Everyone in Beijing knows that the best time to visit the Forbidden City is in winter, especially in the snowy afternoons in winter, when there are few tourists, which shows the majesty and solemnity of a palace that has been home to 24 emperors.
Therefore, if it snows in Beijing, the first thing you should think of is the Forbidden City. Go to the vast Palace Square to taste the richness of Chinese history and feel the vast aura of a palace, which is the so-called "spiritual energy of heaven and earth."
Gu Mengmeng, an old Beijinger, didn't know this, but Kangwei knew it.
When they walked into the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City together, a life-long memory began from this afternoon.
The Forbidden City is also known as the Forbidden City. "Purple" refers to the emperor, and "forbidden" means entry is prohibited. Taken together, it means "a place where the emperor does not allow you to enter." The explanation for taking care of Mengmeng is as simple as that.
Corresponding to General Napoleon's famous saying "A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier" is "A man who doesn't want to be an emperor is not a good man." In response to this sentence, Gu Mengmeng asked Conway, "Come here
, have you also lamented the regret that you could not become the emperor?"
Conway laughed and didn't answer.
The guide tells the story of the Forbidden City from its completion to the abdication of the Qing emperor in 1911, through the twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties. During these 500 years, countless historical events that shocked China and the world took place. For example, the restoration of the orthodox emperor of the Ming Dynasty
The Incident of Seizing the Gate, the Renyin Palace Incident in which Emperor Jiajing was assassinated by a palace maid, the "Assault Case" in which the Prince's Palace was attacked in the 43rd year of Wanli, the "Red Pill Case" in which Emperor Taichang died due to taking pills, Emperor Taichang
After his death, there were the turmoil of "moving the palace" surrounding the new emperor's ascension to the throne, as well as the "Controversy of the Three Official Temples" in which the kings and ministers tried to establish imperial power in the early Qing Dynasty, the Xinyou coup in which Empress Dowager Cixi sought power in the late Qing Dynasty, etc. The Forbidden City witnessed the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
The decline and destruction of two feudal dynasties, it has experienced glory and humiliation. In the vicissitudes of hundreds of years, he is like a forbearing old man, silently watching the changes in the world.
Kangwei held Gu Mengmeng's hand and slowly and carefully turned around the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Palace of Qianqing, the Hall of Cultivation and the Military Aircraft Department, and other places that reflected the man's unique preferences.
The east-west tubes, red walls and blue tiles, and the deep and quiet alley seem to take you into ancient time and space. Both of them calmed down and looked at the blue sky above the alley in fascination. They imagined the former emperors, generals, concubines, and everyone.
I once wandered on this ancient trail.
Gu Mengmeng pointed to the end of the east tube and said: "Look, there is the legendary passage next to the Yanxi Palace in the Forbidden City where weird things always happen. You are a god, go and take a look, you will see something interesting.
Tell me."
The two walked through the snow to a locked path at the end of the tube. Although the door was locked, there was a big gap. Kangwei looked inside for a while, then pulled Gu Mengmeng and left.
"What's wrong? What did you see?" She was immediately interested like an agent.
Conway knocked her forehead funny and said, "I saw the heating pipe, and...the camera."
"There? Where's the camera?"
"You are still an old Beijinger. Haven't you been to the Forbidden City many times? Why don't you even know about the cameras? This is Yanxi Palace, where the emperor's treasures are kept. How can you not keep strict supervision?" Conway analyzed clearly.
Gu Mengmeng was stunned for a moment after hearing this. When he pulled her away, she turned around and looked at the mysterious Yanxi Palace in the snow.
In addition to its rich history, the Forbidden City is also a paradise of "art". The entire Forbidden City has magnificent architectural styles and bright and open courtyards. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is located in the center of the diagonal line of the Forbidden City to show the majesty of the emperor and shock the world. The rear part
In the inner court, the courtyard is deep and the buildings are compact. The six east and west palaces are self-contained, each with its own gates and walls. They are arranged relative to each other in an orderly manner. They are also decorated with couplets of palace lanterns and several embroidered couches, making it very luxurious.
After the inner court is the back garden of the palace. In the back garden, there are green pines and cypresses that have never withered in the cold, and there are exquisite rockeries built with beautiful rocks, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, and pavilions. It is beautiful and quiet. The buildings of the Forbidden City are all wooden structures.
, yellow glazed tile roof, blue and white stone base, decorated with magnificent colorful paintings.
Being in it is like falling into a magnificent and dazzling painting, and it is difficult to extricate yourself.
Especially if you choose to visit the Forbidden City after snow, you will feel the ancient flavor and long atmosphere contained in the atmosphere all the time.
The two swam until it got dark, and then decided to end their tour of the Forbidden City with the scattered tourists. Walking behind a few young tourists from out of town, they heard the following conversation.
"It would be great if I were the emperor now. At this time, shouldn't the eunuch prepare a sign to leave in the evening?"
The people traveling with him laughed. A girl who looked like his girlfriend even reached out and hit him.
"What a beautiful idea! If you could be the emperor, I would change into a queen right now. I would turn into a powerful and cruel woman and kill all your concubines! Then I would have you all to myself!"
"Haha..." At this time, everyone who heard it couldn't help laughing.
Gu Mengmeng also laughed and put her cold fingers on Kangwei's face. Suddenly she let go. She smiled and lowered her voice and asked: "What if you also become an emperor? Will it be like this?
Like the 24 emperors who lived there, they filled this palace with countless women?"
Conway laughed at her naivety, but he still thought carefully about the question that girls like to struggle with and answered her: "I can."
Gu Mengmeng frowned and glared at him. "I know who you are..."
"Silly girl! You really know how to worry about the ancients! My answer is that I will not be able to bear the trouble, and your heart will be filled with water from the ancient well."
When Gu Mengmeng heard this, she arched her eyebrows and laughed happily...
She corrected him seriously: "I can't bear the trouble, but my heart is as old as a well."
Conway blinked at her and said with concentration and affection: "Whether you are the king or the concubine, you just need to understand that you will always live in my heart."
Gu Mengmeng was defeated by him.
The profound background of the Forbidden City in the distance seemed to prove it to him, and his extremely bright and shining eyes touched her with surprise and emotion.
She silently reached out and hugged him, answering his affection and care with a strong hug.