When I came back, I looked at the information provided by the abridged version and the map provided by him, and then I got a general idea of Song Ling.
gongyi city, where the Imperial Tomb of the Northern Song Dynasty is located, was originally called Gongxian. It is said that this place, Gongxian County, is a place where wind and rain meet, yin and yang meet, the center of heaven and earth, and the best place in the world. It has always been the place where emperors live. Moreover, the geomantic concept of the imperial tombs in the Northern Song Dynasty is abnormal and peculiar, which is different from that of the general emperors' tombs. The choice of the tombs and the use of the terrain have two characteristics. The geomantic basis for Song Ling's site selection is as follows: First, unlike the emperors' tombs in previous dynasties, which were condescending or surrounded by mountains and rivers, Song Ling, on the contrary, faced mountains and rivers; Face Songshan and back Luoshui, the direction of the central axis of the emperors and Houling in the mausoleum area is several degrees west of the north, facing the main peak of Songshan Shaoshi; Second, contrary to the tradition that the base site of ancient buildings in China is gradually increasing, and the main building is placed in the highest position, the natural terrain of the tombs in the Song Dynasty is high in the south and low in the north, and the mausoleum platform is at the lowest terrain.
This concept can be felt from the ground to restore the complete Yongzhaoling Mausoleum of Renzong, and it will go through the mountain gate and go all the way down. The abnormal practice of the geomantic concept of the imperial tomb in the Northern Song Dynasty subverted the traditional architectural concept of our country and was called "the only isolated case" in the history of world architecture by experts on ancient architecture.
the mausoleum is located in the north of Songshan Mountain and the south bank of the Yiluo River, with a length of about 15 kilometers from north to south and a width of about 1 kilometers from east to west. Among the nine emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty, except the Hui and Qin emperors, they were all buried here, collectively known as the "Seven Emperors and Eight Mausoleums". There are more than 2 tombs buried with the empress, princes, emperors, princesses and ministers, which are huge tombs.
Song Ling is mainly distributed in four areas, which are divided into four areas: Xiaoyi, Caizhuang, Baling and Xicun, including eight areas: Yong 'an Mausoleum, Yongchang Mausoleum, Yongxi Mausoleum, Yongding Mausoleum, Yongzheng Mausoleum, Yonghou Mausoleum, Yongyu Mausoleum and Yongtai Mausoleum. There are Yong 'an Mausoleum, Yongchang Mausoleum and Yongxi Mausoleum in Xicun District, and Song Xuanzu, Taizu and Taizong are buried, with 1 tombs of queens and more than 14 tombs of descendants of imperial families. Yongchang Mausoleum is the tomb of Mao Zhao Kuangyin. Yongxi Mausoleum is the tomb of Zhao Guangyi of Taizong, with two Li Empresses of Taizong and Guo Empress of Zhenzong buried. Yong 'an Mausoleum is the burial tomb of Zhao Hongyin, the father of Zhao Kuangyin, and his mother Du. There are also Emperor Taizu's He Houling, Queen's Mausoleum and Emperor Taizong's Fu Houling.
There are Yong Zhaoling and Yong Houling in Xiaoyi Mausoleum. Yongzhaoling is the tomb of Renzong Zhao Zhen, and Yonghouling is the tomb of Yingzong Zhao Shu. There is Yongding Mausoleum in Caizhuang Mausoleum, south of Baling Village, which is the tomb of Zhao Heng, the true Sect, with Li Hou, Liu Hou and Yang Hou Mausoleum buried.
After the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, Liu Yu became a puppet emperor. He not only destroyed tombs and stolen treasures, but also excavated them destructively. In the end, the imperial tomb was demolished like the ground. After thousands of disasters, everything is a thing of the past, only the ruins remain, and the remaining sealed mounds and the remaining statues of stone men and horses are exposed in the fields. But nearly a thousand stone statues on these scattered fields are also valuable materials for studying the Northern Song Dynasty.
Now, the Yongzhao Mausoleum in Song Renzong has been repaired locally. Yongchang Mausoleum is said to be in need of maintenance, and it has already been taken care of. Ironically, "Because of maintenance, it is not allowed to take pictures!" We went a long way and the photo was stopped. These two logics somehow got together. The initiator of the destruction of the mausoleum is Liu Yu! It's time! What are you doing for yourselves?
We visited the Yongzheng Mausoleum, Yongxi Mausoleum, Yongchang Mausoleum and several princesses' tombs.
Gong County is indeed a treasure trove of geomantic omen. Du Shenyan, Du Fu and others all come from here!