Rebirth of Hong Kong 1981

   Chapter 616 The Emperor's Dragon Chair

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest and highest-level building in the Palace Museum. It is 11 rooms wide, 5 rooms deep, 64 meters long, 37 meters wide, and has a construction area of ​​over 2,300 square meters. The height is nearly 27 meters, and together with the platform base, it is 35 meters high.

  There is a wide platform in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, called Danbi, commonly known as the platform. On the platform, there is a sundial, one for each of Jialiang, a pair of bronze turtles and bronze cranes, and eighteen bronze tripods.

  The tortoise and the crane are the symbols of longevity, the sundial is the ancient timer, and the Jiadial is the ancient standard measuring instrument, both of which are symbols of imperial power.

  His Royal Highness is an eight-meter-high three-layered white marble pedestal, surrounded by railings. Under the railings, there is a stone-carved faucet for drainage. During the rainy season, it can present the spectacle of thousands of dragons spewing water.

  The Hall of Supreme Harmony, with its high architectural regulations and exquisite decoration techniques, ranks first in ancient architecture, and is unique in the history of palace architecture, showing the feudal dynasty, the supreme imperial status.

   It's just that when Yang Chen arrived at the rear of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, everything he saw was in a huge contrast with the splendor he imagined.

   On the TV of later generations, in the movies, most of the golden palaces are resplendent, which makes people's eyes shine.

   And now, not only because of the light problem, but also in the hall, there is also a faint smell of decay, which makes Yang Chen unable to help frown.

   "The Hall of Supreme Harmony is supported by a total of 72 large columns, of which the top beam is about 1.06 meters in diameter and 12 meters and 70 in height.

  The pillars used in the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Ming Dynasty were collected from Nanmu in Sichuan, Guang, Yun, Gui and other places.

  After the reconstruction in the Qing Dynasty, the pillars of the Hall of Supreme Harmony were made of pine wood from Dongsan Province. These pine trees have been used for two or three hundred years, and now they have begun to decay. "

   Seeing that every pillar in the hall is surrounded by fences to prevent tourists from approaching, Yang Chen secretly thought that the Hall of Supreme Harmony in later generations must have undergone renovations, but he didn't know exactly when.

   "Is this the dragon chair?" He Chaoqiong cautiously walked up the steps and took a close look at the dragon chair above the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

  Because in many movies and TV shows in Xiangjiang, the emperor's dragon chair has a great way out, and some are even a wooden chair directly.

   Therefore, as soon as He Chaoqiong came in, he was very interested in the dragon chair in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

  I don't know why, seeing this dragon chair, He Chaoqiong wanted to sit on it and try it out, "Sister Song, can I sit on it and take a picture?"

  Song Xue saw that she was happy, but it was not easy to refuse. She walked to the guard in the main hall and didn't know what to say. In the end, the guard walked up and closed the warning line around the dragon chair.

  The dragon chair is not a fragile item, as long as you are careful, tourists are still allowed to take pictures.

  Song Xue walked over to Yang Chen and said with a smile, "Mr. Yang, you can go up too, I'll take a photo for you as a souvenir."

  Yang Chen smiled and said, "Alright, I have never sat on the emperor's dragon chair in my life, so I will try it now."

   Having the opportunity to sit on the dragon chair that the emperor sat on, Yang Chen naturally gave it a try, took off the military coat on his body and handed it to the soldier beside him, and Yang Chen walked up the steps with small steps.

   Seeing that Yang Chen was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and looking straight, he was very heroic, He Chaoqiong hurriedly stopped, "Wait a minute, I'll take off my coat first."

  He Chaoqiong immediately took off his coat and handed it to Xiaolian, leaning on Yang Chen's side, his waist was also straight, and his serious expression was learned from the honor of the queen in the TV series.

   took a few pictures in a row, Song Xue raised her hand, "Okay, get up, stand in front, and I'll take two more pictures for you."

   The two got up from the dragon chair subconsciously. The dragon chair was really not warm to sit on, and Song Xue was allowed to shoot all the way, completing the gorgeous transition from commoner to emperor to commoner.

   After the photo was taken, He Chaoqiong quickly put on his coat, shrank his head, and said with a still unfinished expression: "It's a pity, it would be nice if there was a costume."

   Yang Chen couldn't help laughing when he saw her appearance, "Have you ever thought about a queen addiction, or are you quite Wu Zetian?"

   "Is it okay to think about it?" He Chaoqiong giggled.

   "Stop dreaming, you don't have that fate."

   "Humph" He Chaoqiong snorted twice in dissatisfaction.

   After walking around, Yang Chen pointed to some old beams and pillars, and asked in a low voice, "Sister Song, these pillars shouldn't fall down, right?"

  Song Xue heard this and was a bit dumbfounded, and patiently explained: "It will definitely not fall for the time being, even in a few decades, as long as there is no major accident, it will be fine.

  The Palace Museum has actually been renovated several times, but this Hall of Supreme Harmony is different from other palaces. The renovation is too difficult and costs a lot of money, so it has been delayed. "

   Looking at the large pillar with a diameter of one meter, He Chaoqiong swallowed and nodded, "Yes, such a large pillar is hard to find anywhere."

  Song Xue: "I'll take you to Qianqing Palace and Yangxin Palace again, where the emperor goes to court every day."

  "Uh" He Chaoqiong blinked and asked in confusion, "Isn't the emperor going to court here every day?"

   "It's not" Song Xue shook her head.

   went on to explain: "Many people think this Hall of Supreme Harmony is the place where the emperor goes to court every day, but it's not the case, it's just a place for the emperor to hold important ceremonies.

For example, when the emperor ascends the throne, the emperor gets married, sets up the queen, and is ordered to go on expedition, in addition to the three major festivals of Longevity, New Year's Day, and Winter Solstice every year, the emperor accepts the congratulations from civil and military officials here, and gives feasts to the princes and ministers. Held in the Hall.

   At other times, the place where the emperor went to court was mainly concentrated in the Qianqing Palace and the Hall of Mental Cultivation, not the Hall of Supreme Harmony. "

   After listening to Song Xue's explanation, not only did He Chaoqiong gain knowledge, but even Yang Chen on the side also felt the same.

   No culture, it’s scary

   Yang Chen fully understood this sentence.

   Thinking of the huge cost of renovating the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Yang Chen subconsciously thought of donating money. As one of the three main halls of the Forbidden City, the Hall of Supreme Harmony has extraordinary significance. If you want to make a documentary, this is a topic that cannot be avoided.

The country has just started reform and opening up, and the country is not as rich as later generations. I want to wait until even the governments of developed countries are envious of the fiscal revenue. That is in the 21st century, after the reform and opening up has achieved initial results, the country will have more money to spend Not finished.

   Now everyone spends one cent as two cents. Money is needed everywhere. The economy needs to develop, and the industry needs to be improved and upgraded. Where there is excess money to be used elsewhere.

  The Forbidden City was once a royal palace, and there are many precious cultural relics in it. It is said that there are as many as millions of precious cultural relics preserved in the Forbidden City.

  Earlier, due to various reasons, I don’t know how many cultural relics, because the care was not in place, and there were more or less damage, which required someone’s efforts to repair.

  The maintenance of millions of precious cultural relics is not something that a few tourists during this period can solve with one or two tickets.

  If no one donates a huge amount of money, the Hall of Supreme Harmony wants to be renovated, but I don’t know that it will have to wait until the year of the monkey and the horse month.

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   (end of this chapter)