Chapter 37 Chang'an forever

In the hearts of all Chinese people, there is a historical memory that will never fade. This memory is so brilliant that whenever we look back into the depths of history, we always seem to see a clear sky, a vast land, and between heaven and earth—the golden building The rich and graceful city. This city is Chang'an. It grew in the Tang Dynasty. In my eyes, Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty embodies the majesty and masculinity of all men, and also contains the magnificence and charm of all women.I can't describe it with more adjectives.I just want to walk through the corridor of time alone, quietly lift the veil of time, and use a pilgrimage to touch every brick wall, every plant, every inch of land, every corner of the eaves and this city with a pilgrimage. The faces of every man, woman and child in the city...

I saw the sunshine of the Tang Dynasty blooming like a flower, and I saw Chang'an opened her mother's chest to me. At that moment, I told myself that I was from the Tang Dynasty. I told myself— Chang'an is the spiritual hometown of every Chinese. Chang'an was the largest city in the world at that time, and also the first large city in world history to reach a population of one million.It is 9721 meters long from east to west, 8651 meters wide from north to south, with a circumference of 36.7 kilometers and an area of ​​about 84 square kilometers, which is 1.4 times that of Beijing in Ming and Qing Dynasties and seven times that of ancient Rome.There are three building complexes in the city: Miyagi is located in the middle of the north, where the emperor and the royal family live; to the south of Miyagi is the Imperial City, which is slightly larger than Miyagi and is the seat of the central government agencies; outside Miyagi and the imperial city is the Outer Guocheng is a residential area and a commercial area.

The entire Chang'an City is grand in scale, rigorous in layout, symmetrical in structure and neatly arranged.There are three gates on each side of the outer city, and the six main streets that run through the twelve gates are the main traffic routes of the whole city.The Zhuque Avenue running from north to south is a standard central axis. It connects the Chengtian Gate of the Miyagi City, the Suzaku Gate of the Imperial City and the Mingde Gate of the Outer City, and divides Chang'an City into two parts that are symmetrical from east to west. Nian County, Chang'an County in the west, and a commercial district in the east and west, called Dongshi and Xishi.There are 11 avenues in the north and south of the city, and 14 avenues in the east and west. The residential area is divided into 110 squares neatly, and its shape is similar to a chessboard.

Every street in Chang'an is straight and wide, and its width has reached the point where it is almost extravagant.For example, the width of Zhuque Avenue, the main north-south main road, is more than 150 meters, and the widest part of Chang'an Avenue in Beijing, China's "first street" today, does not exceed 120 meters.Another example is Chengtianmen Cross Street, which is located between Miyagi and Imperial City, with a width of 441 meters, which can be called the widest street in human history. Its majesty is breathtaking! There are rows of pagoda trees and elm trees on both sides of these wide and flat streets, while sycamores and weeping willows are planted all over the palace city and imperial city. and Jingmei.

In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634 A.D.), Emperor Taizong Li Shimin built the Daming Palace at the beginning of Longshouyuan in the northeast of Chang'an.Longshouyuan is located on a towering terrain, overlooking the entire Chang'an City, so Daming Palace is far more imposing than Taiji Palace.In the second year of Longshuo (AD 662), Tang Gaozong Li Zhi expanded the Daming Palace to make it more complete in function and larger in scale.Since then, Daming Palace replaced Taiji Palace and became the living and administrative place for the emperors of the Tang Dynasty. The Daming Palace was the largest, most strictly regulated, and most distinctively planned palace complex in the world at that time. Its circumference was 7.6 kilometers, and its area was 3.2 square kilometers, which was 4.5 times that of the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There were 11 buildings around the palace city. The city gate is surrounded by cities on the east, west, and north sides, and three palace walls guard the south; more than 40 foundation sites such as halls, platforms, buildings, and pavilions have been ascertained so far.On the central axis of Daming Palace, from south to north are Hanyuan Hall, Xuanzheng Hall and Zichen Hall. Daming Palace is composed of these three palace groups as the center.Among them, the Hanyuan Hall is the main hall of the Daming Palace, where the emperor of the Tang Dynasty held important ceremonies such as court ceremonies, military parades, and prisoner offerings; the base of this hall is 15.6 meters high, the surface is 75.9 meters wide, and the depth is 41.3 meters, covering an area of ​​3134.67 square meters It is 1.3 times the area of ​​the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing, the largest wooden structure palace in the world.

On the two wings of the main hall of Hanyuan Hall, ie in the southeast and southwest directions, there are Xiangluan Pavilion and Qifeng Pavilion protruding from the main hall, respectively. The two pavilions are 150 meters apart, and each is connected to the main hall by curved ruler-shaped verandahs.The two wings of the whole group of buildings are prominent, and the main hall is indented, showing a "concave" shape.In front of the main hall are two winding Longwei Roads, each 78 meters long. In front of the entire Hanyuan Temple complex is a large square with a width of 615 meters from north to south and a length of 750 meters from east to west, with a total area of ​​461,250 square meters, which is larger than Tiananmen Square in Beijing today, equivalent to more than 60 standard modern footballs. field.

Standing on such a majestic square and looking up at the majestic and majestic Hanyuan Hall, anyone will be terrified and moved with emotion. The Nine Heavens will open the palace, and all nations will be crowned with clothes and crowns! Which Chinese people do not have such a Tang Dynasty in their hearts? Which Chinese people don't have such a Chang'an in their hearts?