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By the way, there's a Ginkgo Avenue along the way from Beitianmen to Tiantan Weimen. Now every autumn, under the blue sky and red walls, golden leaves are swaying, which is very beautiful. This road has become one of the top ten golden avenues for shooting autumn scenery. If you come to Ditan in autumn, you must bring a SLR.
These ginkgo trees were planted in March of 1975, and a total of 122 ginkgo trees were planted in the whole altar. There are 64 ginkgo trees on this avenue (this is the number that my daughter and I counted several times to determine). Not necessarily right). It seems that the emperor also has some missed beauty. All right, let's not talk about it. Let's keep up with the emperor and continue our journey. Don't fall behind. Aunt wearing a red hat, don't pick up ginkgo on the ground. That was last year.
On the day of the sacrifice, there was a temporary building outside the north gate of the altar, called the Golden Hall. Its scientific name is Dai Ji (a group of voices immediately come to mind: move twice, move twice again). It was actually a beautiful and tall temporary tent, a bit like the VIP waiting room of the protagonist before the performance, where the emperor changed clothes and rested. For countries with faith, sacrifice is the most important thing. The emperor will put on the highest-level sacrificial robe in the ceremony and wait for the ceremony to begin. While the emperor was waiting, the ministers in charge of sacrificial activities began to get busy in Fangzetan, asking God to invite God, salute, line up and set up a phalanx to prepare for the emperor's sacrifice.
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When the ministers who organized the sacrifice invited all the tablets of God to the altar. It's almost time for the emperor to rest, and it's also time for Shi Mao (5: 00-7: 00, just before dawn). The minister of Taichang Temple in Sanpin (similar to the current minister) (the highest official in charge of clan sacrifice) announced loudly outside the ceremony that he had calmed his nerves and asked the emperor to salute and sacrifice to the gods.
At this time, the emperor (gǔn) who changed into a sacrificial robe appeared in front of the ministers happily. Just like the tuxedo worn on some special formal occasions, the uniform is the formal suit worn by the emperor at the national sacrifice site. There are differences between robes in Ming and Qing dynasties. Let's take the dragon robe of Emperor Qianlong as an example. Four golden dragons with five claws are embroidered on the clothes, and the sun and the moon are embroidered on the shoulders. Different from the bright yellow of the emperor's court clothes at ordinary times, the main color of the court clothes is stone blue, unobtrusive and solemn, which shows the piety of human beings to heaven.
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Although there were hundreds of courtiers at the sacrifice site, when the emperor came out of the grand ceremony, the audience was silent. Only those of us who pass behind the emperor occasionally rustle plastic bags once or twice. At this time, there were two attendants holding golden pots in front of the emperor, and the other knelt down with a towel and asked the emperor to wash his hands.
Then, under the guidance of officials, the emperor entered the North Heritage Gate from the North Heritage Gate of the altar, and then went to the first floor of the altar from the North Heritage Gate. Finally, in the music of sacrifice, the emperor went to the second floor of the altar, that is, the highest floor, and began feudal superstitious activities: offering sacrifices to the ground. The emperor will face a triathlon of mental and physical strength: going up and down the steps, walking and kowtowing for more than two hours. Of course, the accompanying ministers can't run away. The emperor is not fighting alone!