The naming and use of palaces in the period of Wu Zetian in Tang Dynasty

Daming Palace: Daming Palace covers a large area, with 1.5km from east to west and 2.5km from north to south, slightly wedge-shaped, with * * * city gate 1 1. The main entrance of Daming Palace is called Danfengmen, and the main hall is Hanyuan Hall. There is Zheng Xuan Hall in the north of Han and Yuan Dynasties, surrounded by Zhongshu and Menxia provinces, and Hong Wen and Twelve Halls. In addition, there are more than 30 other halls, pavilions and temples. Since the first year of Emperor Gaozong Xianheng, Daming Palace has become the center of political activities.

Daming Palace Hanyuan Hall: The whole group of buildings is surrounded by concave characters, like an eagle spreading its wings, which is both a palace que and a main hall. Hanyuan Temple is the greatest temple in China. With great verve and brilliant and cheerful personality, it embodies a lofty and free-spirited cultural style, and fully embodies the architectural art level in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Hanyuan Temple: It was the most magnificent building in Chang 'an City in the Tang Dynasty. On the east and west sides in front of the temple are incense sticks, Qifeng Pavilion and Wei Long Road leading to the flat land. The measured rammed soil foundation of the temple is more than 3 meters high, 75.9 meters long from east to west and 42.3 meters wide from north to south. There is a corridor relic on the east and west sides of the taiji, which extends to Xiangluan in the east and Qifeng Pavilion in the west respectively.

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Daming, whose word "Daming" appeared in the Book of Songs, was interpreted as: "The king of Wen has virtue, so the king of Wu was ordered by heaven. King Wen and the King of Wu come down in one continuous line, and their Ming and De are vast, so they are called Daming. " Daming Palace, like Weiyang Palace, also comes from The Book of Songs, which is a kind of self-motivation based on Zhou Wang's hard work and wisdom.

There is another strange legend about the origin of Daming Palace. When it was first built, a bronze mirror was excavated on the construction site. Wei Zhi thought it was the treasure of Qin Shihuang's town, which was called "Qin Jing".

Legend has it that it can see the internal organs of human body in a subtle way. More importantly, it can also reflect the loyalty and treachery of ministers and the rise and fall of national luck. After the completion of Daming Palace, Qin Jing was hung in the palace to deter evil spirits, and later it was said that "the mirror hung high". Protected by a treasure mirror, it is naturally aboveboard, so it is called Daming Palace.