So, is this chair really made of gold as we thought?
In fact, in everyone's mind, the whole world belongs to the emperor, and what about the emperor? Special seat? It's not too much to use gold. But in fact, this chair, which looks very imposing, is only painted with a layer of golden paint. Now, what do we see here? Dragon chair? It has a history of 500 years.
In other words, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty sat in a dragon chair made in the Ming Dynasty. The outer frame of this chair is rosewood, the center of the chair is birch, and gold nanmu is also used. So it looks luxurious? Dragon chair? Just three kinds of wood? Splicing? . However, this chair, which symbolizes supreme power, even the powerful Cixi dared not touch it at that time.
It has a very domineering official name, called carved dragon wooden chair. Because it was placed in the place where the emperor discussed politics, its status was the highest among all the dragon chairs. However, the emperor doesn't sit on the dragon chair in the golden hall every day. Only in major celebrations or important activities will he dress up and sit on the dragon chair to accept congratulations and make a will.
Then, why did you make a dragon chair out of rosewood?
Because this kind of wood is quite strong, the slower it grows, the harder it becomes. More importantly, it also has a faint fragrance, which makes people relax physically and mentally and is very beneficial to their health. Therefore, until now, collectors have always favored rosewood products.
Let's talk about birch again. Perhaps, in our view, this kind of wood is common now, but 500 years ago, this kind of wood was extremely rare. Think about it. Of course the royal family will use the world's most? Precious? Things, so, with birch has become an inevitable choice. As for nanmu, it has always been a precious wood unique to China.
Especially in Ming dynasty, nanmu was regarded as the most precious and top-grade building material. Because there are gold wires in the wood grain, this kind of wood is extremely rare in nanmu, which was the first choice for royal furniture at that time.
However, only emperors can sit in chairs, and what about the 1900 western invaders? Sitting? . I wonder if the people sitting there felt like emperors. Maybe he just thinks it's funny.
But for Yuan Shikai, as a short-lived emperor, he believed in Feng Shui extremely, so he thought this chair was unlucky. So, is this meeting? Dragon chair? As ordinary furniture, they gather in the warehouse of the Forbidden City. Because, in Yuan Shikai's mind, the emperors who sat in this chair later did not come to a good end.
Interestingly, why did the Qing dynasty replace the Ming dynasty and still keep this dragon chair? Didn't the Qing emperor worry about the Ming emperor? Bad luck? Will you stay? In fact, this is just an excuse of Yuan Shikai. He doesn't want people to confuse him with him. Old system? Compared with the emperor.
In fact, they are the same in their bones. Will they change because of a chair? Even, Yuan Shikai later ordered someone to rebuild a chair, which was western-style, just to match what he said? New system? . Imagine the western chairs in the traditional palaces in China, which are out of tune.
It was not until 1959 that experts discovered the truth in the warehouse from a photo of the former site of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Dragon chair? . At this point, this has been far away from the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a long time, right? Dragon chair? It was moved back to where it should be. This chair was made during Jiajing period and was used until Puyi was in office. It can be seen that the Qing emperor loved it.
Due to improper storage, the throne of that year was very worn when it was discovered. Later, after being repaired by the master, it was restored to its original appearance.
In fact, the dragon chair is not just a simple symbol of imperial power as most people think? The emperor's seat has the same status as the imperial seal. It can also be explained that Emperor Guangxu had to sit in that position even if he had no real power, while Cixi, who had real power, could only sit elsewhere.
Because the emperor at that time was Guangxu, not Cixi. So, covered with a layer? Royal color? The golden painted dragon chair is a symbol of royal majesty, which exists to set off the emperor wearing a dragon robe. For thousands of years, dynasties have changed, and the dream of many people with lofty ideals is to sit in that position one day.
Even, for this position, how many people paid the price of their lives. History also proves that it takes extraordinary efforts to sit in this position. It can be seen that this should be the most difficult chair in the world, and it is also the most difficult to sit firmly.
No matter whether the dragon chair is good or not, as long as it is the emperor of the dynasty, he can sit on it and give orders. But as a former emperor, the emperor is not so easy to be. They have to deal with all kinds of trivial matters of the country every day and must be diligent. Otherwise, this country will be destroyed.
Therefore, there were very few emperors who lived long in ancient times, and only a handful of emperors could really sit firmly in the dragon chair.