Guangxu, the ninth emperor of the Qing Dynasty, was originally the nephew of Cixi. After the death of her son Tongzhi, Cixi made him emperor in order to grasp the real power and practiced "listening to politics behind the scenes". After Emperor Guangxu 19 was "pro-government", there was a political conflict between conservatives and reformists in the imperial court. 1898, representatives of the reformists, such as Kang Youwei, Liang Qichao and Tan Sitong, carried out political reform through Emperor Guangxu, which was known as the "Reform Movement of 1898". Because this bourgeois reform movement lasted only 103 days, it was stifled, so it was also called "Hundred Days Reform".

After the failure of the political reform, Guangxu was placed under house arrest on Yingtai Island in the South China Sea. Every year when Cixi came to the Summer Palace, Emperor Guangxu followed and lived in Yulantang. In order to strictly control Emperor Guangxu, Cixi ordered people to build many brick walls around Wangqiao Hall, and eunuchs stood guard at the door. At this time, Yulantang was completely closed, just like a prison, where Guangxu completely lost his freedom of movement. In the past hundred years, many brick walls used to imprison Emperor Guangxu have been demolished, and Wang Lantang has basically restored the appearance of the emperor's bedroom. Only the hidden walls of the East and West Attachments of Yulantang (Xia Fen Room and Lotus Champs) are still well preserved, and they are relics related to the Reform Movement of 1898 for people to visit.

2. Legend about the bronze bull

During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi used millions of taels of silver from the navy to repair the Summer Palace for personal enjoyment. She issued a decree to build the Summer Palace into a "heaven and earth". The Buddha Pavilion symbolizes the Heavenly Palace, Kunming Lake is like Tianhe, and the area around Bafangge and Longwang Temple is human. Since there is Tianhe, there are of course cowherd and weaver girl. Thus, a bronze cow was placed on the lakeside of Kunming under the Bafang Pavilion, symbolizing the cowherd. Another Weaver Girl Pavilion was built next to the stone boat. The bronze bull faces east, but its head turns to the northwest, facing the Zhinv Pavilion. In this way, with Kunming Lake as the boundary, there appeared a pattern of "Cowherd" on the left and "Weaver Girl" on the right. From then on, this bronze cow looked at the "Weaver Girl" day and night, but could not get together.

One year, on the seventh day of July, that is, the day when the cowherd and the weaver girl met in heaven, the bronze cow suddenly came to life. It left its original position, walked into the lake step by step, and swam to the Weaver Girl Pavilion. But Kunming Lake was too big, and the bronze cow sank in the middle of swimming. People quickly reported to Empress Dowager Cixi. Cixi began to disbelieve and went to the Seventeen-hole Bridge to see that the bronze cow was gone. What shall we do? Tianhe can't live without the cowherd! So he ordered to make a bronze cow and put it in its original place. In case it gets away again, chain it.

On July 7th of the following year, Tongniu moved again. Seeing that the chain could not be tied, Cixi quickly sent a strong man with several bodyguards to hold it. Several strong men tried their best to pull the cow's tail, but the tail snapped because of too much force. Fortunately, someone brought a thicker chain at this moment, and too many cooks finally locked the bronze cow.

Since then, a copper cow with a broken tail has been left by Kunming Lake.

3. Six Legends of Copper Bull

Legend 1: Seven-hole bridge head says bronze cow.

On the east bank of Kunming Lake in the Summer Palace, not far from the bridge head of Seventeen-hole Bridge, there is a lifelike gold-plated bronze cow lying on the shore with its head held high. Let tourists linger and take a group photo. It is the endless strength, diligence, simplicity, meekness, kindness, peace and freedom of cattle that fascinates tourists; Another meaning is the story of the gilded bronze bull, which has attracted thousands of tourists from Qian Qian for many years.

Legend 2: Yu Zhishui cast iron cow

"Dayu did not enter the house for three times." This is a well-known story of China people at home and abroad. Dayu, the legendary tribal leader of Xia Houshi, the leader of Yanhuang Tribal Alliance and the founder of Xia Dynasty. Last name. Also known as Dayu, Yu Xia and Rongyu. Son of a bitch He was ordered by Shun to control water, accepted the lesson of Gun's failure in water control, and finally controlled the flood based on dredging. According to legend, every time Dayu treated a flood, he threw an iron cow into the bottom of the river, thinking that the cow would know how to swim and could stop the river from flooding.

Legend has it that the three dry dragons: the emperor cast bronze cows

In the Tang dynasty, after a long period of tradition, people no longer put iron cows in the river, but on the river bank. The Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty made great achievements, imitating the prosperous Tang Dynasty and comparing with Yao Shunyu, and attacking the ancient times without being conventional. After twenty years of Qianlong (1755), he followed the legend of Dayu's flood control and imitated the practice of iron cattle landing in Tang Dynasty, and ordered craftsmen to cast a bronze cow. In order to show the prosperity of the Qing dynasty, the bronze bull was gilded all over, and the seal was cast on the back of the inscription of the golden bull. It's like taking a rough Kun to be a strong Kun. Dragons are far away, and the number of scorpions (sound bags, a reptile) is counting. (Yinwan) Kunming is full of water. Jin wrote about the magical cow, using Zhen You Yong. Ba Qiu Huai Shui, * * * runs through the same article. Known as Hanwu, I admire Tang Yao. I was arrested in the West Sea. "Good luck and happiness to you." Emperor Qianlong lived a great life, but after all, he was a monarch with many achievements. Casting gold-plated bronze bulls on the banks of Kunming Lake can also play a role in investigating the water level of Kunming Lake. According to scientific research, the east embankment of Kunming Lake is about 10 meter higher than the foundation of the Forbidden City. In the past, in the years of heavy rain, the area around Kunming Lake became a place of flooding. In order to prevent the east dike of Kunming Lake from breaking and injuring the Forbidden City, a bronze bull was set here to observe the water level of the lake at any time and know how much the water level is higher than the palace wall, so as to strengthen protection and avoid the palace from being flooded.

Legend 4: Tongniu in Heaven and Earth

The bronze ox is a symbol of the cowherd in the sky. Emperor Qianlong compared himself to the Jade Emperor in the sky and Kunming Lake to the Tianhe River. There will be cowherd and weaver girl on both sides of the Tianhe River. There is a cowherd on the east bank of Kunming Lake, so where is the Weaver Girl? According to relevant historical records, there is a "weaving picture" on the west side of Kunming Lake, symbolizing "Weaving Girl". According to folklore, in a vegetable garden outside the west wall of Kunming Lake, traces of "weaving and ploughing map" were found. There is a white marble stone tablet engraved with the words "weaving plough", which is sealed by the imperial pen. What about the Weaver Girl outside the Western Wall? According to analysis, in 1860 and 1900, the Summer Palace was destroyed twice by imperialist powers because of corruption and incompetence in the late Qing Dynasty. Many precious cultural relics were destroyed, stolen and looted, and some were lost outside the park. Qianlong compared himself to the Jade Emperor, to the pleasure-seeking Empress Dowager Cixi in the late Qing Dynasty, and to the Queen Mother. During the expansion of rape to build the Summer Palace, she issued an imperial edict to make it a "paradise on earth". The Buddha Pavilion symbolizes the Heavenly Palace, Kunming Lake is like Tianhe, and the area around Bafangge and Longwang Temple is human. Since there are heavenly palaces and the Milky Way, of course there will be cowherd and weaver girl. To this end, she saw that a bronze cow had been placed in the east embankment of Kunming Lake, which could symbolize the cowherd, so she built the Weaver Girl Pavilion next to the stone boat. The bronze ox faces east, and its head turns to northwest, just facing the direction of Zhinv Pavilion. Taking Kunming Lake (Tianhe) as the boundary, it coincides with the beautiful stories and legends of Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

Legend 5: Bronze cattle were rescued by refugees.

1860, British and French invaders invaded Beijing and occupied the Summer Palace. The invaders plundered greedily, destroyed gardens and plundered cultural relics. The gold foil on the gilded bronze bull has also become the target of their robbery. These demons stripped the gold foil piece by piece in broad daylight. The bronze cow is crying, the lake is crying, and the unarmed local residents are filled with indignation. Later, I heard that after the gold foil was stripped, the Ghost King also planned to transport the bronze cattle out of the Summer Palace to sell copper and share the spoils with each other. After deliberation, they decided to select ten strong men, take advantage of the quiet day and night, take tools, sneak into the Summer Palace, and sink the bronze bull into the bottom of Kunming Lake. That night, the wind was blowing hard, and the rainstorm was like a note, leaving traces on the east embankment of Kunming Lake. The next day, nearby residents said that the bronze cow was blown away by the strong wind, and the foreign devils could not find a flaw. I really thought it was god's arrangement, so I stopped looking. Thanks to the protection of the people, today, the bronze bull can be displayed to tourists on the east bank of Kunming Lake.

Legend 6: Copper Bull Casting

The bronze bull in the Summer Palace is a masterpiece of dewaxing casting in ancient China. China's ancient sculptures are good at freehand brushwork, but this bronze bull uses realistic techniques. It is not only vivid in shape, but also integrated with the surrounding environment. Located on the east bank of Kunming Lake, not far from the bridge head of Seventeen-hole Bridge, it seems that you will be surprised to look back. Gazing at the northwest of Kunming Lake. It is self-contained and lifelike, reflecting the casting art level of China at that time. It is the largest existing ancient gold-plated bronze bull in China, and it is also an important cultural landscape of the Summer Palace.

4. A spring in heaven and earth

"Spring in the sky, spring in the ground" was originally one of the 40 scenes of Yuanmingyuan, with simple and elegant architecture. 1860, the fire broke out and was completely destroyed by the British and French Coalition forces. Strangely, today in the Renshou Hall of the Summer Palace. Bronze fire cylinders in Leshoutang and other places are engraved with the seal of "One Spring in Heaven and Earth". These jars were cast during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and the fire was round and bright for decades. There are 40 scenes in Yuanmingyuan, and there are too many places to commemorate and recall. Why don't you forget "Heaven and earth are one"? There is also a story about kindness.

After Cixi entered the palace, her status was slightly reduced. At first, she only sealed a noble orchid, and later she became more and more famous. She was in power for more than 40 years. These all started from the "Heaven and Earth Family".

It turned out that this "spring of heaven and earth" was the residence of Cixi in the early days of her entry into the palace, and it was here that Emperor Xianfeng first met Lan Guiren. At that time, Xianfeng was wandering around the Yuanmingyuan with eight ministers, and Ci paid off the eunuch who was the emperor's attendant with a large sum of money, intending to lead the emperor to the "Spring of Heaven and Earth". In order to attract the attention and favor of the emperor, Cixi also deliberately whispered, leaned against the carved fence and sang the Jiangnan minor Sunny Day. Because of his beautiful singing, the emperor, who often lived in the deep palace, fell into a mystery and fell into the honey trap of the blue noble. From then on, the little-known blue noble began to rise step by step, one man, one horse noble, rich and noble. After giving birth to the prince, they were more successful. After the death of Emperor Xianfeng, she became Empress Dowager Cixi, and "One Spring in Heaven and Earth" was the birthplace of Empress Dowager Cixi.

During the Guangxu period, babies washed tendons in the garden. Cixi wanted to build another "spring of heaven and earth" in the garden, and asked the Ministry of Industry to find the pattern of that year. However, at that time, the national strength was too empty, and I couldn't take out many silver coins. But she couldn't forget her yearning for "a spring of heaven and earth", so she made a plan. When the craftsmen were casting fire jars, she specially made an imperial edict, engraved the seal of "Heaven and Earth, One Spring" on each bronze jar, and placed it in her own living room, Leshou Hall and Diligent Renshou Hall.

5. How was the seventeen-hole bridge in the Summer Palace built?

There is a two-part allegorical saying circulating in Beijing: There are countless lions in Lugou Bridge. In fact, there are more than 500 stone lions carved on the 17-hole bridge in the Summer Palace, dozens more than those on the Lugou Bridge!

This 17-hole bridge is the largest bridge in the Summer Palace, with a total length of 150 meters, connecting Bafang Pavilion in the east and Nanhu Island in the west. Above the 17-breath Cave, there is a white marble railing carved with stone lions, which is like a rainbow, connecting the world with Penglai Fairy Island.

According to legend, during the Qianlong period, many skilled craftsmen were invited to build the 17-span bridge. The glittering and translucent white marble was mined by the masons in Dashiwo, Fangshan, and transported step by step with sweat. One day, an old man in his seventies and eighties came to the bridge repair site. His hair is longer than his ears, and the soil on his face is as thick as copper coins. Carrying a toolbox on his back, he shouted as he walked, "Who will buy the Longmen Stone? Who buys Longmen stone! " People on the construction site thought he was crazy when they saw his dirty strength, and no one paid attention to him.

The old man wandered around the construction site for three days and shouted for three days, but no one paid attention to him.

The old man left the construction site with his toolbox on his back and walked eastward under a big locust tree in Liulangzhuang, unable to stay. He sleeps under a tree at night, and every day the rooster crows and gets up, brandishing a hammer and banging on the Longmen stone.

One day it got dark and it rained cats and dogs. The old man couldn't open his eyes because of the wind and rain. He squatted under the tree with his head in his hands. At the right moment, uncle Wang, who lives in the west of the village, passed by here. Seeing the old man's timid appearance, he was very distressed and asked him to move to his home.

The old stonemason moved to Uncle Wang's house, where he had a room to live and could barely eat. He lived for a whole year, and he insisted on chiseling the Longmen stone for a year. One morning, he said to Uncle Wang, "I'm leaving today. I eat your food and live in your room, and I will never forget your kindness. I have nothing to repay, so I leave this stone to you! " Uncle Wang looked at the Longmen stone of white marble and said to the old man, "Don't say you don't repay. You have been working hard for this stone for a year, so you'd better take it with you! It's no use asking. " The old man said, "I'm really going to the critical point, and I can't buy one hundred and twenty pieces of silver!" " Say that finish, pick up the toolbox and walk south along the avenue.

The construction of the 17 span bridge in the Summer Palace is almost completed. I heard that Emperor Qianlong was coming to "Helongmen"! Unexpectedly, the last stone in the middle of the top of the bridge could not be cut in or put down. This is anxious for the engineering director! At this time, someone remembered the old man who sold Longmen Stone, reminded the director and sent people from all directions to find him.

The engineering director found that the old stonemason had lived in Liulangzhuang, so he personally came to Uncle Wang's house. As soon as he saw the Longmen stone under the window, he squatted down and measured it. As a result, the length and thickness are exactly the same, which seems to be specially designed for bridge repair. The director was very happy. He said to Uncle Wang, "This was carved from the sky by a man of God to repair the bridge, which saved me from worrying! Open your mouth and I will pay as much as I want. " Uncle Wang said, "Don't give me more. The old stonemason has been living and eating in my house for a year, so give me a meal for a year! " "The director heard that one hundred and twenty pieces of silver were left and the Longmen Stone was taken away.

This Longmen stone was built on a 17-hole bridge, without bias or inclination. It's a perfect match! Longmen is closed!

Masons and masons all breathed a sigh of relief: the stone bridge was finally built! Otherwise, the emperor will blame us. What can we do? Just as everyone was happy, an old stonemason suddenly woke up and said to everyone, "You masters should understand now: this is Master Lu's lower bound, and he is here to help us repair the bridge!"

Since then, the story of Lu Ban Ye helping to build the 17-hole bridge has spread.

6. The origin of Mount Weng

There is a Wanshou Mountain in the Summer Palace. Sixteen years ago, this Wanshou Mountain was originally named "Wengshan". There is an interesting legend in the western suburbs of Beijing when the name Wengshan is mentioned.

A long time ago, the flat land of Weng Mountain was a swamp and puddle. The local people made a living by fishing and touching shrimp, building bricks and burning kilns, and doing small businesses. Except for a few rich people, ordinary people live a hard life, often eating the last meal without the next meal, and every household runs around to fill their stomachs. Halfway up Mount Weng, there is a dilapidated little temple of the God of Wealth, dedicated to Marshal Zhao Gong. The old people said, "Marshal Zhao Gong is kind-hearted. He will appear on April 15 every year to help a poor family."

Sure enough, after years of fighting, every time I rushed to the temple fair on April 15, there was always a poor man who made a fortune: first, Zhao Laohei, who was carrying a job, dug up an urn of gold ingots; Later, Wang Man, a blind man selling soybean milk, found a jar of pearls. These things have reached the ears of the rich, and those rich people and big officials are anxious! On April 15, they were still dressed in rags, with a miscellaneous cloth rope tied around their waist and a girl on their shoulders, pretending to be poor and hanging around the temple fair, hoping that Marshal Zhao would appreciate him.

There is a rich man named Wang Youcai in the southwest of Wengshan Mountain. His family has one hectare of water and two hectares of dry land, and there are several shops in Beijing. Wang Youcai is greedy and wants to make a fortune. On April 15, he put on his parents' rags and went to Wengshan to catch the temple fair. He walked through the crowd and muttered, "The kind God of Wealth will help me!" " ! There are eighty old mothers in my family, all of whom are hungry and sick! "He walked from east to west, from south to north, and turned six times, six times and thirty-six times, but he still didn't meet the god of wealth with big sleeves and beautiful hair when he took off his coat! He was so tired that his back ached, his legs ached, his mouth was thirsty and he went home listlessly.

Wang Youcai came home, drank two cups of tea and fell asleep on the kang. In his dream, two children, one fat and one thin, with average height, came out of Wengshan Temple of Wealth, both wearing red coats, and skipped to the back hill. The fat boy said, "The master told us to turn the pot of golden beans into the poorest person tonight. Let's go and dig golden beans! " The thin man asked, "Who is the poorest man?" The fat boy said, "Our master visited him for a year before finding him. This man lives near Shanxi. His name is Lao Li. He has a child with a mole on his brow. Master asked us to bury the bucket in his Westinghouse. "The two children went under a pine tree behind the mountain, shoveled and shoveled, and dug out a small jar with a blue face, a thin neck and a big belly, full of shiny golden beans. The thin man was about to leave when he picked up the small urn. He accidentally broke a tile. He threw the tiles on the ground, picked up Xiaoqing's urn and left. Wang Youcai cried out when he saw that he had taken the golden beans. The shout woke him up. I had a dream.

After Wang Youcai woke up, he jumped off the kang and ran to Wengshan. He found the pine tree, and sure enough, he found a broken tile under it, which was exactly the same as the one thrown by the thin child he saw in his dream. He picked it up and put it in his pocket, wondering how to find Lao Li and try to get the golden bean urn.

Early the next morning, Wang Youcai came to Qinglong Bridge in the west of Wengshan Mountain and wandered around. When you see a child, you can see whether there is a mole on his brow. I looked for it for a long time but couldn't find it. I walked home in frustration. In the west of Qinglongqiao village, I met a cake seller, so I accosted him and asked, "What's your name?" The cake seller said, "My surname is Li, and everyone calls me Lao Li." Wang Youcai was very happy when he heard that it was Lao Li. Then he asked, "How old is your child?" Lao Li sighed and said, "To tell you the truth, I have been single for half my life and didn't get married until I was forty. I'm almost fifty, and I haven't tasted the taste of being a father! " "

Just then, a child came running from the street, panting and shouting, "Uncle Li, my aunt gave birth to a little fat boy!" " "Hearing this, Lao Li ran home and forgot about the cake cutter and Wang Youcai. When he finished his family affairs and came to push the cake cutter, Wang Youcai was still standing there to help him look after the car! Wang Youcai asked, "You are overjoyed! Are children rich? "Lao Li said with a smile," He is fat and strong. He looks very lucky! Laughing and laughing, there is a mole on the brow. " Wang Youcai thought; This is really his home! Quickly flatter and say: "This is a magpie (sparrow) climbing plum (eyebrow)! "

Lao Li pushed the cake cutter home. Wang Youcai followed him to find a house.

A few days later, Wang Youcai went to Lao Li's house to congratulate him with a cake box and two bottles of white wine. Lao Li also kept him at home for dinner. Later, the two became more and more familiar with each other, and they often came and went.

When it rained heavily, Lao Li's house collapsed. Wang Youcai said: "There are several rooms in my ancestral grave that are yours, and this room is mine! Is that okay? " Lao Li said, "Great. Our whole family will thank you! " "

Lao Li's front foot moved away, and Wang Youcai's back foot stepped into the house and went to the corner of Westinghouse to dig golden beans. Digging around, I found a small urn with a green face and a missing edge. He took out the urn from his pocket, which was just the right size. As soon as he lifted the lid of the urn, several poisonous snakes jumped out of the urn and wrapped him tightly. Some of them bit him all over, and he died soon.

Later, Lao Li moved back to Qinglong Bridge. When he rebuilt the house, he also dug a small urn with a blue face and full of golden beans.

Because this jar of golden beans was dug out from under the pine trees on the hillside, this mountain is called "Wengshan".

7. Foreign devils fought bloody battles in the sea of wisdom

In the year of Gengzi, Eight-Nation Alliance went to Beijing, and Cixi fled to xi 'an before meeting foreigners. When the ministers saw the Queen Mother taking the lead, they also rushed to carry gold and silver and fled for their lives. The Eight Banners guarding the city are distracted and leaderless. They didn't fight many wars with foreigners, but they also went their separate ways.

Eight-Nation Alliance went to Beijing, killing people, setting fires and robbing things, committing all kinds of evils. They broke into the Summer Palace, robbed and burned it, and made a mess of the garden.

When it was dark, a group of foreign devils fled to the wisdom sea at the top of Wanshou Mountain. When they saw this sea of wisdom, they were all shocked: boy, there are such beautiful rooms in the world! The walls are made of stained glass, and the tiles are made of stained glass. The whole building is made of stained glass, with no bricks or stones and no purlins. On each glazed tile, there is also a statue of Buddha carved. They all meditate cross-legged, with their hands folded and kind-hearted, as if they were alive.

The devil became more and more red, so he smashed open the glazed Buddha statue with a gun. After the lower one was smashed, a ladder was set up to smash the higher one. A moment ago, it was a good Buddha statue, but it was soon smashed. It is either missing a leg or a head.

The foreign devil was smashing hard when he heard several strange calls. The devils still don't know what happened. Some were lost in the sand blown by the downwind, and some were smashed by stones. They jumped with fear, only hating their parents' lack of legs.

Just then, from the pine forest behind the sea of wisdom, a dozen weirdos came out, all dressed in black, dressed in short coats and painted with vermilion, and roared into the devil group.

Foreign devils have never seen such a scene. They were so scared that they were powerless, only crying for their parents that they couldn't run half a step. These dozens of people were like tigers pouncing on sheep, slashing with swords until the devil's head was rolled and blood flowed. Soon, they all fell into the sea of wisdom.

Two hours later, a devil staggered from death. This guy was lucky not to be fatally injured. He just fainted from fear, so he became a fish caught in a net. He didn't listen to anything, even rolled and climbed down the Wanshou Mountain and reported it to the foreign devils.

The head of the foreign devil ran to the sea of wisdom with his men, and immediately he was blindsided. The more he looked at it, the more confused he became. Why do they honestly have their heads cut off without firing a shot? Who did this with such superb skills? He called the old people who visited the Summer Palace and asked them what had happened.

The two old men looked at it and said that they had been taken away by the devil. This sea of wisdom is a Buddhist temple, which is for the king of earth treasure. He is the head of the underworld. Anyone who does evil on earth and specializes in bad things will be sent to take him away and put him in eighteen layers of hell according to the size of his sins. You burned and looted in the garden today, and you went to the sea of wisdom to smash the Buddha statue. Who else will you take if you don't take it? You set fire to things again, Yan gets angry again, and you all have to stay here.

Hearing this, the foreign devil almost fainted. Some immediately rushed to the sea of wisdom, knelt down, muttered and crossed; Some started to run, even afraid to look back, for fear that the devil would take their souls away. Blink of an eye, the devils ran out of the Summer Palace.

Did Ye Yan really take away the foreign devils who smashed the sea of wisdom? No, there is no death! They were killed. Those are some villagers who have practiced martial arts. They all live near the Summer Palace. They were really angry when they saw foreign devils burning and looting in the Summer Palace. They pretended to be ghosts and sent the foreign devils who smashed the sea of wisdom to the west.

8. Princess Weng's Tomb and Foxiang Pavilion

The queen of Kublai Khan's palace in Yuan Shizu was a very learned person. She helped Kublai Khan to govern the world, and no one in the Qing Dynasty did not admire her. Later, she suddenly became seriously ill. Before she died, she said to Kublai Khan, "After the death of male and female servants, there is only one requirement. I hope your Majesty will bury me in the mountains north of Dan Ling. " Kublai Khan asked tearfully, "Why are you buried in such a desolate place?" The urn queen said, "The son of heaven will show me the grave." With that, I closed my eyes without much effort. Kublai Khan buried her in the mountain according to her request. Since then, this mountain has also been called Weng Mountain. But which one is buried in Wengshan, there is no trace on the ground, in order to prevent someone from robbing the tomb.

Five hundred years later, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty saw the beautiful scenery and quiet scenery here and liked it very much. He wants to build a royal garden here. He recruited migrant workers, dug Wengshan Lake into Kunming Lake, and built large-scale construction and palaces on Wengshan Mountain. When I was digging the foundation halfway up the mountain, I suddenly found a big crypt below, all made of big stones three feet square, and a big stone gate, which was closed. The prison eunuch immediately told Ganlong about it. Qianlong thought, "This must be the tomb of Queen Weng. If you can dig it out, it may be all rare treasures! " So he went to see for himself and ordered the craftsmen to pry open the door quietly, but the door was too tight, and the craftsmen had a great effort to pry open a stone in front of it. Turn it over and see, there are several big characters written on it: "I won't move you if you don't move me." When Qianlong saw it, his face turned white and he almost turned his back with fear. He hurriedly ordered the craftsmen to rebuild the stone. Just above the tomb of Princess Wengfei, a Buddhist pavilion was built to hold down the tomb. As a result, no one dared to move the tomb of Empress Weng, and Qianlong thought his country was impregnable. I really answered the words of the urn queen: "The son of heaven will show his grave to me in the future."

It sounds like a miracle, but it's not. Queen urn is a learned person. Seeing the beautiful scenery in northern Dan Ling, she knew that she would be appreciated by the royal family in the future and practice the palace here. So she said, "I will have a son of heaven to look after my grave in the future." As for the words on the slate, they were carved to scare people into digging graves and robbing tombs. I happened to meet Gan Long. He talked about Feng Shui and was superstitious, so I was scared.

9. The Western Empress Dowager dined in the Summer Palace.

After the Western Empress Dowager, dining in the Summer Palace is very particular, which can be said to be rare in Chinese and foreign history. The Summer Palace has a "Shou Restaurant" for the Western Empress Dowager, which is located behind Renshou Beitang and east of the Grand Theatre building. * * * There are eight courtyards,/kloc-more than 0/00 houses. There are as many as 128 chief eunuchs, cooks and waiters who cook and eat for her, more than 20 people than the royal chefs in the Qianlong period. The restaurant consists of five parts:

First, the meat and vegetable bureau. He is good at cooking, frying, frying, steaming and stewing all kinds of delicacies, chicken, duck, fish, meat and other meat dishes.

Second, the Vegetarian Bureau. Cook all kinds of stir-fry, stir-fry and stir-fry with special vegetarian dishes such as tofu and gluten.

Third, dinner. Specializing in cooking, porridge, steamed bread, flower rolls, pancakes, noodles and other staple foods. Only the porridge to be cooked at each meal is: mung bean porridge, millet porridge, meat porridge, barley porridge, rice porridge and so on.

Fourth, the dim sum bureau. Specializing in breakfast, afternoon snacks and midnight steamed, boiled, fried and baked snacks.

5. Grain Bureau. Specializing in cakes, cake boxes, butter cookies, small fried food, Shaqima and other snacks.

Eunuchs and famous chefs in the restaurant of Empress Dowager Cixi in the west, no matter where Empress Dowager Cixi travels, should serve with the driver. Many eunuchs and famous chefs in the Shou Restaurant in the Summer Palace were transferred from the Western Restaurant in the Forbidden City. The same thing happened to chefs and waiters. There is a famous chef named Schell, who is the younger brother of a eunuch manager. Because he is good at making oil cakes, he was introduced to work in the palace. The steamed dumplings he made are as thin as paper and the stuffing is delicious, which is especially appreciated by Lafayette. Once the Western Empress Dowager went to Dongling to offer sacrifices, and Shel didn't accompany her. When she arrived in Dongling, she wanted to eat steamed dumplings. After eating, she felt that the taste was wrong and asked why. The men said that Shel didn't accompany her, but Liu Da did. As a result, in a rage, he hit Liu Da forty boards and immediately ordered Schell to rush to Dongling.

Among the favorite dishes of the Western Empress Dowager, there is a dish called "Stuffed Bean Sprouts". It takes a lot of effort to cook this dish. Be sure to choose straight and fat bean sprouts. First, pinch the tail with your hands, leaving only the middle part, then hollow it out with thin copper wire, then put chicken or other seasonings in advance and steam it in the pot. With this dish, ten people are tired enough for a busy day. There is a kind of "Wowotou" in her favorite pasta. Its main raw materials are chestnut powder, millet powder, soybean powder, millet powder and corn powder, and sweet-scented osmanthus, sugar and jujube paste are added to make a corn head with a big thumb. There are many kinds of delicious food produced by Shoushan Restaurant, including more than 400 kinds of snacks and more than 4,000 kinds of dishes, including bird's nest, shark's fin and bear's paw.

After the Western Empress, there is a fixed time for eating every day, usually at 6: 00 for breakfast, 0/2 for lunch/kloc and 6: 00 for dinner. Besides, there will be a delay. Before the food was served, all the prepared dishes were put into food boxes and placed on several boxes under the porch. The serving utensils are light yellow wooden lunch boxes with two dragons playing with pearls painted on them. There is a tin base at the bottom of the lunch box. Fill the seat with hot water and cover it with cotton pads to keep warm for a long time. Under normal circumstances, the Western Empress Dowager dines in Le Shoutang, which is more than 0/00 meters away from the restaurant/kloc-. Before each meal, the main hall of Leshoutang temporarily uses several tables to make a big dining table. Only when the chief eunuch issued a "meal" can all the meals be transported from Shoushan House to Leshou Hall. Hundreds of little eunuchs are apprentices in the dining room. When the eunuchs gave the order to eat, every little eunuch put his lunch box on his right shoulder. The eunuchs and eunuchs in charge of dinner led these little eunuchs in turn, and then the chamberlain eunuchs brought the food to the table. At this time, eunuch manager Li tried silver chopsticks. He felt safe and reliable, so he invited the Empress Dowager to dinner. The daily meal fee of the Western Empress Dowager 120 silver is higher than the 620 silver stipulated by Qianlong. At that time, one hundred and twenty pieces of silver could buy twelve thousand kilograms of rice. According to the normal food consumption of ordinary farmers at that time, 300 Jin per person per year was enough for one person to eat for 40 years. That's really "a meal after the emperor, food for the people for several years".

How does the Western Empress Dowager eat cold food in the Summer Palace? Cixi often eats a kind of cold food called "sweet bowl". It is made of lotus seeds, lotus roots, melons and fruits of various colors, and rock sugar, and is eaten after being chilled. It is said that the Western Empress Dowager loves eating very much, and it will be a great blessing to give a bowl to ladies-in-waiting and eunuchs. Refrigerators began to be used in the late Qing dynasty, but at that time refrigerators were not mechanically cooled, but were made of natural ice cubes. The shape of the refrigerator is barrel-shaped, that is, square, the top is slightly larger than the bottom, and it gradually becomes larger from bottom to top. The big refrigerator has a height of more than 80 centimeters and a large volume capacity. There are running water holes under the refrigerator and air holes on the cover, which is convenient for releasing cold air and cooling the room. Most of the palace refrigerators are mahogany, and some are enamel. Its surface is carved or inlaid with decorative patterns, and it is also an excellent handicraft. Its due value in the world has been fully affirmed.