I Have a Store In the World of American Comics

Chapter 041 In the Eastern Han Dynasty, what should the emperor's palace be called?

In the early Eastern Han Dynasty - 25 AD, Luoyang's palaces were still arranged in the south of the central axis of the city according to the ancient system of "the former dynasty and the latter city", that is, the so-called "Nangong" later.

When Emperor Ming Dynasty-AD 58~75, the North Palace was built, and there was Luoshui between it and the South Palace.

The North Palace is a great dynasty, and the main hall is called "Deyang Palace".

Behind the North Palace is the palace garden "Dragon Garden".

In the southern suburbs, Mingtang, Biyong and Lingtai were established respectively.

In the northern suburbs, there is a "square altar" dedicated to the gods of mountains and rivers.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was an important period in the history of Chinese science and technology, and the architecture also underwent major changes. As the highest level palace at that time, it was the most obvious.

Due to the development of wood structure technology, the stability of beam-column frame has been improved, which has promoted the transformation of the original civil-engineered hybrid structure with the soil structure as the core to the civil-engineered hybrid structure with the wooden structure as the backbone.

In the end, the large rammed earth platform, Yong, was abandoned, and the palace complex was built directly on the ground.

The plane of Luoyang North Palace is close to a rectangle, surrounded by walls, covering an area of ​​about 0.924 square kilometers.

There were three gates in the palace city, and a queu was erected outside the south gate.

There are many buildings in the palace. Among them, the largest is Deyang Hall, which is located on the west side of the whole palace. The platform is two feet high and nearly 100 meters from east to west.

Other buildings include Chongde Hall, Xuanming Hall, Hande Hall, Zhangde Hall, Fanglin Garden, Zhuolong Garden and so on.

——————

At this time, I still have questions in my heart, that is the hall of the Eastern Han Dynasty, where is it?

So I searched the map of Luoyang on Baidu, but I saw the Taiji Temple and Taixue that I occasionally saw on the map. So the second question came, where is the Taiji Temple?

The Taiji Temple is naturally located in Luoyang, but the answer to this question will be discussed later. Let’s look at the third question first, where is the temple of the Eastern Han Dynasty?

After searching the Internet many times, the author finally found the answer. A 2013 answer revealed the reason for all this.

"Eastern Han, what should the emperor's palace be called? 』

answer:

Anonymous User 2013-07-14:

In the early Western Han Dynasty, the Xingle Palace, a remnant of the Qin Dynasty, was used to build the Changle Palace, and then the Weiyang Palace was built in the west as a formal palace, and the Changle Palace was used for the residence of the Queen Mother.

During the reigns of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, the North Palace was added to accommodate the prince.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, Gui Palace and Mingguang Palace were built in the northern part of the city, and Zhang Zhang Palace was built in Shanglin Garden in the west of the city.

Each palace occupies a large area and the building layout is sparse, not as dense and rigorous as those built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Each hall has its own district.

The front hall of the Han Dynasty held the great court meeting, and the east and west chambers were used as the daily viewing place.

During Wang Mang’s reign, the front hall of Weiyang Palace was changed to Wang Lutang, which is attached to the road bed described in Kao Gong Ji. Jianzhang Palace is a new palace type that combines palace and garden, and has various functions such as meeting, living, amusement, and viewing.

Luoyang was the capital of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The South Palace was first built, and then the North Palace was added. The two palaces were divided into the south wall and the north wall of the capital city, separated by the urban area, and connected by three pavilions. Each palace has a front hall.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling added the east and west palaces.

Since then, all this has been answered, and the Great Court will be held in the front hall.

So back to the second question, where is the Taiji Temple?

Taiji Hall, the main hall of Luoyang City Palace in Han and Wei Dynasties during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, is the first palace main hall in Chinese history to "build a neutral pole", and it is the largest main hall in Chinese history.

It was built in the period of Cao Wei and Emperor Wei Ming. Important state activities such as national political activities, the New Year's Day, the new emperor's enthronement, amnesty, and political decision-making are all carried out in the Taiji Hall.

The main palace of Taiji Temple is located in the middle of the northern part of the palace, and consists of three large buildings with a width of about 220 meters arranged in an east-west direction.

The main hall base in the center has the largest volume, the east and west hall bases are slightly smaller, and the three hall bases are all east-west rectangular, roughly located on the same east-west building axis.

Covering an area of ​​8,000 square meters, the building complex is one of the largest architectural complexes in Luoyang City in the Han and Wei Dynasties and even in ancient China. It is also a brand-new palace architectural pattern in the ancient capital of China.

The construction of Taiji Hall determined the center of the architectural layout of Luoyang City in the Han and Wei Dynasties, and thus established——

The single palace shape with the Taiji Hall as the center and the single architectural axis of the capital————

The Taiji Hall is the Great Dynasty, and the East and West Halls on the east and west sides are the "East and West Hall System" of the Chang Dynasty.

——In front of the central main hall, there are three palace gates, and the "five gates and three dynasties" system of the three main palaces in the north and south of the palace, etc., created a new era of ancient Chinese palace system and capital layout.

Taiji Hall is the true "ancestor of the main hall".

Since the beginning of the Cao Wei Dynasty, China has formed the Taiji Temple system. The palace system established from Luoyang City in the Han and Wei Dynasties has had a profound impact on the development of the capital system of future generations. , Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty inherited, and spread to other parts of East Asia.

For example, in Japan's Fujiwara-kyo, Heicheng-kyo, Heian-kyo, and Nagaokky-kyo, many Miyagi's main halls are called "Daji Hall".

In the 220th year of the first year of Jianchu, Cao Pi proclaimed the emperor Jianwei and made Luoyang the capital (the old city of Luoyang in the Han and Wei Dynasties), and started the new construction and reconstruction of Luoyang City in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Cao Wei regime focused on the restoration of the North Palace, starting from the Taiji Palace, and adopted a single palace system, that is, the palace city was located at the northern end of the city's central axis and "built in the center".

The north star should be placed on the Miyagi in the center of the pole, which is a manifestation of the strengthening of centralization.

The single palace system was intended to establish the absolute prestige of the central imperial power, which changed the mode of juxtaposition of the two palaces in Cao, Wei and Ye cities.

In 227 AD, Cao Rui, Emperor Weiming, succeeded to the throne. In the early days, he was busy fighting against Wu and Shu~www.wuxiamtl.com~ and had no time to take care of the construction of the palace.

234 AD. After the death of the prime minister of Shu, Ge Liang, the war tends to ease. At this time, Emperor Wei Ming decided to overhaul palaces, gardens, ancestral temples, and shrines in Luoyang, renovate cities and roads, and temporarily live in Xuchang.

In 235 AD, 30,000 to 40,000 apprentices were employed to build the main hall, Taiji Hall, and the main hall of the harem, Zhaoyang Hall, in Beiguan.

According to records such as "Taiping Yu Lan" and "Zizhi Tongjian", the Taiji Hall was built on a tall two-story platform, with a width of 12 rooms and two steps on the left and right of the hall.

There are 4 gold and bronze pillars in the hall. It is the largest and most luxurious palace in the Wei Palace, with east halls and west halls on both sides.

The Taiji Hall was the main hall where the emperor held important ceremonial activities such as the great court meeting. The east hall was the place where the emperor handled the affairs of the state, summoned ministers, and gave lectures. The west hall was the emperor's daily living place.

The main hall, Taiji Hall, and Dongxi Hall are juxtaposed. This layout originated from Luoyang City in the Cao Wei Dynasty, and it was not changed until the end of the Northern Dynasty when the Daxing Palace was built in the Sui Dynasty. It has been in use for nearly 350 years.

[In other words, the best app for reading aloud and listening to books at present, Mimi Read, install the latest version. 】

In the north of Taiji Hall, there is a style dry hall, which is the main hall of the emperor.

There is Zhaoyang Hall in the north of Shigan Hall, which is the main hall of the queen. In the forecourt of the hall, there are bronze dragons and bronze phoenixes cast by Emperor Wei Ming when they are as tall as 24 feet.

Each of these halls has a huge official courtyard surrounded by four gates and a tiger porch.

In front of the Taiji Hall, there is a main street leading to the Siyuemen in the south of the official city, and there is a main axis from south to north.

......

To be continued

Chapter 042 Preview Summary of Luoyang History