Hong Xiuquan’s Heavenly Palace is extremely extravagant and extravagant. The leader Hong Xiuquan’s transformation from a poor scholar to a leader can be regarded as an act of speculation in a special period. Although it brought a glimmer of hope to the suffering people, Nor can he cover up his corrupt and extravagant behavior in Nanjing.
In 1953, after the Taiping Army occupied Nanjing, they began to build palaces. According to later data, it is estimated that Hong Xiuquan's Tianwang Mansion covered an area of ??about 90,000 square meters, while the Bauhinia City at that time covered an area of ??720,000 square meters. His Golden Dragon Palace was very majestic and tall, with carved beams and painted pillars, and painted dragon, tiger, and lion statues on the four walls of the palace. It is very magnificent. The east and west sides of the Golden Dragon Hall are designed to be the royal gardens where the king of heaven appreciates his skills.
Hong Xiuquan liked all things gold. In the early days of the founding of the Taiping Rebellion, the treasury had 18 million taels of silver. In just two months, the treasury had only 7 million taels of silver left. Where has all the money gone? After the Taiping Army entered Nanjing, they used gold and silver to make tables, stools, bowls and chopsticks, various decorations and daily utensils. Hong Xiuquan's crown was made of pure gold and weighed eight kilograms. A gold necklace weighed eight kilograms. There were gold buttons on the dragon robe. Daily necessities are made of pure gold. I heard that even the chamber pot is made of gold. The king of heaven used twenty-four gold bowls when he ate, and prepared delicacies on land and water. The cups and chopsticks were also inlaid with gold, and later he used jade basins and jade cups." When the king of heaven ate, he had to play music, and it was also accompanied by the sound of cannons. Hong Xiuquan's palace of the heavenly king There are 208 people with 16 titles such as Ainiang, Xiniang, Miao Nu and Jiao Nu. There are 24 princesses with 7 titles such as maiden and Yuan Nu with 960 people. There are 1,168 people.
With such luxurious equipment, the generals of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom imitated them one after another. Do you think the dynasty that the people expected can last?