Is the ancient palace really as luxurious as in the TV series?

Just go to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, where many TV dramas are shot.

In the history of more than 2,000 years in China, hundreds of emperors have emerged, and almost every emperor has built a grand, luxurious and magnificent mausoleum, which is built on auspicious soil and geomantic treasures. In the emperor's mind, the two are equally important. In the eyes of the world, it seems that people tend to pay more attention to the palace and despise the imperial tomb. That's understandable.

From the perspective of historical research, the importance of the imperial tomb is not worse than that of the imperial palace, or even more valuable. A palace can be used by many emperors or even several dynasties.

China Palace has experienced Qin Xianyang Palace and Epang Palace. Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace in the Western Han Dynasty and Nangong and Gong Bei in the Eastern Han Dynasty; Daxing Palace and Wei Zicheng in Sui Dynasty, Daming Palace and Shangyang Palace in Tang Dynasty, etc. Among them, Wei Zicheng, the Luoyang Palace built in the Sui Dynasty, was used by Sui, Tang, Wu Zhou, Hou Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin and Northern Song Dynasties, and it is the most used palace in the history of China.

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Twenty-four emperors of two dynasties lived there for 500 years. The Forbidden City has basically not changed much, so the palace can be passed down for decades or even hundreds of years. The most representative of imperial power is Bao Xi, 20 square Bao Xi in Ming Dynasty and 25 square Bao Xi in Qing Dynasty.

The tomb is not like this. An emperor and a mausoleum were built in different times. At that time, the country's political, economic, military, cultural, scientific and technological conditions were different. Every emperor's hobbies and interests are different, so every imperial tomb has the distinctive characteristics of that era. Therefore, from the perspective of historical research, the imperial tomb is more important than the palace.

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The real residence of the Qing queen.

Palace of Gathered Elegance, one of the six western palaces in the Forbidden City, was built in the Ming Dynasty. It has many Han palaces and is also the place where concubines lived in the Qing Dynasty. Empress Dowager Cixi lived in this place after she entered the palace, and she became the Tongzhi emperor in her life. Later, after Puyi's wedding, Wanrong once lived here.

Tiaohe Hall, in the 10th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty, in order to celebrate the 50th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi, the palace demolished the back hall of Chuxiumen and Yikun Palace, and built Tiaohe Hall on the original site, which was the place where Cixi had meals and tea at that time.

After the coup, Cixi and Empress Dowager Ci 'an lived in Changchun Palace. In the fourteenth year of Jiajing, it was renamed Yongning Palace, and later it was restored to its original name. This is also the residence of the most beloved queen, Empress Hyo-hyun.

Ningshou Palace, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, was the place where the Empress Dowager and the Toffee provided for the aged. During the Ming Dynasty, there were only a few sparse palaces here. In the Qing dynasty, Qianlong was expanded to the residence of the emperor's father. During Guangxu period, Empress Dowager Cixi also lived here.

Le Shoutang, the main building of the Summer Palace living area, was here before the Summer Palace was destroyed. This building was built by Qianlong to celebrate his mother's 60th birthday.

Hall of mental cultivation Dongnuange was built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and eight emperors lived in it in the Qing Dynasty. At present, hall of mental cultivation has undergone many renovations, the latest of which was in 20 16, so it looks newer than other palaces.

Tishun Hall is the bedroom of hall of mental cultivation's harem, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and was named Longxi Hall at that time. It was not until the early years of Guangxu that it was changed to its current name. Cixi and Empress Ci 'an lived in this place when they were listening to politics!

Ren Jing Palace, built in Ming Dynasty, is one of the six palaces in the east of Qing Dynasty. Its name can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty and remained in use until the Qing Dynasty. This used to be the residence of Tata, the concubine of Guangxu.

The Palace of Kunning, built in the Ming Dynasty, is the queen's bedroom. When Li Cheng entered Beijing, Zhou, the empress of Emperor Chongzhen, was killed in Kunning Palace. In the Qing dynasty, it was converted into a place for offering sacrifices to gods, and the general emperor's wedding was also held here.

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