Everyone here dare not refuse, except Wang Bo, who readily took the pen and paper. Write down "yu zhang old county, Hongdu new house", the governor scoffed, such an article, no one will read. But then, a string of words appeared on the paper, which read, "Everything is beautiful, people are outstanding" and "Sunset and lonely Qi Fei grow together in autumn water". The Governor was as pale as earth, and everyone who just echoed it was silent. When the masterpiece is finished, please take a seat quickly, and the distinguished guests will wait.
When I visited the Wang Teng Pavilion in Jiangxi again today, many tour guides had to mention the interesting things handed down from this history. Wang Tengting is one of the famous Gu Lou in the history of China. In addition, there are Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan, Hubei, Yueyang Tower in Yueyang, Hunan and Yu Yan in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. These famous buildings are not only beautiful in appearance and unique in architecture, but also bear the vast history of the Chinese nation for 5 thousand years. They contain the joys and sorrows of literati in past dynasties and engrave the ups and downs of famous politicians' lives. Some people say that the culture of famous buildings is unique to China. In my opinion, it is better to say that the culture, spirit and feelings behind those famous buildings are unique to China.
Among these magnificent and famous buildings, the Drum Tower in the Tang Dynasty is unique and extraordinary in style. This is a peak in the history of ancient architecture.
Besides the Wang Teng Pavilion mentioned above, it was also built during this period. There are Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Crane Tower. There is also the protagonist we are going to talk about today-Calyx Xianghuilou. 1958, in order to cooperate with the construction of Xingqing Park at that time, the Xi Cultural Relics Management Committee and the Shaanxi Cultural Relics Management Committee excavated Xingqing Palace. During the excavation, eight large column foundations parallel to the north and south were found, with a length of 29 meters from north to south and a distance of 4 meters from each column foundation. Later, it was confirmed by textual research that this was the site of Calyx Building in the Tang Dynasty.
Calyx Building's full name is Calyx Xianghuilou. As the essence building of Xingqing Palace, the most luxurious building in the 13th Dynasty in ancient Chang 'an, it shows the prosperity and prosperity of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This pavilion, built in the eighth year of Kaiyuan and located in the southwest of Xingqing Palace, is called the first floor of the Tang Dynasty. The name comes from "Begonia" in the Book of Songs, which means taking flowers and compound calyx, and calyx and compound flower set each other off. During the reign of Emperor Taizong Kaiyuan Tianbao, he became famous all over the world. Unfortunately, it was later burned in the war in the late Tang Dynasty. Unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to see the "first floor in the world" at that time.
In the Tang Dynasty, the palaces in Chang 'an City each had its own unique charm. Taiji Palace, solemn and solemn, symbolizes the noble status and solemn authority of the royal family as an emperor. Daming Palace is magnificent. Show the broad mind of the Tang Dynasty, the boldness of the sea and the calm posture of a superpower to the fullest. Xingqing Palace, which is extremely luxurious, shows the richness, national strength and economic strength of the Tang Dynasty to the fullest. As an important building of Xingqing Palace, Xianghui Building with calyx can even be called the essence building, which can be said to carry forward this feature of Daxing Palace. All who see this building can't help feeling its grandeur. Gao Gai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem praising "Calyx Building, a lucky man, has a glimpse of the ancient clouds and a close knowledge of the Kunchi tree", describing the grandeur of this tall building.
For the Tang Dynasty, this building is not only a great architectural art, but also for people to watch. It also carries many functions. As a royal building, Li Longji built this building for a very important purpose to show the friendship between brothers. According to the records in the Book of the New Tang Dynasty, we can know that according to the eldest son inheritance system in feudal society, Li Xian, the eldest brother of Li Longji at that time, had the innate advantage of inheriting the throne. However, due to Li Longji's great contribution to the Tang Dynasty, Li Xian took the initiative to write to the emperor and resolutely resigned, giving his younger brother the position that many people dreamed of. Therefore, after Li Longji ascended the throne, he was very grateful for his brother's kindness and felt brotherhood, so he built such a building to show the deep friendship between brothers.
After the Xianghui Building was completed, Li Longji often invited kings to go upstairs to write poems, drink and dance. It is not easy for royalty to treat brothers as brothers, respect each other and love each other. But in Tang Xuanzong, he did it. Besides having fun with my brothers, I often share a bed and a quilt with them. If you meet that prince and get sick, you will feel uncomfortable. Li Longji fidgeted and tossed all day. This virtue is spread to the world by means of calyx. Because the shrewd Tang Xuanzong understood that as the first emperor in the world, he stood in this position and must bear the due responsibility in this position. Through their own words and deeds, filial piety will be transformed into practical actions. If online is effective, it will be imitated and observed by more folks.
Besides, the political center of the Tang Dynasty was originally in Daming Palace, so many banquets were held in Linde Hall of Daming Palace. But later, because Xuanzong moved his residence to Xingqing Palace, this area gradually became the center of national politics in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the Huaxianghui Building has assumed the original function of Linde Hall, where various banquet activities are held.
Here, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty held a birthday banquet for himself. He was the first emperor in China history to take his birthday as a national statutory holiday and give the whole country a three-day holiday. At this time, the emperor went upstairs with officials to entertain the ministers. Later, Li Longji's birthday was named Qian Qiu Festival, and Tianbao was renamed "Tianchang Festival" in the seventh year. In order to celebrate the emperor's birthday, there will be a grand event in the palace, and the courtiers invited to watch the performance regard this as a great honor given to them by the emperor. At the same time, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty allowed people to watch from the outside under the city wall in order to show his feelings of loving the people like children and enjoying the people.
We can imagine that in the Tang Dynasty thousands of years ago, such a feast was spectacular, and the dense crowds sang in unison with the song and dance music performances, which shocked the world and reverberated for a long time. In the movie "The Legend of the Demon Cat", Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty gave everyone a glimpse of the Tang Dynasty in order to show its prosperity. A "Blissful Banquet" was held specially for Yang Yuhuan. Yang Yuhuan will sit on the swing and let everyone see his face. This banquet left a deep impression on many people, and the luxurious banquet amazed many people sitting in front of the screen. In fact, the background of the banquet was in this Calyx Building.
In the TV series "The Longest Day in Chang 'an", which was popular some time ago, Tang Xuanzong saw countries coming to Korea, and all the people worshipped. Long Bo and his gang wanted to light the Lantern Festival and kill the emperor. Let him die in his seemingly brilliant moment. In the TV series, next to the big fairy lamp, the place where Emperor Xuanzong feted his ministers and foreign envoys was actually this building.
There is no bliss banquet for Yang Guifei's birthday in history, but such a grand banquet did exist in the history of the Tang Dynasty. But the twelve o'clock Chang 'an Lantern Festival Emperor Banquet existed in history. On the Lantern Festival, the emperor and his ministers feasted upstairs, and downstairs was a bustling crowd with mixed fish and dragons, juggling and hundreds of snacks and gadgets. People either stop to watch or walk past it. Chang 'an was brightly lit that night and cheered all night. The emperor is on this tower, watching the prosperity of the world.
In addition to this event, the banquet was also held here, because the Tang Dynasty had a strong national strength and maintained friendly exchanges with neighboring countries with an open mind.
Therefore, the leaders of the surrounding ethnic minorities came to the Tang Dynasty either because they admired the culture of the Tang Dynasty or because of political needs. Calyx incense ash building is often used as a place to receive foreign envoys and hold banquets. There are many examples of emperors receiving foreign envoys here in history books. For example, in the early days of Tianbao, Uighurs came to the Tang Dynasty and expressed their willingness to submit to the Tang Dynasty. Tang Xuanzong was very happy, so he hosted a banquet for them in Xianghui Building, and then gave them a lot of rewards to show his friendship with the Tang Dynasty and his expectation for the relationship between the two sides. This building quietly witnessed the political decision of the great emperor.
It is precisely because of Xuanzong and Tang Dynasty's open attitude and policies towards neighboring ethnic minorities and their lenient policies towards neighboring countries that so many ethnic minority leaders willingly came to the Tang Dynasty to express their obedience to the Tang Dynasty, and there will be one feast after another on this floor. Only in this way can the frontier of the Tang Dynasty remain relatively stable. It played an important role in the prosperity and development of the Tang Dynasty. It was the Uighur after this surrender that played an important role in the future war to quell the Anshi Rebellion.
Sometimes, it will also undertake some other functions, such as dealing with some political affairs here. Sometimes it even becomes an examination room and holds imperial examinations.
Sometimes, it will also be used as a place to welcome pagodas. Emperor Taizong not only adopted a more lenient policy towards the surrounding ethnic minorities, but also was very open on religious issues, so many religions were active in the territory of the Tang Dynasty, even in Chang 'an, the heart of the Tang Dynasty. Buddhism also plays an important role in it. In the record, a Zen master said that during his practice, he saw many strange scenes of Sakyamuni incarnation, which made him think that Sakyamuni was telling him something, so he was inspired to build a stupa. It is said that Sakyamuni also gave Tang Xuanzong a dream. When Emperor Xuanzong knew about it, he rewarded them with money and asked them to build pagodas. And this pagoda is for the Zen master to meet him downstairs, and its calyx is shining.
This building was built under the order of Emperor Taizong. It carries too many things of its own, and it also witnessed the prosperous scene of the Tang Dynasty, which has shrunk into the epitome of an era. Before the Anshi Rebellion, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty boarded Calyx Building again, because there were too many regrets and nostalgia. What was he thinking when he was upstairs overlooking the railing?
For Tang Taizong, an era that belongs to him is coming to an end, and the once prosperity is about to turn into the smoke of war. Forty years later, Emperor Taiping will flee with his courtiers. He should not have thought that he would personally order the killing of his beloved princess, Yang Guifei, in a place called Ma Weiyi. But he should be able to feel that Datang's luck will be devastated after his escape. The once prosperous situation will never happen again. Standing in this place that once brought him infinite good memories, he was filled with emotion.
After Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, the position of Calyx Xianghui Building was in a delicate state. Later, the successors of the Tang Dynasty, such as Su Zong, Dai Zong and De Zong, never drank and had fun in this building again. Perhaps, because of the close relationship between this building and Li Longji, when they saw this building, they couldn't help thinking of the past of the Tang Dynasty. They didn't want to be another Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, so no one followed the footsteps of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and boarded this Calyx Building again. Later, even the superficial rule of the Tang Dynasty could not be maintained, and the world was once again in dispute. How could this small building be "immune" in the war, and finally died in the smoke of war with the Tang Dynasty?
Today, when people look back at this pavilion in the Tang Dynasty, they can see not only the "first floor in the world" at that time, but also the entrance of the Tang Dynasty, the prosperity of that day, the ups and downs of Li Longji's life, the love-hate entanglement between Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan, and the elegant demeanor of the waiting Tang people. How charming it is to see the Tang Dynasty that everyone admires. Look at the bustling Chang 'an.