The origin of Yuanmingyuan?

Yuanmingyuan was built in 1709 (forty-eight years of Kangxi). It was originally a gift from Emperor Kangxi to Yin Zhen, the fourth son of Emperor Kangxi. After Yongzheng 1722 acceded to the throne, the original garden was expanded. In the south of the garden, Zheng Da Guangming Hall, Qin Zhengtang and many value rooms of the Cabinet, Sixth Department and Military Department were built, hoping to "avoid noise and listen to politics" here in summer. During the Qianlong period, in addition to the local reconstruction of Yuanmingyuan, Changchun Garden was built in the east and merged into Wanchun Garden in the southeast. The pattern of three gardens in Yuanming has basically taken shape.

Jiaqing Dynasty mainly rebuilt and expanded Qichun Garden (Wanchun Garden), making it one of the main gardens. During the reign of Daoguang, state affairs declined and financial resources were insufficient. However, the furnishings of Wanshou, Xiangshan and Yuquan "Three Mountains" were withdrawn, Jehol stopped summering and Mulan hunted, and the reconstruction and decoration of Yuanming Three Gardens have not been abandoned.

The name "Yuanmingyuan" was named by Emperor Kangxi. Above the gate of Yuanmingyuan, there is a three-character plaque of Emperor Kangxi's imperial book. Yong Zhengdi has an explanation for this "Yuanming", saying that the word "Yuanming" means: round and fascinating, the gentleman is also in the middle; When the light shines, the wisdom of talents is also. "circle" refers to the perfection of personal morality, surpassing ordinary people; "Ming" means bright, perfect and wise political achievements. This can be said to be the ideal standard for the ruling class to flaunt the wisdom of the monarch in feudal times.

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The main architectural types of Yuanmingyuan are temples, halls, pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, houses, boats, halls, bridges, doors, walls, towers, temples, Taoist temples, villages and markets.

The architectural style in its heyday also includes almost all possible plane layout and modeling styles of ancient buildings in China: there are common single-eave rolled-shed gray tile roofs, which are simple and elegant; There is also a palace-style double-eaved glazed tile covering the roof, resplendent and magnificent; There are both regular courtyards with one compartment and two compartments, as well as flexible buildings.

There are as many as 38 kinds of architectural layout * * *, besides the common rectangular, square, circular, I-shaped, concave-convex, hexagonal and octagonal, there are many unique and novel plane forms, such as crescent, swastika, scroll, cross, square, plum blossom, triangle, fan, and even collar and square.

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