Zhu Yuanzhang built Miyagi on the south side of Zhongshan in the east of the city, leaning against Fugui Mountain, the "dragon head" of Zhongshan in the north, and used it as a backer to guard the tranquility of the palace. He gave up the flat central area, that is, he gave up the use of the former site of Nantang Palace, and built Nanjing Palace by filling the lake.
The reason is that, in addition to the short life of the dynasty that originally built the palace, there is also a point that the place there is narrow and does not meet the requirements of the new dynasty, and the residents in the old city live densely, and there are many heroic houses, so a large number of demolition has to cost a large amount of resettlement compensation.
In addition, Nanjing is a hilly area, and the flat land is very difficult to find. Therefore, choosing to build on the mountain can make the palace create a magnificent effect.
There are historical precedents to follow in Jinling. In the Six Dynasties, Miyagi was chosen on a high floodplain under Jilong Mountain and Covered Zhoushan Mountain, with Qingxi in the east and Wutai in the west. Jilong Mountain and Covered Zhoushan were just like natural screens behind Miyagi. In the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing Miyagi relied on Fugui Mountain, and skillfully used the original East Canal as the western city god of the imperial city, connecting the inner Wulong Bridge to the north of Wumen Gate, the outer Wulong Bridge to the south of Chengtianmen Gate and Miyagi City Hao with the water system of Nanjing City, thus achieving the effect of mutual reflection between man-made and nature.