You cannot let others see your study, because this is a dangerous thing, and you are afraid that your thoughts will be seen. ——Zhou Zuoren's "A Corner of the Study" Not only the common people, but also the emperor's thoughts were hidden in the study. Three palaces and six courtyards are not as good as a five-square-meter study. As the longest-serving emperor in history and the most popular pig trotter on the Internet, who is Qianlong's true love? The emperor's study was not big, and the Sanxi Hall in the Yangxin Hall that he visited most often was only 4.8 square meters. After taking care of all the things in the day, the emperor would spend more than an hour in Sanxi Hall looking at antiques. He would sit cross-legged on the kang bed in front of the window and play with antique calligraphy and paintings. When you see a calligraphy and painting you like, stamp it, and when you see an utensil you like, write a poem, ""It's so beautiful," ""It's amazing," ""If you read it again and feel good, stamp it again." Legend of the Forbidden City There are nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and a half rooms in the palace; the Thirty-six Gold Vats of the Gods are the thirty-six gold-filled vats placed at the entrance of the palace; the Seventy-two Earth Demons are the seventy-two ditches in the Forbidden City. There is a legend that "the Forbidden City has nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine and a half rooms." In 1972, after an investigation by archaeological experts and calculated based on four pillars, the Forbidden City had eight thousand seven hundred and seven rooms. The Forbidden City There are so many houses, and this room of less than 5 square meters is the most spacious spiritual space of Emperor Qianlong, and it also hides the emperor's most important secrets. Of course, these secrets are not written on paper, but condensed in utensils. The deepest thoughts in the study. After taking care of the important affairs of the state, the emperor Qianlong let himself go in this 5 square meters. Emperor Qianlong is in the first and second scrolls. Emperor Qianlong is dressed in royal attire, sitting on the couch and viewing the collection. On the landscape painting screen behind him, there is a portrait of Emperor Qianlong himself. The most important thing is that Qianlong is surrounded by various antiques. There are many real antiques on display in the study, as well as many antique works of different materials. The furnishings can not only reveal a person's collection ability, but also a person's aesthetic taste. Zhao Xihu, a native of the Song Dynasty, once said: "...We don't know that we have our own happiness." What pleases the eyes is not the color, and what pleases the ears is not the sound. I saw that my predecessors had stored many famous paintings and calligraphy, as well as old guqin and inkstones... There were several clear windows, incense was burned in them, and guests and jade stands reflected each other. I took pictures of ancient people's wonderful works to observe birds, seal scrolls, strange peaks and distant waters; Zhong Ding saw the Shang and Zhou Dynasties in person. Duan inkstones are gushing from rock springs, and burnt tung trees are ringing with jade. I don’t know if I live in this world. What is the so-called blessing of happiness? Is there anyone who can surpass this? This is a place where Langyuan Yaochi may not be the same. "Perhaps, there was no so-called "typical" or "standard" in the study. The so-called "we have our own happy place" - it is enough to enjoy ourselves. Why is Qianlong's study so small? Qianlong's favorite in his life The place where he stayed was his study "Sanxi Hall". The emperor's study should naturally be particularly elegant. However, what is unexpected is that Emperor Qianlong's study was actually very small. The first reason may be due to the location. Limited, you can see that the space of Sanxitang was separated out by Qianlong later. It is surrounded by rooms. You need to be able to get the sun and be warm, and you need to be able to stretch out and read a book. It is comfortable to read, and it is also If we don't destroy the main room next to it, it probably can only be so big. The second reason is related to the Feng Shui requirements of the ancients. When we go to the Forbidden City, we will find that it seems that the emperor, queen and concubines slept in the bedrooms. It's not very big, it's completely different from what we imagined. Why is this? The reason for the Emperor's Bedroom in Dongnuang Pavilion, Yangxin Hall, is that the ancients paid attention to "hiding the wind and gathering Qi". This "Qi" is the root of human life. "Essence is refreshing" and "life is sufficient". If the "" qi" dissipates, the person will be groggy all day long. And the place where people spend the most time every day is their own "" home". If this "" home" "If you can't gather Qi, your body will not be very good. How to gather Qi? It's very simple. Don't make the room too big. If it is too big, it will be difficult to gather Qi. Therefore, we will find that the emperor in the Forbidden City The bedrooms are very small, only about 10 square meters, and Emperor Qianlong of Sanxitang stayed there for a long time. In fact, it is just like the bedroom, so Qi gathering is also very important, so we made it smaller.
The third reason may also be due to the need for warmth. There was no heating in that era. When winter came, they relied on burning charcoal fires for heating. If the room was smaller, the insulation effect would be very good. Of course, there is no air conditioning in summer, so if you put ice cubes in such a small space to cool down, it will cool down faster. Although Sanxi Hall is only a small area, by the fifteenth year of Qianlong (AD 1750), Sanxi Hall had collected 340 pieces of ink by 134 famous people from the Jin Dynasty onwards, as well as 495 kinds of rubbings. It can be said that the small room has the world. The Forbidden City was so big, with only three rooms in Sanxi Parish Hall, but it was the most spacious spiritual space for Emperor Qianlong. After handling government affairs every day, he would enter Sanxi Hall through the small door on the west side of Qinzheng Qinxian Hall, his office. He would sit cross-legged on the kang bed in front of the window, play with antique calligraphy and painting, and try to figure out the ancient brushstrokes, almost forgetting himself. (Source: Woodcarving Fans, limited to non-commercial information transmission. If it infringes upon your legitimate rights and interests, please contact us, we will delete it as soon as possible and apologize.)