I have heard that "there is the Forbidden City in the north and the Imperial City Xiangfu in the south", many people have been to the Forbidden City, so have you ever been to the Imperial City Xiangfu alongside the Forbidden City?
Although it is not as prosperous as the Forbidden City, it was once a grand place, where an emperor's teacher once lived, and the unique architecture here is also a treasure in the history of Chinese architecture.
The Imperial City Xiangfu is located in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, China, which was once called "Zhongdaozhuang", according to legend, the Kangxi Emperor lived here twice when he traveled, and it was called the "Imperial City", and because it was the residence of Chen Yanjing, the teacher of the Kangxi Emperor, it was called the "Imperial City Xiangfu".
It combines the residential buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and is praised by experts as "the residence of the first cultural giant in northern China".
The Imperial City Xiangfu was divided into two parts, the Inner City and the Outer City, which was built by the Chen family during the Ming Dynasty to escape the chaos of war, and later through the joint efforts of several generations of the Chen family, there was the Imperial City Xiangfu that we see today.
Now there are 16 courtyards, 640 houses, and the total area is more than 36,000 square meters.
The most unique of the inner city is the Ha Shan Lou, which is located in the northern part of the inner city and is the tallest building in the entire complex.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, when there was war here, in order to resist the intrusion of liukou, the Chen family worked together to build a building with a height of more than 30 meters.
The Heshan Building is divided into seven floors, from the third floor to build windows, in the top of the building can also see the situation of people from afar, in the building stored enough grain, easy to defend and difficult to attack.
It is said that there were liukou who arrived here and besieged it for a long time without success, and liukou could only be stopped.
The outer city is built close to the inner city, the appearance is like a square, compared to the inner city to resist the enemy building, the outer city building is more beautiful.
The most central building in the outer city is Tsuka Zaidi, which is often referred to as the University Scholar's Di, built during the Kangxi Dynasty, and the hall to the north also hangs a plaque with Kangxi's handwritten inscription. To the north of the main hall is Tsukasa's inner mansion, which has gardens, rockeries and fish ponds.
All the way forward, you can also see the missage house built for adult girls in the family, and the missage house and the Heshan Building are also connected.
This residence is specially built for women, with a unique architectural style, a low body, hidden at the back, and the people who live here must be like the deep boudoir who said in the ancient books that the door is not out of the door.
After seeing the Imperial City Xiangfu, you can also taste the food here, the new and tender Yangcheng roast liver, which began in the Tang Dynasty's oil paste corner, as well as the most famous meat pot meat and roasted green onions here.
Especially the roasted green onions, according to legend, once Empress Dowager Cixi passed through here, the local officials held a banquet, but just when serving, the chef found that he made one less dish, in order to avoid the crime of killing the head, the chef made this sweet and slightly sour roasted green onion.
The last thing to remind everyone is that now that the weather is getting hot, you must be prepared for sun protection when you go out. Go before 9 a.m. and you'll be able to see the shows here. There is a lot of traffic here, and it is best for everyone to pack lightly. (The pictures in the article are from the Internet, if there is infringement, please contact the author to delete)