In 1946, China had just crawled out of the mud of the war of aggression against China, and after 14 years of difficult resistance, the vicious Japanese Kou were finally driven away, and the country once again briefly restored tranquility. And the Forbidden City, which is now a 5A-class scenic spot, "has also experienced vicissitudes in that turbulent era, and this royal palace has witnessed too many rises and downs in the wind, frost and blood rain for more than a hundred years." ”
Now let's take a look at its "majestic hair" of that year...
Many people may think that this royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties must be golden and brilliant, its glazed tiles must be carved fences and jade, its tall walls must also be brightly colored, red walls and golden tiles, magnificent, carved beams and paintings. Royal majesty was very noble and elegant, just as we see it on television today.
However, the real scene is that the color is seriously painted, many of the decorations are faded, in disrepair, the bricks and tiles are badly damaged, the interior of the Forbidden City is overgrown with grass, and there is still a royal majesty. The image of the Royal Palace in 1946 is very different from the image we think of today, this difference is not the difference in architectural styles but the feeling after the vicissitudes, just like the bird's eye view of the picture as if it is shrouded in a layer of ash.
You can see that the damage and fading on the walls are everywhere, but these damages are nothing, because the palace was almost burned down compared to its catastrophe. Why?
The Forbidden City once witnessed the rise and fall of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. And he survived the Second Opium War. We all know that the Yuanmingyuan was burned down under the plunder of the British and French troops, but many people do not know that the Yuanmingyuan was actually burned by the British army, and when the British and Indian soldiers held torches to extinguish the stolen goods, the French soldiers stood by and watched, they either looked at the treasures in their hands and fell in love with them, or they were indifferent to the british soldiers' actions.
However, do not think that the French army is still kind, but the French army did not receive the order to burn the Yuanmingyuan, and the military top brass believed that it was not the Yuanmingyuan but the Forbidden City that should be burned, so as to more effectively deter the qing court's resistance. But in the end, the French did not get their wish, and the Forbidden City escaped the disaster.
That said, at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City was already in ruins, and it can be seen that the ruins of the broken walls in the picture can be seen everywhere. If you think about the Forbidden City today, it is a completely different picture, the current Forbidden City is an authentic scenic spot, almost all of which have been restored in its open palaces, the red walls and golden tiles have been renewed, and there are few marks on the walls.
Due to the lack of care in the Forbidden City during the Republic of China period, the depths of the Forbidden City appeared depressed and desolate, and the scene of the worship of thousands of people has gone forever, and the three kneeling and nine knocks in the Forbidden City every morning have also become a historical memory.
Everything here has become less sacred, and ordinary people can travel back and forth between the palaces. During the Anti-Japanese War, this place was once again invaded by the Japanese Kou, and the arrogant Japanese Kou even thought that one day the residence of the Japanese emperor would be moved here and become the ruler of China.
The stone lions in the vicinity are still so majestic, while the palaces in the distance have long lost their former glory and color, and even the red pillars have faded badly.
This palace, which carries the memories of the Ming and Qing dynasties, is China's artistic treasure and the world's largest and best-preserved wooden structure ancient building complex, and is known as the first of the five major palaces in the world. However, at the time of more than a hundred years of turmoil, we can only calmly witness everything in the vicissitudes of history, witness the ups and downs of this troubled nation and country, and also witness the rise and fall of the Chinese nation, and now it has once again become a witness to China's inclusion among the nations of the world.
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