From Royal Highnesses’ Residence To Palace:A Study Of Xingqing Palace In Tang Dynasty

Xingqing palace is the former residence of Emperor Xuanzong and his brother,"five princes house",which was built an imperial palace for temporary dwelling by Emperor Xuanzong for "abide by Tang Dynasty ’story’ ".This kind of "story" May also display for the Emperor Xuanzong to make good use of the architectural space layout,in order to change the power disposition relations and consolidated his power control the country."Tatsuike" repeatedly appeared in the Xingqing Palace in the relevant historical writing,and even in later generations,the construction of Xingqing Palace and "Tatsuike" is closely related.The Auspicious Dragon Pool not only provides the reasonable basis for the Xuanzong to transfer the political center,but also is propagandizes the political legitimacy the powerful tool.Kaiyuan two years,Xingqing palace was initially built to an imperial palace for temporary dwelling.From the Royal House built into a formal palace,Emperor Xuanzong is the construction of more than a decade.From the original one-square place,to increase Yongjia,Shengye two-square half of the expansion of the XingQing Palace,and then after several construction and repair,finally built a palace with many magnificent palaces and pavilions.The layout of the Xingqing Palace are different from those of the Tai Chi Palace and the Darning Palace Palace,making it more practical and aesthetic.The two most famous buildings in the Xingqing Palace are the Qinzhengwuben tower and the Hua’eXianghui building.Xuanzong to "Hua’eXianghui" implied Brotherhood amity,"diligent government" to urge their own diligent government affairs.Many of Xuanzong’s political activities were held on the second floor to showcase the prosperous Tang Dynasty.After the abdication of Emperor Xuanzong,the An Lushan Rebellion gradually withdrew from the stage of the political center.In the late Tang Dynasty,it became the residence of the Emperor’s father and the Empress Dowager.In the Song Dynasty,it became a place for literati to go boating.From curtilage to palace,the fate of Xingqing Palace is more rooted in the need for a stable reign of Emperor Xuanzong.Emperor Xuanzong frequently held large-scale activities in the Xingqing Palace,is the epitome of the Tang Dynasty.The Xingqing Palace witnessed the drastic change of the Tang dynasty from prosperity to decline,and was also a symbol for later generations to recall the flourishing age of the Tang Dynasty.