze Township Uprising).
In recent years, under the national excavation of the ruins of Afang Palace, we have also discovered more mysteries of Afang Palace. Through archaeology, we found the front hall, the original huge Afang Palace, only completed the construction of the foundation of the front hall. In the whole Afang Palace, there are two main building complexes, one is the front hall building complex, and the other is the "upper roof" building complex.
From the archaeological findings of the site, the area of the Afang Palace is about 135 square kilometers. Even the ruins of the front hall cover an area of 5450,000 square meters, equivalent to the size of 90 football fields. From one of the front halls, we can see the sheer size of the entire building.
Map of the front hall).
In addition to the front hall of Afang Palace, many other ruins have been discovered during the archaeological process. For example, the magnet door, which is one of the doors of Afang Palace, has a magnetic attraction function, and when facing the assassin, he can absorb iron to prevent this moment. There is also a function, which is to show his magic and let others see the development and advancement of the Qin Dynasty.
The location of the magnet door is not the same in different historical records, and it is seen through the on-site archaeological masterTo the north of the ruins of the Afang Palace, the site of the Magnet Gate should be located in time。In addition to the magnet gate, there is also the famous orchid pond, which is said to be the dormitory of the first emperor Yingzheng, and there is also the upper roof, which is the altar of worship to the heavens, and the altar of the earth, which is the place of sacrifice to the land.
Upper Tiantai Ruins).
At the same time, there is Shanglin Garden, which is also huge in scale, including Chang'an, Huxian and other places. In the early years of the Han Dynasty, it was originally barren, and it was not restored to the palace until the time of Emperor Wu of the Han DynastyRaise poultry in it to ensure the emperor's riding and shooting.
In the fifties of the last century, when farmers accidentally dug in the northern part of the site, they found a large number of moire tiles, and finally under the observation and detection of archaeologists, the buildings here were confirmedIt wasn't until the local wall was discovered that it corresponded to "Ah Cheng".
Site distribution map).
In the front hall of today's Afang Palace, there is only a huge rammed earth pedestal, which is surprisingly wide in scope, with a length of 1,320 meters and a width of about 420 meters. Even more surprising is that this is the largest rammed earth platform foundation building currently found in the worldIn 1992, it was recognized by the United Nations as a wonder of the world.
The Afang Palace is also recognized by the United Nations as "the first palace in the world", it can be said that this majestic palace, he represents not only the grandeur of the Qin Dynasty, but shows us the majesty of the Qin Dynasty, and the Afang Palace is also a representative of ancient Chinese palace architectureThe phrase "the first house in the world" can be said to be no exaggeration.
On the east bank of the ruins of Afang Palace, the ruins of Shanglin Yuan were discovered, where a large number of brick and tile building materials were unearthed, and these building materials have traces of being burned by fire. This means that Shanglin Yuan once suffered a huge fireThis seems to be comparable to Xiang Yu's burning of Afang Palace at the beginning.
On the east side of the ruins of the front hall of the Afang Palace, there is a huge earthen platform, this side is the upper roof, which is one of the most obvious buildings in the whole interior, and through investigation and survey, we confirmed that this is a palace complexIt is present in the upper forest garden, which once again shows the ancient civilization.
Afang Palace has been).
Nowadays, Afang Palace represents a deeper embodiment, that is, the physical identity formed by the Chinese nationBecause this is the first landmark building of our country's great unification。In 2012, on the archaeological site, the archaeological site park was built to show the style of the Chinese nation.
Whenever we mention a cultural relic, we are most concerned about the protection of cultural relicsSince 1961, the site of Afang Palace has been a key cultural relics protection unit in China. At that time, Xi'an built the Afang Palace Scenic Area, which was later demolished and became a more formal and large-scale national archaeological site park.
Site distribution map).
In 2011, the Shaanxi Cultural Relics Bureau also held an expert review of the protection plan of the Afang Palace, which can be said to ensure the safety of the cultural relics. Instead, these cultural relics can be realized under the premise of safety and drive the development of the local tourism economyNow the ruins of Afang Palace have also become a representative tourist attraction in Xi'an.
We hope that while cultural tourism is developing on a large scale, the protection of cultural relics must not be left behind. It's hard to protect a cultural artifactBut it's too easy to destroy an artifact.
In the past, when the technology was not developed, we did inadvertently lose a lot of cultural relics, but now, we uphold the principle of less digging and slow digging, hoping to provide better protection for these cultural relics. Only in this way can we discover the secrets of history that we are really looking for from the cultural relics.
Key cultural relics protection units).
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