China News Service, Beijing, September 10 (Reporter Ying Ni) The exhibition "Dan Chen Yonggu-Six Hundred Years of the Forbidden City" opened at the Meridian Gate of the Palace Museum on the 10th, displaying more than 450 cultural relics and historical photos.

Exhibits to reflect architecture

　　Although it is not an exhibition that wins by the level of exhibits, the exhibition still presents many dazzling cultural relics.

For example, the talisman plate and five offerings of the Hall of Nourishing the Heart were exhibited for the first time. The bronze talisman plate engraved with the town house charms to guard the palace, and the five offerings of incense burner, wax table and Ganoderma lucidum were in front.

When they were discovered for the first time during the overhaul of the Hall of Yangxin, they were placed directly above the algae in the beam frame of the Mingjian.

In fact, there are only three buildings in the entire Forbidden City, namely the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Palace of Qianqing and the Hall of Yangxin.

　　The Fuwangge lacquered yarn that first appeared is a special fabric.

This lacquered yarn was originally inlaid on the railing cover on the first floor of the Fuwang Pavilion in the Garden of Ningshou Palace. The front and back are decorated with the same pattern, and it is completely transparent and exquisite.

Regrettably, this manufacturing process has long been lost.

　　The Ningshou Palace Garden where Fuwang Pavilion is located is an exclusive palace group built by Emperor Qianlong after his "retirement". Each brick and tile inside represents the peak level of craftsmanship during the Qianlong period, and its regulations are almost a miniature Forbidden City.

　　In 1773, craftsmen in the south wove more than ten pieces of lacquer yarn and sent them to the Forbidden City from thousands of miles to become the "screen windows" in the Fuwang Pavilion.

As a screen window, lacquered yarn must ensure breathability and light transmission, but also ensure toughness and durability.

After detection by modern technology, the lacquer yarn of Fuwangge is composed of six layers: yarn core layer, pattern layer, gold-sticking layer, bottom layer, smudge layer and hook thread layer.

“The lacquered yarn on display is one of them. This is the first time it has seen the public in more than two hundred years.” said Zhang Jie, deputy research librarian and curator of the Ministry of Ancient Construction, because of its fragile surface conditions, it will be difficult for the future. There is a chance to exhibit again.

　　And the cute scene appeared at the party of the Palace of Supreme Harmony Ridge Beast.

"Although all the ridge beasts have been exhibited, this is the first time that the ridge beasts of the Palace of Supreme Harmony have been exhibited together." Zhang Jie said.

　　On the roofs of ancient buildings in the Forbidden City, there are certain regulations on the number and location of ridge beasts, which must not be exceeded.

As the highest-level building, the Hall of Supreme Harmony has up to ten roof ridge beasts, and the number is even, which is the only example among all the ancient buildings in the Forbidden City.

The ten glazed tile-backed beasts on display during the Kangxi period are, in order from front to back: dragon, phoenix, lion, pegasus, seahorse, scorpion, fish, scorpion, bullfighting, and walking. Unique to the temple.

Historical data for exhibition

　　Since its establishment in 1420 in the Ming Dynasty, the architecture of the Forbidden City has inherited the regulations of the Tang and Song dynasties and is organically integrated with the city's functions and landscape. It is a concentrated expression of ancient Chinese city construction and palace construction ideas.

　　The exhibition not only presents the map of the Forbidden City in the seven years of the Ming Dynasty Apocalypse in the form of panels, but also restores the model of the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty in the form of sand tables in the Wumen exhibition hall.

The glazed tiles, hourglasses, and fragments of squatting beasts in the Ming Dynasty, as well as the ridge beasts, window lattices and Jin Ou Yonggu cups of the Qing Dynasty, remind the audience that this is a city with a history of 600 years.

　　In the photo, the remaining half of an apple on the kang table in the south window of Chuxiu Palace was leftover by Pu Yi before leaving the palace in a hurry; the historical materials presented on the exhibition board include Emperor Pu Yi, Minister of the Interior Shao Ying, and the implementation of Li Shizeng of "Preferential Treatment Conditions" three people's recollection of the incident, "We introduce the perspective of the parties, look for materials from their diaries, memoirs and articles, and supplement the literature with fresh first-hand experience. For example, show Puyi leaving the palace. In this incident, three people’s memories of the event were used to provide the audience with a different perspective to understand this historical event."

　　The three exhibition halls of the West Yanchi Tower, the Main Tower and the East Yanchi Tower in the entire Meridian area correspond to the three historical periods of the Ming Dynasty, Qing Dynasty, and Modern and Contemporary. At the same time, 18 historical nodes introduce the planning, layout, architecture, and palace life of the Forbidden City , As well as the general situation of building camp and protection, the audience walked 256 meters from west to east, and they could appreciate the "time" and "space" of the Forbidden City.

Zhang Jie revealed that, in fact, this exhibition is just a "preface". The entire Forbidden City is a huge "exhibition hall". The audience can also find 9 "landmark" buildings in it to complete the check-in, and watch while walking to appreciate the unique charm of this city. .

　　Wang Xudong, the director of the Palace Museum, said that the completion of the Forbidden City is not only a manifestation of the will of the country, but also the crystallization of the wisdom of working people from different regions and different nationalities. It is a master of ancient Chinese architectural concepts.

I hope that through this exhibition, the audience can have a deeper and comprehensive understanding of the former Forbidden City.

　　It is reported that the exhibition will last until November 15.

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