Olympic City---Shenyang Welcomes You(2)
——Shenyang Imperial Palace
By
Dina
We have introduced Beiling Park of Shenyang in the above article. And now let’s enjoy the old culture of Shenyang Imperial Palace after you basking in the afterglow of Beiling Park’s elegant and quiet.
In 1625 A.D., Shenyang Imperial Palace was established by the first emperor of Qing Dynasty-Nur Ha Chi and the second emperor-Huang Taiji before they went into Shanhai Guan. And it is one of two royal building groups in China. Which scale, though, compared to Beijing Imperial Palace, is too small, it has its own features.
According to the natural layout, Shenyang Imerial Palace is divided into three sections - the eastern section, the middle section and the western section.
The middle section begins from the Da Qing Gate, that is the front gate of the imperial palace, taking with Chong Zheng Dian (Jin Luan Dian) as the core of the main body, the Phoenix Tower and Qingning Palace are arranged from south to north.
The eastern section, taking the Hall of Great Affairs (Da Zheng Dian) as the main body, while the ten square pavilions, named as “Ten Kings Pavilion”, are on its both sides.
Wen Su Pavilion, the core of the wstern section, contains the Complete Collection of Four Treasures, is the place for emperors’s reading. And around this, there are Yang Xi Room, Jiayin Hall and etc..
The pavilivions and towers in Shenyang Imperial Palace are simple and elegant. Whose architectural style, with full of Manchu( Man ethinic minority) character, is an unique one in the architectural history of palace in China.
There are a lot of ancient cultural relics in Shenyang Imperial Palace, such as Nur Ha Chi's sword and Huang Taiji's broadsword. And there are also many assortments of artworks displayed here, like the paintings, calligraphies, potteries, sculptures and lacquer wares of some masters in Ming and Qing Dynasty.
You could be felt the birds sang and flowers gave forth their fragrance in those days, when you standing in the royal garden of the imperial palace. You won’t come in vain to Shenyang Imperial Palace.
Shenyang Imperial Palace welcomes you! Shenyang welcomes you!!
沈阳故宫-英文导游词(Shenyang Imperial Palace) Shenyang Imperial Palace Hello,everyone!Please allow me to express a warm welcome on behalf of Shenyang citizens.I'm with great pleasure to be your tourist guide and from now on I will show you around Shenyang Imperial Palace,shere the founder of Qing Dynasty Nuerhachi and his son Huangtaiji lived.Shenyang Imperial Palace ,Fuling tomb and Zhaoling Tomb made in the early period of Qing Dynasty are the three famous historical sites in Shenyang . Shenyang Imperial Palace with a history of over 360 years started in 1625 and was roughly accomplished in 1636 during the reign of Nuerhachi and HuangTaiji. After them four emperors of Qing Dynasty had come back from Beijing to this palace for 10 times and enlarged its area and added its buildings.They were Emperor Kangxi,Qianlong,Jiaqing and Daoguang.Therefore,until 1783 the palace was finally finished. Shenyang Imperial Palace is one of the two royal palaces well kept in China.The other one is Forbidden City in Beijing.Shenyang Imperial Palace was entitled "Historic Culture Relics Preserved Buildings" in 1961 by the State Council.This palace is an emperor museum combining the architectual styles of the minorities of Man,Han and Mongolia. This palace covers an area of 60,000 square meters,comprising over 20 courtyards,300 houses and 70 buildings.The whole construction is divided into three sections: the east, middle and west. First let's pay a visit to the buildings in the buildings in the middle section.The layout of middle section is similar to a Chinese compound with three courtyards.The first courtyard is the office area.It starts from the Grand Qing Gate on the south and ends at Holy Administration Hall.From Phoenix Tower to Purity and Tranquility Hall is the residential area.They all lay out on the same line. The main entrance to the palace is the Grand Qing Gate,also called Meridian Gate because the emperor considered himself as the son of Heaven and the palace should be the center of universe .The Grand Qing Gate was bulilt in 1632 and is was the place where the civilian offcials and military ministers to present themselves before the emperor daily .The special feature of the gate is the tile color.They are all yellow tiles but engraved with green borders.Yellow synbolizes the ground and the royal right while green represents sea and mountains.The combination of them means controlling the vast areas on the earth. The building to the east of Grand Qing Gate is called Ancestor Temple(Taimiao)with yellow tile roof,where Nuerhachi's descendants offeredsacrifices to their ancestors for blessings.So Ancestor Temple is the most important. Please follow me into the gate.This path in the middle links the gate to Holy Administration Hall with Flying Dragon Pavilion (Feilongge) and Flying Phoenix Pavilion(Xiangfengge) on each side.The Hall of Holy Administration is the main building in the middle part of the palace and it was the center of the military,administrative affairs in eatly Qing Dynasty and had witnessed many national ceremories.Flying Dragon and Flying Phoenix Pavilions were for storing music instruments. Holy Administration Hall was Emperor Huangtaiji's office.In front of the hall are Rigui and Jiangliang,which were used as measure instruments and supposed to be the symbol of unity. In accient construction,office area is usually in the front part and residential area is in the rear.Since we have visted the place where the Emperors worked and now we'll pay a visite tothe place where empress and concubines lived.Here is the Phoenis Tower.It served as an entrances to the rear chambers and also the entertainment area of Huangtaiji and his concubines,and some gatherings or banquets were held occasionally.The tower was built on a terrace 3.8 meters tall.It was the tallest building in Shenyang at that time .It is amazing watching sunrise in the morning on the tower and Phoenix Sunrise is one of the famous Eight fascinating Scenes in Shenyang. Look upward ,we will see a board hanging up on Phoenix Tower ,on which Emperor Qianlong inscribed "Ziqidonglai",which meant the Qing Dynasty in Beijing immigrated fron Shengjing,the old name for Shenyang to the east .There are 24staircases leading to Phoenix Tower representing 24 seasonal divisions points in chinese lunar calendar.In Shenyang Imperial palace chambers are higher than halls, which is contrary to the architectural style in Forbidden city in Beijing. Walking through the tower are the rear chambers.The one on the north in the middle was called Purity and Tranquility Hall,which was prepared for emperor and empress.The other four lying on both sides were fo concubines .Purity and Tranquility Hall has five rooms and the First from the east was where Huangraiji passed away here at the age of 52 without any disease.His throne passed to his ninth son,Fulin.In early Qing Dynasty,the construction style was summed up like this: bag-like house,zigzag bed and chimney sitting on the ground.The main buildings here were different from other buildings with a door was opende in the wall of the east room and the other rooms were connected together like a bag.The zigzag beds,made of mud and brick and with fire and smoke tunnels were called"kang"in Chinese.In order to get heat and keep room warm in winter,tunnels was made under the ground of Purity and Tranquility Hall to put fire and smoke through .Now notice the pole standing on the ground for smoke through.Now notice the pole standing right in the middle of the courtyard.This red pole is called Suolun pole,or Holy Pole.Its round tin container near the top was filled with food for feeding crows.It was said that Nuerhachi was savedby crows.Crows are considered sacred in Manchurian culture though in Chinese culture crows are regarded as birds bringing bad luck. Emperor Huangtaiji had four concubines.Among the four concubines Chen was loved best by Huangtaiji and Concubine Zhuang was the wisest and the mother of the next emperor,Fulin.Therefore ,she had a special status among the concubines. The only chimney was built on the rear of Purity and Tranquility hall from the ground with 11 layers ,representing the 11 emperors from Emperor Huangtaiji to the last emperor Puyi.This chimney was the highest one at that time.In Chinese ,the sound of chimeny"tong" is the same as that of unity. To the north further is rear courtyard called Yuhua Garden. After visiting the middle section of the palace ,we come to the eastern section.Its representative building is the Great Administration Hall,flanked by Ten Princes Pavilions.This part was built in 1625,and they were the earliest building in Shenyang Imperial Palace.Great Administration Hall is the place ceremonies and handled state affairs. Great Administration Hall was built with eight sides representing the style of military tent and also Eight Banner military system.Now please look at the ten pavilions,five on each side,which were the offices of the commanders at that time.Here I will give you an introduction to the military system of early Manchurian Period .Nuerhachi divided his troops in four parts and each part was identified by the color of its banner .There sere then four kinds of banner:red,blue,white and yellow banner.As the troops expanded quickly ,another four parts were added and therefore another four kinds of banner were needed .By then there were altogether eight kinds of banner.This army was therefore well known for Eight Banner Army . The last part of Shenyang Imperial Palace is the western section,built from 1782 to 1783 and during Emperor Qianlong's reign.Its main construction is Book Source Pavilion (Wensuge) with Theater Platform and Good Descendant-benefiting Hall(Jiayintang) in front,Prosperity Administration Stydy (Yangxizhai) and Nine Halls behind.Book Souurce Pavilion(wensuge) was specially designed for storing the encyclopedia compiled at that time,Si Ku Quan Shu.This encyclopedia collected most of the books in Chinese history .Its complication started in 1773.This set of history books is composed of seven sections,more than 36,000 volumes.It took educated persons over 10 years to finish is.When finished,the sholecneyclopedia was duplicated in seven pavilions across China.The other six copies were either damaged during wars or lost.This set is the only one well kept.But the real copy is no longer here and now is restored in the Palace Museum in Beijing and Gansu province library.We can see that Book Source Pavilion covered with black tiles.In Chinese philosophy,black refers water.The pavilion was built for storing books and its biggest threat was fire.So black tiles hinting water covering it on the top as a way of protection .Good Proserty Admiration Study was for Emperor reading while Descendant-benefiting Hall and the Theater Platform consisting of a couryard for Emperor ,his empress and concubines watching plays. Shenyang Imperial Palace is one of the cultural relics in China and it is the symbol of this city .It is a good combination of diferent nationalities as well as a tourist attraction.And now we have to end our visiting ,I hope you all enjoy it and thank you for your cooperation,goodbye.
各位朋友,在繁华的沈阳古城中心,有一座巍峨庄严的清代宫殿建筑群。这里就是我们今天的目的地——沈阳故宫。
依建筑时间和布局,沈阳故宫的建筑可分为三部分,它们分别是东路、中路、西路。今天,我们就按这个顺序。首先参观东路建筑。
沈阳故宫以其独特的建筑艺术和特殊的历史而闻名中外,在这片绚丽多彩,雄伟多姿的建筑群中,最古老,最具特色的就是我们面前的大政殿。
大政殿草创于1625年,是处理国家政务和举行庆典活动的主要场所之一。大政殿为八角重檐攒尖式建筑,外形近似满族早期在山林中狩猎时所搭的帐篷。在大政殿的房脊上,还饰有八个蒙古力士,牵引着铁链,象征着“八方归一”。正门前的大柱上,盘旋着两条翘首扬爪的金龙,是受汉族敬天畏龙思想的影响,以龙代表天子的至尊无上。大政殿建筑特点的多样性,体现了多民族文化的融合。金龙盘柱,尽显中原之风;八位力士又流露了浓郁的蒙古色彩;而亭帐式的风貌,则是满族古老文化的延续。
作为最早使用和最为重要的宫殿之一。许多重大历史事件都以大政殿为舞台上演。13年,六岁的顺治皇帝在大政殿继承帝位,并于次年在此颁布了出兵令,命摄政王多尔哀兵入山海关直捣中原,最终完成了满清一代的一统大业。
大政殿两侧南向,十王亭呈燕翅排列。错落有致,如众星拱月,南宽北狭,似无穷无尽,象征兵多将广,万世绵延。十王亭是清朝入关前左右翼王和八旗旗主在皇宫内办公的地方。它们与大政殿构成了一组亭子式的院落建筑,反映了满族独特的军政——八旗制度,这在中国的历史上堪称独步天下。远在努尔哈赤立国之初,凡遇军国大事都由汗王与八旗贝勒大臣共同讨论决定。努尔哈赤定都沈阳后,在修建宫殿时便将这种“君臣合署办公”的制度固定化。以建筑的形式表现了八旗制度和“八和硕贝勒共治国政”的政体及军事民主的思想。因而形成了大政殿、十五亭这组独特的建筑,为中国宫殿建筑史写下了空前的一页。
各位朋友,现在我们来到了中路。从1626年皇太极继承汗位,即续建皇宫,形成沈阳故宫的中路建筑。中路建筑前起大清门,后至清宁宫,院落三进,独成一体。
大清门是沈阳故宫的正门,为皇帝临朝前,文武百官候朝的地方。它便是演义小说中俗称的“午朝门”。大清门的屋顶满铺黄琉璃瓦并衬以绿色剪边,既保留了以黄为尊的传统观念,又体现了满族对故乡山林的深厚眷念。从而形成了区别北京故宫的一个特点——宫殿顶覆以黄琉璃瓦镶以绿色剪边。
穿过大清门,北望便是崇政殿。崇政殿俗称“金銮殿”,是清太宗皇太极举行日常朝会的地方。
1635年,皇太极下令将族名‘女真”改为“满洲”。1636年皇太极在崇政殿登基称帝,上尊号“宽温仁圣”,将国号“金”改为“清”年号“天聪”改为“崇德”。
各位朋友,古代宫殿建筑布局讲究“前朝后寝”。看过了皇帝上朝的金銮殿,请大家随我去参观帝后的寝宫。
穿过崇政殿两侧的左右翊门,举目可见位于3.8米高台之上的凤凰楼。楼后为帝后寝居的后宫——台上五宫。与崇政殿对比又形成了沈阳故宫不同于北京故宫的特点——“宫高殿低”。而北京故宫则恰恰相反,是“殿低”。
凤凰楼为宴饮、议事之所,是当年沈阳城的最高建筑,诗称“欲穷千里目,更上一层楼”可谓十分贴切。登上凤凰楼俯瞰四周,万般景物尽收眼底,可饱览盛京全景,也可观赏日出。“凤楼晓日”是当年著名的盛京八景之一。凤凰楼门洞上方悬有“紫气东来”匾,为乾隆皇帝御笔。而乾隆皇帝则是借用这个典故寓意大清的国运兴起于东方。
各位朋友,穿过凤凰楼底层的通道后,我们就进入了后妃居住的台上五官。
台上五官是清宁宫、关雎宫、麟趾宫、衍庆宫、永福宫。
现在请大家随我参观皇太极和皇后的寝宫——清宁宫。
清宁宫东梢门称“暖阁”,是帝后的卧室。暖阁内分南北二室,二室均设火炕。13年八月初九,皇太极在暖阁内驾崩,终年52岁,后葬于沈阳昭陵,即北陵。
清宁东次间开门,是典型的满族民居——口袋房,西四门南西北三面都设火炕,称“万字炕”。与汉族有所不同的是,满族人将烟囱建在屋后,而且从地面向上垒起。这种“口袋房,万字炕、烟囱竖在地面上”的建筑特点具有浓郁的满族风格了。
各位朋友,现在请随我去参观西路建筑。西路建于1782年至1783年,主要包括:戏台、嘉荫堂、文溯阁等。
说起文溯阁,我们不能不提到乾隆皇帝和《四库全书》。出于加强文化统治的需要,乾隆皇帝于1772年下诏访求天下藏书,历经十余年时间编成一部大型丛书。该书分经、史、子、集四部,所以称为《四库全书》。书修成后,抄录七部,在全国建七座藏书阁分别收藏,沈阳故宫的文溯阁便是其中之一。
提起宫殿建筑,我们很容易想起“红墙绿瓦”、“金壁辉煌’这类词汇。而文溯阁却与众不同,屋顶用黑琉璃瓦镶绿剪边,整个建筑以黑绿两色为主色调,这与它的用途是分不开的。文溯阁藏书忌火,依据五行字说立色配饰,装修取《易经》“北方壬癸水”其色属黑,因此屋顶用黑色琉璃瓦,寓意水从天降,消灭火灾。
文溯阁外观为两层,内部实为三层,书架上的木盒称函匣,用于收藏书籍。目前文溯阁的《四库全书》保存在甘肃省图书馆。
看到这里,我们今天的参观已经接近尾声。沈阳故宫的三路建筑是分期建造的,布局却是一气呵成,完整和谐。特别是三路建筑分别代表了“八和硕贝勒共治国政”、“皇太极南面独尊”、“康乾盛世”三个时期社会发展的基本特征。“建筑是凝固的历史”,从总体来看,沈阳故宫以建筑的方式反映了满族政权和满族社会由崛起——兴盛一高度发展的历史进程。
各位朋友,我们的参观就要结束了,希望故宫之行能给您留下美好的回忆。
各位朋友,在繁华的沈阳古城中心,有一座巍峨庄严的清代宫殿建筑群。这里就是我们今天的目的地——沈阳故宫。
依建筑时间和布局,沈阳故宫的建筑可分为三部分,它们分别是东路、中路、西路。今天,我们就按这个顺序。首先参观东路建筑。
沈阳故宫以其独特的建筑艺术和特殊的历史而闻名中外,在这片绚丽多彩,雄伟多姿的建筑群中,最古老,最具特色的就是我们面前的大政殿。
大政殿草创于1625年,是处理国家政务和举行庆典活动的主要场所之一。大政殿为八角重檐攒尖式建筑,外形近似满族早期在山林中狩猎时所搭的帐篷。在大政殿的房脊上,还饰有八个蒙古力士,牵引着铁链,象征着“八方归一”。正门前的大柱上,盘旋着两条翘首扬爪的金龙,是受汉族敬天畏龙思想的影响,以龙代表天子的至尊无上。大政殿建筑特点的多样性,体现了多民族文化的融合。金龙盘柱,尽显中原之风;八位力士又流露了浓郁的蒙古色彩;而亭帐式的风貌,则是满族古老文化的延续。
作为最早使用和最为重要的宫殿之一。许多重大历史事件都以大政殿为舞台上演。13年,六岁的顺治皇帝在大政殿继承帝位,并于次年在此颁布了出兵令,命摄政王多尔衮兵入山海关直捣中原,最终完成了满清一代的一统大业。
大政殿两侧南向,十王亭呈燕翅排列。错落有致,如众星拱月,南宽北狭,似无穷无尽,象征兵多将广,万世绵延。十王亭是清朝入关前左右翼王和八旗旗主在皇宫内办公的地方。它们与大政殿构成了一组亭子式的院落建筑,反映了满族独特的军政——八旗制度,这在中国的历史上堪称独步天下。远在努尔哈赤立国之初,凡遇军国大事都由汗王与八旗贝勒大臣共同讨论决定。努尔哈赤定都沈阳后,在修建宫殿时便将这种“君臣合署办公”的制度固定化。以建筑的形式表现了八旗制度和“八和硕贝勒共治国政”的政体及军事民主的思想。因而形成了大政殿、十五亭这组独特的建筑,为中国宫殿建筑史写下了空前的一页。
各位朋友,现在我们来到了中路。从1626年皇太极继承汗位,即续建皇宫,形成沈阳故宫的中路建筑。中路建筑前起大清门,后至清宁宫,院落三进,独成一体。
大清门是沈阳故宫的正门,为皇帝临朝前,文武百官候朝的地方。它便是演义小说中俗称的“午朝门”。大清门的屋顶满铺黄琉璃瓦并衬以绿色剪边,既保留了以黄为尊的传统观念,又体现了满族对故乡山林的深厚眷念。从而形成了区别北京故宫的一个特点——宫殿顶覆以黄琉璃瓦镶以绿色剪边。
穿过大清门,北望便是崇政殿。崇政殿俗称“金銮殿”,是清太宗皇太极举行日常朝会的地方。
1635年,皇太极下令将族名‘女真”改为“满洲”。1636年皇太极在崇政殿登基称帝,上尊号“宽温仁圣”,将国号“金”改为“清”年号“天聪”改为“崇德”。
各位朋友,古代宫殿建筑布局讲究“前朝后寝”。看过了皇帝上朝的金銮殿,请大家随我去参观帝后的寝宫。
穿过崇政殿两侧的左右翊门,举目可见位于3.8米高台之上的凤凰楼。楼后为帝后寝居的后宫——台上五宫。与崇政殿对比又形成了沈阳故宫不同于北京故宫的特点——“宫高殿低”。而北京故宫则恰恰相反,是“殿低”。
凤凰楼为宴饮、议事之所,是当年沈阳城的最高建筑,诗称“欲穷千里目,更上一层楼”可谓十分贴切。登上凤凰楼俯瞰四周,万般景物尽收眼底,可饱览盛京全景,也可观赏日出。“凤楼晓日”是当年著名的盛京八景之一。凤凰楼门洞上方悬有“紫气东来”匾,为乾隆皇帝御笔。而乾隆皇帝则是借用这个典故寓意大清的国运兴起于东方。
各位朋友,穿过凤凰楼底层的通道后,我们就进入了后妃居住的台上五官。
台上五官是清宁宫、关雎宫、麟趾宫、衍庆宫、永福宫。
现在请大家随我参观皇太极和皇后的寝宫——清宁宫。
清宁宫东梢门称“暖阁”,是帝后的卧室。暖阁内分南北二室,二室均设火炕。13年八月初九,皇太极在暖阁内驾崩,终年52岁,后葬于沈阳昭陵,即北陵。
清宁东次间开门,是典型的满族民居——口袋房,西四门南西北三面都设火炕,称“万字炕”。与汉族有所不同的是,满族人将烟囱建在屋后,而且从地面向上垒起。这种“口袋房,万字炕、烟囱竖在地面上”的建筑特点具有浓郁的满族风格了。
各位朋友,现在请随我去参观西路建筑。西路建于1782年至1783年,主要包括:戏台、嘉荫堂、文溯阁等。
说起文溯阁,我们不能不提到乾隆皇帝和《四库全书》。出于加强文化统治的需要,乾隆皇帝于1772年下诏访求天下藏书,历经十余年时间编成一部大型丛书。该书分经、史、子、集四部,所以称为《四库全书》。书修成后,抄录七部,在全国建七座藏书阁分别收藏,沈阳故宫的文溯阁便是其中之一。
提起宫殿建筑,我们很容易想起“红墙绿瓦”、“金壁辉煌’这类词汇。而文溯阁却与众不同,屋顶用黑琉璃瓦镶绿剪边,整个建筑以黑绿两色为主色调,这与它的用途是分不开的。文溯阁藏书忌火,依据五行字说立色配饰,装修取《易经》“北方壬癸水”其色属黑,因此屋顶用黑色琉璃瓦,寓意水从天降,消灭火灾。
文溯阁外观为两层,内部实为三层,书架上的木盒称函匣,用于收藏书籍。目前文溯阁的《四库全书》保存在甘肃省图书馆。
看到这里,我们今天的参观已经接近尾声。沈阳故宫的三路建筑是分期建造的,布局却是一气呵成,完整和谐。特别是三路建筑分别代表了“八和硕贝勒共治国政”、“皇太极南面独尊”、“康乾盛世”三个时期社会发展的基本特征。“建筑是凝固的历史”,从总体来看,沈阳故宫以建筑的方式反映了满族政权和满族社会由崛起——兴盛一高度发展的历史进程。
各位朋友,我们的参观就要结束了,希望故宫之行能给您留下美好的回忆。
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