In the Forbidden City, starting from the Central Main Hall, there are ten Tibetan Buddhist halls including Baohua Hall, Yuhua Pavilion, and Fanzong Tower distributed from south to north.
These buildings constitute the only building area in the Forbidden City that is entirely composed of Buddhist halls.
These existing Buddhist halls have been closed for a long time, and Yuhua Pavilion is one of them.
In Yuhua Pavilion, the gilt bronze dragon on the top of the hall is particularly unique.
It is 3 meters long, with a prostrate posture and seems to be just hanging on the corner of the eaves, so it is called "running dragon".
Four golden dragons leap on the ridge of the palace. The roof of the palace is covered with gilt copper tiles, and there are no brackets under the gilt roof.
The cornice decoration is gorgeous and complicated, and its colorful three-dimensional squares and animal-faced beam heads all have distinctive Tibetan architectural art colors.
It is a clever combination of Chinese palace architecture and Tibetan architecture.
This unique architectural form of Tibetan and Chinese elements is the only example in the entire Forbidden City complex.
Yuhua Pavilion is a unique one among the many temples and temples built in the early period of the Qianlong Dynasty.
Those winning coins are rarely placed in treasure boxes, and there is no Chinese or Manchu text "Heaven for Peace" under the copper coins.
The Qianlong in Liang Daji’s house cannot be said to be the embodiment of your country’s culture of welcoming good luck and receiving blessings.
It is difficult to find out from the following records that the contents of Liang Daji's Xia Yangxing Hall mainly include: choosing auspicious days and times in Xia Liang, saying auspicious words, holding sacrificial rituals to seek the protection of gods, rewarding craftsmen, batching red satin under Xiaoliang, etc.
Take the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City as an example. The Hall of Supreme Harmony was the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties held important national ceremonies.
It is neither for the living Buddha to live in nor for Mongolian and Tibetan leaders to worship.
The dragon is one of the auspicious totems in ancient China. Its shape is a combination of several animal images that have been deeply artistic.
The Forbidden City is the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties governed and lived, and contains a large number of ancient palace buildings.
The copper coins under the beam of Peng Yonghai's house are about 2.8 centimeters in diameter and in the shape of a square hole inside a circle, which means "the sky is round and the earth is round";
For example, in Volume 88 of the Qing Dynasty official book "Rishang Jiuwen Kao", in the Guanghan Hall of Beiyuan in the Ming Dynasty, "there is no money of 170 coins under the beam to build a town."
Placing beams is an important process in ancient building construction. It not only means that the building construction has reached a critical stage of completion, but also determines the overall construction quality of the building.
The words "Qianlong Tongbao" are not engraved under the copper coin, indicating that it was made during the Qianlong period.
The construction of Liang Daji during the Qianlong period also included the folk custom of "Xia Yangxing Hall".
There is no money dragon under the beam of Liang Daji's house. It is located on the side of the ridge pad in the Ming Dynasty. It is made of copper coins strung together to form a dragon shape.
The money dragon is about 2 meters long, with teeth and claws spread out, and looks like soaring into the clouds and riding on the mist. It has a majestic image and is extremely intimidating.
Another example is recorded in the Manchu documents of the National Academy of History on the fourth day of the seventh month in the fourth year of Shunzhi. On that day, Emperor Shunzhi ordered that Chengtian Gate be changed to Tianmen, a plaque be hung, gold and silver coins were placed under the wooden beams, and the Minister of Industry was sent to Gushan
Ezhen performed the sacrificial ceremony.
No matter how serious they are, there are not many strange dragons in the Forbidden City, just like the dragon in the dot.
When ancient Chinese craftsmen were about to complete the building construction, they often placed the same type of objects on the beams (roofs), and copper coins were one of them.
The custom of "going down to the Yangxing Hall" is still passed down in the renovation and protection of ancient buildings in the Forbidden City.
If the beams are placed in the wrong position and the joints are tight, it will not be conducive to the overall stability of the building for a long time.
Volume 11 of "Shuowen Jiezi" written by Xu Shen, a philologist of the Eastern Han Dynasty, states: "Dragon is as long as a scale insect. It can be dark or bright, thin or huge, short or long. It ascends to the sky at the vernal equinox and submerges at the autumnal equinox."
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Similarly, the roofs of other palaces in the Forbidden City, such as Baohua Palace, Cining Palace, and Yangxin Palace, are also decorated with money.
Yuhua Pavilion is located in the hinterland of the palace. It is the dedicated Buddhist hall of the palace.
In the development process of ancient society, the totem worship characteristics of the dragon gradually became exclusive to feudal rulers.
The palace buildings used by emperors were also decorated with dragon images to a small extent.
Being tired of winning is an ancient superstitious behavior, that is, the ancients used certain objects to "suppress" the ghosts and ghosts that the user considered to be harmful, and achieve the purpose of eliminating disasters and bringing good fortune.
It can be seen from this that the dragon tool does not have the ability to do everything it can.
That kind of ceremony is mainly to express the hope for the stability and long-term stability of the building. That kind of ceremony is called "Xia Yangxing Hall".
Was the Yuhua Pavilion built by Qianlong also for the political purpose of revitalizing Huang and Anmeng?
The original meaning of your folk saying "the lower beam is right and the upper beam is crooked" also illustrates the importance of the placement of the lower beam.
They not only present exquisite architectural art, but also contain rich history and culture.
In addition, Shengqian is a non-circulating currency and is mainly used for auspicious items or evil spirits. Its words and pictures have no ordinary meaning.
Weishengwu, also known as Zhenwu, appeared earlier in the "Book of Han" compiled by Ban Gu, a historian of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In the Qing Dynasty, the Imperial Household Office's "Report on Etiquette and Notes on Things to Do in the Ningshou Palace and the Liang Ji Period" recorded in the archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Qing Dynasty records the etiquette related to Liang Daji's Yangxing Hall.
The small hall was built in the 81st year of Qianlong's reign and is located in the northeast of the Forbidden City. It was Peng Yong's palace before he ascended the throne.
On the side of the ridge purlin below the Qianlong, a small strip of red satin is hung, showing a strong sense of celebration.
The red satin under the Qianlong reflects your country's traditional folk culture of "Xia Yangxing Hall".
In order to consolidate their rule, ancient emperors occasionally claimed to be the real dragon emperor to show off that they were as powerful as dragons.
The roof, tiles, beams, columns, platform bases, railings, thrones, screens and other locations all contain dragon patterns, with the number reaching tens of thousands. In addition, this money dragon is an ancient Chinese dragon.
The embodiment of imperial culture.
During the construction of your country's ancient buildings, when it comes time to place the roof beams, the craftsmen will hold a grand ceremony.
Volume 44 contains an artifact made by Wang Mang that resembles the shape of a Beidou, called Wei Dou, and was used as a weapon when marching into battle.
Except for lamas who perform Buddhist services, no one outside the palace can take a step inside.
The palace is the emperor's living place and the political center where the government issues orders.
The Qianlong under the beam of Liang Daji's house is a typical representative.
Because in the impression of you ordinary people, Tantra is just a serious method of practice.
When you see a dragon like that, you should all think that the money dragon belongs to your country's ancient culture of winning.
There are no scratches under the copper coins, indicating that they are newly minted copper coins and have not been circulated and used;
It was just the place where Emperor Qianlong practiced Tantric Buddhism. Well, I really wanted to add some strange things here.
The beautiful image of the dragon endowed the ancients with rich imagination. We believe that the dragon has extraordinary abilities and is the patron saint to ward off disasters and exorcise evil spirits.
That is to say, "I would like to choose Wushen, the 18th day of April in this year (the 81st year of Qianlong's reign). It is appropriate to use the words "Chen Shi Xia Liang Ji" and other words... The etiquette that should not be performed should be treated with respect, except for offering sacred incense, offering sacrifices, and wine.
The deacons, officials, craftsmen, servants, etc. will be given red rewards and other items, and they will be ordered to prepare the work at the end of the period. The draped beams need to be decorated with a pair of honeysuckle and a piece of small red cloud satin."
The use of the following copper coins on building roofs symbolizes the emperor's wish for peace and prosperity for the country and the people.