Why is Chengde paddock called Mulan paddock?

The name of Mulan paddock comes from the hunting method of whistling deer. Mulan is Manchu, which means to whistle deer, that is, the hunter wears a fake deer head and blows out a long wooden whistle to imitate the stag's courtship sound and lure the female deer to appear, so as to hunt around the paddock, that is, the hunting place. It is said that since Kangxi, the annual autumn hunting of Mulan began with the shooting of deer by the emperor.

The "Mulan paddock" was once the hunting place of Liao emperors, and it was called "Qianli Pine Forest" at that time. The "Mulan paddock" was also the place where the Qing emperors held the "Mulan Begging for Immortals". In A.D. 168 1 year, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty opened more than 10,000 square kilometers of hunting grounds here to exercise the army. In the first half of the Qing Dynasty, the emperor led princes and ministers and soldiers of the Eight Banners to hunt here every year, which was called "Mulan Qiuxian" in history. In the more than 40 years from Kangxi to Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty, Mulan's quest for immortality was held here 105 times.

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In A.D. 1677, Emperor Kangxi took a fancy to this place when he visited the Great Wall for the first time in the north. 168 1 year, Kangxi's second northern tour, in the name of "Harqin, Aohan and Onniute Banner", delineated a hunting ground of 14000 square kilometers. This Royal Hunt Park in Qing Dynasty was thus established, becoming the first and largest Royal Hunt Park in the world so far. From the 20th year of Kangxi to the 46th year of Qianlong (178 1), Mulan paddock was gradually determined to be 72 paddocks after more than one hundred years of construction and expansion.

At that time, Mulan paddock was divided into 72 paddocks according to the terrain and the distribution of animals. At the beginning of each hunting, the cavalry led by the minister in charge of encirclement and suppression will form an encirclement circle, which will be gradually reduced according to the pre-selected scope. Wearing antlers masks, the Qing soldiers hid in the depths of the forest and blew long wooden whistles, imitating the sound of male deer courtship. The doe heard the sound of courtship, the male deer came to look for opportunities, and other wild animals gathered to hunt deer. When the encirclement can no longer be reduced and wild animals are dense, the minister will ask the emperor to shoot first, the prince and grandson will shoot together, then other princes and ministers will shoot on horseback, and finally shoot in a large-scale encirclement.

After the establishment of Mulan paddock, emperors from Kangxi to Jiaqing, including Yong Zhengdi, who had never been to Mulan paddock, strictly prohibited "people are inviolable", "firewood grazing" and "logging", and sent Eight Banners soldiers to strictly guard it. Hunting is also planned. Every autumn, only a dozen of them are selected for hunting, and the rest are used for rest, so that wild animals and plants can flourish. However, hunting is not indiscriminate. Every autumn, Mulan strictly ordered the accompanying troops to ride "all the young deer will be released", leaving a gap when setting up the enclosure to let the young and strong beasts escape. At the end of each siege, "the deacon intercedes for the animal, allows it to survive and reproduce, and stops fighting."

After Daoguang succeeded to the throne, the autumn ceremony was abolished and the Mulan paddock was opened in 1826 (the third year of Daoguang), which made people shortlisted for reclamation and gradually declined. Now, Mulan paddock, a famous tourist attraction at home and abroad, is only a part of the royal hunting ground.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the court ordered the virgin forest in Mulan paddock to be cut down, and the virgin forest was completely cut down. After the national liberation, 1962, the state decided to build a large mechanized forest farm here. After decades of efforts by forest farm workers, Mulan paddock has now become the largest artificial forest farm in China, and the vast forest has recovered its vitality. 199 1 The Ministry of Construction confirmed Mulan paddock as a national scenic spot through expert argumentation.

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