Why is there only five gates at Tiananmen Gate, but there are nine gates at the gate?

As one of the world cultural heritages, Tiananmen Square, which we are familiar with, represents the glory and endless history of our Chinese nation for thousands of years. Tiananmen Square is located outside the Forbidden City. In ancient times, the Forbidden City was the place where the emperor lived. As a city gate, Tiananmen Square must be very handsome. At the same time, the design of five gates and nine gates in Tiananmen Square also has its own statement.

There is a saying among the people that the designer of the Ming Dynasty built this gate according to the highest specifications. So five doorways were built. The main entrance was just on the central axis of Beijing, and the middle door was left by the emperor alone to show his unique position. No one else can pass through the middle door. The remaining left and right gates are reserved for civil and military officials to walk. At the same time, it also means that they are assisting, loyal and helping the son of heaven to consolidate the country.

There are five doors, but the heavy building is nine towers, which is the foundation of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Speaking of the statue of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, it was recorded in an ancient book for a long time. In order to let everyone know their status and dignity, the ancient dragon just symbolizes supremacy and dominates the status of all things, so they use dragons to represent their status. We also know that every emperor wears a dragon robe. The statue of the Ninth Five-Year Plan symbolizes the virtue of the emperor, and later became the exclusive symbol of the ancient emperor. Moreover, in ancient times, nine was considered as the largest positive number, and five was in the middle of the number. The Ninth Five-Year Plan symbolizes the supreme authority of the emperor. ?

There is another saying, in Lu You's Hometown News? Volume 2 said that it was probably Cai Jing who misunderstood the meaning of building the city gate, and then made five gates into five gates, so the muddleheaded tradition was preserved. Qingming continues to use it. However, this statement seems to be unreliable.