The word "Xi" has two meanings:
1. First, it refers to gardens where animals are kept, such as deer;
2. Second, it refers to the meaning of being restricted and rigid, such as being confined to stereotypes.
"Harmony" in ancient China refers to the garden form of hunting and playing by emperors and nobles.
Extended data
Nanxun: Nanyuan, also called Nanhaizi, is located in the south of Beijing.
One of the "Ten Scenes of Yanjing": the autumn wind in the south.
Li Dongyang, a college student in Ming Dynasty, wrote the poem Autumn Wind in South China after enjoying the scenery of Nanhaizi, which was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Because of this poem, Autumn Wind in the South was selected by Ming Yingzong as one of the "Ten Scenes of Yanjing".
Among them, Autumn Wind in the South is autumn scenery of Nanhaizi. The word "Xi" is interpreted as "a garden for keeping animals" in the dictionary. According to historical records, from the fifth year of Ming Yingzong's orthodoxy (1440) to the 29th year of Guangxu (1903), twelve feudal emperors went hunting in the South China Sea 132 times.
Among them, Emperor Kangxi visited Nanhaizi fifty-five times during his sixty-one years in office. It can be seen that although Nanhaizi is not as beautiful as Yuanmingyuan and Summer Palace, its vast and profound wild interest also has attractive charm. Every late autumn, the golden wind in the South China Sea rustles, the leaves rustle and the blue sky washes.
In the garden, patches of autumn water are sparkling, fish are playing, lotus roots are fragrant, and flocks of waterfowl are startled from the reeds from time to time. On the towering old trees, birds are singing in the distance, and in the yellow and barren wormwood, animals are crying. Being in this kind of wild garden will make people feel pleasing to the eye and relaxed.
reference data
Baidu encyclopedia -Xi