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Where are the palaces of the Tang Dynasty?
There were three palaces in the Tang Dynasty, namely Taiji Palace, Daming Palace and Xingqing Palace. These three palaces are located in Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, which is now Xi 'an. The following comments will introduce these three palaces. If you like them, you might as well have a look and learn about the history of the Tang Dynasty.

Taiji Palace: Taiji Palace, formerly known as Daxing Palace, was built during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, and it was not changed until Tang Gaozong began to build Daming Palace? West? Located in the urban area of Xi, according to historical records and manual survey, this Taiji Palace is 2830.3m wide from east to west and1492m long from north to south. Taiji Palace * * * has ten palace gates, which was the first large palace group in Chang 'an at that time, with 30 or 40 halls and pavilions. Taiji Palace was also the center of political activities in the early Tang Dynasty, where Gaozu and Taizong mainly worked.

Daming Palace: the political center and national symbol of the Tang Dynasty. Built in the eighth year of Emperor Taizong's Zhenguan. It was originally called Yong 'an Palace. It is the most spectacular of the three palaces in the Tang Dynasty. Covering an area of 3.2 square kilometers, it is 4.5 times that of Beijing Bauhinia City. The palace of a thousand palaces? It was destroyed in the late Tang Dynasty. Daming Palace established the palace architecture system in China to a certain extent, and Japanese cities such as Pingchengjing and Pinganjing all imitated the architectural features of Daming Palace.

In Tang Dynasty, the northern part of Chang 'an was Miyagi and Imperial City, and the southern gate of Miyagi was Chengtianmen. The site is located in Xi 'an Lianhu Park, and the south gate of the imperial city is Zhuquemen, which was the Zhuquemen of Xi 'an City Wall in Ming and Qing Dynasties. After the Tang Dynasty, Daming Palace was built on Longshou Garden and became the main residence and office space of Wu Zetian. Now Daming Palace Ruins Park has been built on the original site.

Xingqing Palace: Xingqing Palace was originally the place where Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty lived as a vassal. Later, after Emperor Xuanzong ascended the throne, it began to expand on a large scale and became another palace after Taiji Palace and Daming Palace. This is the political center of China during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, and it also witnessed the beautiful love between Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Yang Guifei. After the Anshi Rebellion, it became a secluded place for the emperor's father and the queen mother, until it was finally abandoned.