Aerial photo of the ruins of Prince Edward City after the snow Yang Dongwu photographed
The core area of the Winter Olympics in Zhangjiakou Has a "living specimen" of Chinese royal culture 820 years ago?
Shijiazhuang, February 10 (Reporter Niu Lin) Located in the core area of the Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the ruins of Prince City are the first and only ruins of the Jin Dynasty Palace confirmed by archaeological excavations, and are an important city site second only to the capital of the Jin Dynasty, which can be called the "living specimen" of China's royal culture 820 years ago.
Floor plan of the archaeological excavation of the Prince Edward City Ruins Courtesy of the Archaeological Team of the Prince City Ruins
According to Huang Xin, vice president of the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, the site of Prince Edward City is not large in scale, with a length of about 417.53 meters from north to south, a width of 343.05 meters from east to west, and a width of about 143,200 square meters. The western wall has two lanes, with a spacing of about 64.15 meters, and a moat around the perimeter. Its important building sites are distributed along the axis: the southernmost is the South Gate and the Urn City, followed by the Taihe Hall (i.e., the No. 9 base site) and the Fifty-Ninth Courtyard, which together form the Former Dynasty District; behind the Fifty-Ninth Courtyard is the Courtyard No. 123, that is, the Back Sleeping Area. There is an east-west road dividing line between the front and back beds. After excavation, it was confirmed that the ruins of Prince City were the royal palaces of the middle and late Jin Dynasty, and were basically confirmed as the Taihe Palace of Emperor Zhangzong of Jin.
First of all, why 820? According to research, the Prince City (known as Taihe Palace in the Jin Dynasty) existed for about 20 years from its inception to its abandonment, and the date of the city site is about 1190 to 1210 AD. During this period, Jin Zhangzong came twice in 1202 and 1205. From the 1202th year of Jin Zhangzong's early arrival in Prince Edward City, to 2022, Beijing and Zhangjiakou will host the 24th Winter Olympics, which is exactly 820 years.
"Shang Food Bureau" white glazed bowl Courtesy of the archaeological team of the Prince Edward City Ruins
Secondly, how to verify that it is a royal palace in the middle and late Jin Dynasty? In terms of ruins, the layout of the ruins of Prince Edward City is front and back, which is a royal layout and is very similar to Jinzhong.
In terms of relics, a large number of "Shang Food Bureau" dishes and plates have been excavated from the site, as well as Ru kiln azure glazed porcelain, Shanxi Huairen kiln porcelain and some tiles, as well as a large number of architectural components, all of which have the characteristics of the times and the significance of the era.
Bronze Dragon Courtesy of the Archaeological Team of the Ruins of Prince Edward City
In particular, a total of 22 pieces of "Shang Food Bureau" dishes and plates have been excavated from the ruins of Prince City, which is currently the site with the largest number of "Shang Food Bureau" porcelain excavated in addition to the Dingyao kiln site. Shang Food Bureau is the name of the institution responsible for the emperor's diet since the Northern Dynasty, and the words "Shang Food Bureau" are engraved at the bottom of the dishes customized in the Ding kiln for the exclusive use of the imperial family. More than 90% of the printed "Shang Food Bureau" dishes are in the middle and late Jin Dynasty. A large number of such dishes and plates have been excavated here, and it can be concluded that this is a royal site in the middle and late Jin Dynasty.
The ruins of Prince Edward City have also unearthed a large number of green bricks stamped with the words "Nei", "Palace" and "Official" and "Xiu Neisi" architectural components, which are all dedicated to the royal family. In addition, two bronze sitting dragons have been unearthed, and the cultural relics are clearly pointed.
The palace of the Jin Dynasty with a city pool is only one place in the Prince City, which is its uniqueness. The ruins of Prince Edward City are an important city site second only to the capital of the Jin Dynasty, filling the gap in the royal architecture of the Jin Dynasty, and providing important first-hand information for the study of the royal architectural hierarchy of the Jin Dynasty, the site selection and construction of the palace, the palace utensils and the bowl system. (End)