[Explanation] The end of the year is approaching, and many workers who have been busy for a year are beginning to prepare to return to their hometowns.
In the Qing Dynasty, the emperors in the highest position also returned to their hometowns to worship their ancestors and family members, and this is the famous Qing emperor's east tour.
On December 27th, the Shenyang Palace Museum launched the "Qing Emperor East Tour Exhibition". In addition to the Qing emperor's imperial objects, it also incorporates sound and light animation into the exhibition, so that the zero-based audience can also understand how the Qing emperors are at a glance. Back home to worship the ancestors and provinces.
[Explanation] The Qing emperor’s east tour began in Kangxi. In the 160 years since his first east tour, a total of four Qing emperors have returned to Yeling, Liaoning. The four important items for the east tour route are: "Exercising martial arts", "Drinking one's family", "Memorial to the ancestors", "Hundred ceremony in the palace", etc. After careful arrangement by the curator, Every piece of collection and every link contains profound historical allusions. Only a set of bows and arrows can extend the theme of the Qing Dynasty royal family's east tour, advocating martial arts and filial piety.
[Concurrent] Wang Li, Research Librarian of Shenyang Palace Museum
At this time when the emperor was visiting (Eastern Tour), he would also participate in some activities of hunting and martial arts, such as the emperor's imperial bow, including this is the Jiaqing emperor's line of encirclement.
At that time, after they used these, the descendants of the emperor sent them to Shengjing to honor Tibet, so that the descendants of the emperor came to Shengjing to worship his ancestors.
Regarding it as a sacred object, it also shows the political status of the Forbidden City (Shenyang).
Take this thing to Shengjing to honor it.
[Explanation] According to the introduction, the Qing emperor's east tour is a very vast theme. The rich content of activities and the long journey will leave a lot of stories to be talked about for later generations.
As the pioneer of the Eastern Tour, Kangxi's journey back home is full of fun.
The king of a country even shared many interesting things he encountered with his grandmother who could not return home by writing letters.
[Concurrent] Wang Li, Research Librarian of Shenyang Palace Museum
When he arrived at the Liaohe River, he (Kangxi) was in the river at that time. He went there to fish in the Liaohe. After catching the fish, they grilled the fish on the shore. The grilled fish was particularly fragrant. I wrote a letter to the concubine Zhuang at the time and his grandmother, telling her that the fish in the Liaohe area was delicious and tasted very good, and he felt very kind when he returned to his hometown.
[Explanation] In addition to writing letters, Emperor Kangxi's martial arts is also very good. Kangxi, who rarely walks out of the Forbidden City, is even more like a duck in the wild. The animation "Shooting a Tiger Through a Stream" in the exhibition hall shows the audience the power of the Qing emperor.
[Concurrent] Wang Li, Research Librarian of Shenyang Palace Museum
At that time, Emperor Kangxi only saw a (tiger) shadow on the shadow shadow on the (mountain stream). He shot the tiger across the mountain stream and shot the tiger to death. I didn't see the tiger. I ran over to the mountain stream and shot a tiger, indicating that the Kangxi emperor's arrow technique was very superb at that time.
【Explanation】According to the introduction, the purpose of the Qing emperor’s east tour was to worship the ancestral mausoleum of Shengjing.
The emperor warned future generations not to forget the difficulty of creation by visiting the hometown of the birthplace.
The Qing emperor’s ten eastward patrols accelerated the construction of towns along the route and made the Northeast region receive the attention of the Qing court.
Shengjing Palace was the emperor’s residence outside the Guan, where a large number of imperial articles and royal secret books were stored here, which not only improved Shengjing’s political and cultural status, but also enabled the sustainable development of urban construction.
Compared with the "Southern Tour" and the "Northern Tour", the Qing Dynasty's east tour was of special significance for consolidating national unity and stabilizing the situation in the northeast frontier.
Reporter Yu Ruizhai from Shenyang
Editor in charge: [Yu Xiao]