Under the Forbidden City, there is an ancient palace hidden? It has disappeared for nearly 500 years
The Forbidden City is the place where the emperor lives and works, and it has always been a mysterious place for ordinary people. However, with the opening of the Forbidden City in recent years, thousands of tourists have attracted people to come, and people have gradually gained a practical understanding of this solemn palace, and the Forbidden City has gradually faded its mysterious color. But the historical research on the Forbidden City has been ongoing, especially in recent years, experts have found a large palace under the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, which was built in the Ming Dynasty during the Zhu Di period, and there were 24 emperors who worked and lived here before and after. But historians have always had a question, the Yuan Dynasty before the Ming Dynasty existed in history for 98 years, and the capital city of Yuan Dadu at that time, that is, today's Beijing, how could there be no Imperial Palace of the Yuan Dynasty in addition to the Forbidden City? This question has always been confusing, and it is also a problem that has always plagued historians.
"The main hall is wide, enough for 6,000 people to gather and eat, and the number of houses is a spectacle. This palace is magnificent and rich, and the world is well arranged, and there is no one who can surpass it. The tiles on the top are all red, yellow, green, blue and other colors, coated with glaze, and the luster is brilliant, like crystal, so that the brilliance of this palace can be seen in the distance. "The royal palace of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty, is fascinating in the book of the Italian Marco Polo. At least 2/3 of the Yuan capital has been superimposed under the Ming and Qing dynasties of Beijing, and its appearance is not clear.
In the 1960s, after the urban archaeology of Beijing began, archaeologists combined archaeological materials with ancient maps and documents to gradually determine the location of the Yuan Capital City Wall, and finally landed on the map. In fact, in the Yuan Dynasty, the management system for the imperial palace was very strict, in addition to the emperor and empress, concubines and palace attendants, even the royal family and nobles could not play and visit the palace at will, let alone the people and historians below.
Therefore, the imperial palace of the Yuan Dynasty is rarely known, and no one can record too much about the Imperial Palace of the Yuan Dynasty. Although the palace was found, archaeologists did not dare to continue excavating, which became a problem for their happiness. Because after all, the Yuan Dynasty's Great Inner Palace was underground in the Forbidden City. The original architectural structure of the Forbidden City is relatively complex, and it is necessary to re-see the Great Inner Palace of the Yuan Dynasty without destroying the foundation of the original building, and the archaeological excavation is quite difficult.
It can be said that everyone has always adhered to such a protection concept, that is, every brick and tile in the Forbidden City must not be moved. Therefore, the archaeology of the Forbidden City can only follow some rigid infrastructure, using the most extreme area to collect the most detailed information, which is equivalent to doing minimally invasive surgery in a very large area. Therefore, archaeologists have now reached a consensus that the discovery of ruins is not in a hurry to excavate downwards, and it is necessary to carefully disclose their approximate scope, level and nature.
Finally come up with a set of scientific research protection excavation programs! We also hope that through the efforts of archaeologists, the underground palace can surface as soon as possible, so that more people can see the style of the Yuan Dynasty's Inner Palace! The Forbidden City has always been shrouded in mystery, but after slow research by archaeologists, her veil will eventually be lifted layer by layer.