China News Service, Shenyang, February 4 (Han Hong). On the 4th, the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month is a traditional small year in northern China, and the "busy year" began.
Couplets, door gods, indispensable elements in the homes of the people, are also very important in the New Year in the Qing Palace.
On February 4, the Shenyang Imperial Palace hung a door god on the day of the New Year to welcome the arrival of the Chinese New Year.
According to historical data, the first person in the Qing Dynasty to order the hanging of the Han door god was Emperor Shunzhi.
Before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the Manchus had no custom of hanging door gods and sticking couplets.
After the Qing Dynasty established its capital in Beijing, Shenyang Imperial Palace began to hang door gods and paste couplets.
The door gods and couplets used in the Shenyang Forbidden City were all specially provided by the Royal Painting Academy and Imperial Academy of Beijing, and there were strict regulations on the door gods and couplets for each door.
Different from the folks who put the door god on the door panel, the door god of the palace is hung up.
The door god first decorates the frame with copper ornaments, and then hangs on the doors of the palaces.
The palace gate god paintings are more exquisite in materials. In addition to printing on paper and painting on wood, they are more painted on coarse silk or cloth. In the painting, they are "fine pastel painting, lifen, gold, lacquer, and lacquer". The process of pasting gold and painting lacquer is one of the important basis for judging the difference between palace New Year pictures and folk New Year pictures.
According to reports, the door gods hanging in the Qing palace are divided into four types: "general", "fulu", "baby", and "Panzi (Zhong Kui)". Different places have different door gods.
"General" door gods are mostly hung at the main entrance of the palace, the main purpose is to ward off evil spirits and prevent the entry of beasts and ghosts.
The door god "Fu Lu" is hung on the partition door of the palace, and the door god "baby" is mostly hung on the door of the concubine's dormitory.
The folks posted the Spring Festival couplets and the door gods on the 30th of the twelfth lunar month, while the Qing Palace began to hang the couplets and the door gods from the 26th of the twelfth lunar month each year. They would be removed and stored by the eunuch of the Construction Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on the third day of the following year. continue to use.
The activity of hanging door gods in the Shenyang Imperial Palace during the Lunar New Year has been going on for many years. They are mainly hung at the main gates and other places. The door gods are hung on the day of the New Year and removed after the 15th of the first lunar month.
The pair of door gods hung in the east gate are the general door gods. The door god painted two symmetrical generals on the left and right. One has a white face and a kind complexion, and the other has a dark face and a hideous expression, all in military uniform.
Legend has it that the two were two generals in the Tang Dynasty, Qin Shubao and Yuchi Jingde. Among them, Qin Qiong was the white face and Yuchi Jingde was the black face, commonly known as "white face" and "black face".
In addition to the general door gods, the "Fu Lu" door gods and the "baby" door gods are also hung everywhere in the palace.
On that day, the outdoor temperature in Shenyang was low, but many people still came here to watch, some took pictures with the door god, and some broadcasted the process of hanging the door god live. "I came to Shenyang Imperial Palace to watch the door gods on the day of the new year, so that the children can feel a different festive atmosphere." Lu Dan from Shenyang brought the children to watch and said that before the children saw couplets and blessings at home. The door god only learned in the textbooks. I came to watch the scene today and the children felt very shocked. (Finish)