Tang Wenhua has a more prominent influence on East Asian countries, especially Japan. For example, today's "Harmony" architecture in Japan is regarded as "orthodox", which is the Tang Dynasty style. The architecture of the Tang Dynasty developed into a mature period, forming a complete architectural system. It is large in scale, magnificent, handsome in shape, solemn and generous, neat but not rigid, gorgeous but not slim, stretched without publicity, simple but full of vitality-it is the perfect embodiment of the spirit of the times at that time!
Chang 'an City in Tang Dynasty was built on the basis of Daxing City in Sui Dynasty, with an area of 83 square kilometers, which is 8 times that of Xi 'an City in Ming Dynasty. In Chang 'an City, "a hundred thousand families are like a chess game, and twelve streets are like vegetable beds". The palaces and gardens are connected, the neighborhoods are vertical and horizontal, and the layout is reasonable. It was the political, economic and cultural center of the country at that time, and it was also one of the most populous and prosperous cities in the world. Chang 'an City in Tang Dynasty is composed of outer Guo Cheng, Miyagi, Imperial City, and other places and cities. Miyagi and Imperial City are in the middle of northern Guo Cheng, Miyagi is in the north and Imperial City is in the south. The east and west cities are in the southeast and south of the imperial city respectively. The thickness of the city wall is generally about 12 meters, and there are only a few remnants. The wall at the city gate was originally built with brick walls. The city wall was surrounded by trenches. The circumference of Miyagi is more than 8.6 kilometers, including Taiji Palace and Taiji Hall, which are the official offices of the emperor for managing state affairs. The east-west width of the Imperial City is equal to that of Miyagi, with a circumference of 9.2 kilometers. Its south edge is Suzaku Gate in the middle and Suzaku Street in the south, which is the central axis of the whole Chang 'an City. The imperial city is the seat of the central government offices. There are 11 north-south streets and 14 east-west streets in the inner city of Chang 'an, with a wide street surface, and the largest Suzaku Street is 15 to 155 meters wide, which is quite spectacular. The city is divided into 11 squares with a very regular layout. There are rows of trees on both sides of the street, and there are four channels in the city to supply water. In addition to the royal garden in the palace, Chang 'an has a famous scenic spot, Qujiang Pool, which adds a bit of beauty to this bustling and noisy capital of the Tang Dynasty. After exploring the city site, archaeologists excavated several important sites, such as Daming Palace, Xingqing Palace, Seiryuji and Ximing Temple.
Daming Palace is located in Longshouyuan, northeast of Chang 'an City. This palace was built in the eighth year of Zhenguan (AD 634), formerly known as Yong 'an Palace. In the second year of Longshuo (AD 662), Emperor Gaozong ordered the expansion and moved into Daming Palace to listen to politics the next year. In the third year of Ganning (AD 896), this palace was destroyed by fire. The circumference of Daming Palace is more than 7.6 kilometers. The area is about 3.2 square kilometers; Miyagi ***11 gates, its east, west and north sides have a clip city; There are three palace walls in the south, and Danfengmen Street outside the wall is 176 meters wide, which is the most magnificent palace complex in the Tang Dynasty. After archaeological excavations, there are large sites such as Hanyuan Hall, Linde Hall and Sanqing Hall in Daming Palace.
Hanyuan Temple is the main hall of Daming Palace. Its base is 15m higher than the slope, with 11 rooms in width and 4 rooms in depth. There are three steps of jade steps about 5m wide around the hall, and there is a 7m-long Longwei Road to the hall steps in front of the hall. In front of the temple, there are two pavilions, Xiang Luan and Qi Feng, which are connected by cloisters, forming a "concave" shape, which is the development of the "que" system since the Zhou and Han Dynasties and has influenced the palace que in previous dynasties until the meridian gate of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty. The Hanyuan Temple is a combination of halls and lofty pavilions on the concave plane, which echoes each other, with undulating contours, huge volume, magnificent momentum, cheerful and brilliant, and full of spiritual shock. In ancient times, some people described its boldness of vision as "being born in the sun" and "being in the lonely sky", and it is worthy of being an outstanding representative of the architecture of the Tang Dynasty. Construction of Hanyuan Temple began in 662, and it was completed the following year. It has been used for more than 2 years since then. It is the place where national ceremonies and ceremonies are held. The so-called "thousands of officials look to Chang 'an, and all nations worship Hanyuan" and "heaven's nine doors reveal the palace and its courtyards, and the coats of many countries bow to the Pearl Crown" describe the grand occasion of Hanyuan Temple. Regrettably, such a magnificent palace was destroyed by war in 886.
Linde Hall is located on a highland west of Taiye Pool in Daming Palace. It is a place for emperors to feast their ministers and another group of great buildings in Daming Palace. Its ruins have been excavated, with a total ground floor area of about 5, square meters. It is made up of four halls (two of which are buildings) closely connected in series, making it the largest hall in China. There is a square and rectangular platform on the left and right of the main building, and there are smaller buildings on the platform, which are connected with the upper floor of the hall by arc flying bridges. It is speculated that there may be corridors around the whole group of buildings to form a courtyard. Linde Hall is combined with several halls at random, and the main building is set off by smaller buildings in the east and west, making the overall image more magnificent and rich.
In addition to the Daming Palace, the Taichi Palace in the west of Chang 'an in Tang Dynasty is the Chaohui Palace, with a concave-shaped palace que as the main entrance (Chengtianmen), and there are two halls, namely, the Great Dynasty, the Regular Dynasty and the Japanese Dynasty in Tang Dynasty, which are equivalent to the Three Dynasties of the Emperor in the Zhou Dynasty. After the Hall of Two Instruments, there is the Courtyard of Ganlu Hall. There are a series of courtyards symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides of the central axis to house the palace offices, forming an orderly large-scale group. In addition, there are 36 other temples, pavilions and pavilions in the palace. Taiji Palace is connected to the East Palace in the east and Yeting Palace in the west, and separated from the Prince and Empress.