Aerial photo of the ruins of Prince Edward City after the snow Yang Dongwu photographed
The Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing and Zhangzhou, why is it called "a historical meeting, an invitation in 820"?
Shijiazhuang, February 11 (Xinhua) -- The 24th Winter Olympics were held in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, and the two cities of Beijing and Zhangjiakou continued the close connection between the capital of the Jin Dynasty and the palace. Huang Xin, vice president of the Hebei Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, said that this confirms the breadth and depth of China's excellent traditional culture and the same lineage, which we call "the inter-historical meeting, the invitation of 820 years".
According to Huang Xin, after excavation, the ruins of Prince City, located in the core area of the Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games, are the royal palaces of the middle and late Jin Dynasty, and are basically confirmed to be the Taihe Palace of Jin Zhangzong's Summer Bowl.
Floor plan of the archaeological excavation of the Prince Edward City Ruins Courtesy of the Archaeological Team of the Prince City Ruins
So, why 820? Huang Xin explained that after 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 was around 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.
Huang Xin said that the reason why the Jin Dynasty chose the palace in Prince City was that environmental factors were the first. It is a very suitable place to escape the heat, the microclimate is rainy and snowy, the average temperature in summer is 18 ° C to 20 ° C, which is particularly cool, it can rain three or four times a day, and the snow is abundant in winter. Some snow sports of the Beijing Winter Olympics were held in Chongli and have natural conditions.
On the other hand, Prince Edward City is located in the heart of the Dragon-shaped Mountains, surrounded by mountains at an altitude of 2,000 meters, which is equivalent to a natural barrier, and the emperor is safe here.
The South Gate of the Prince City Ruins and the Urn City The Archaeological Team of the Prince City Ruins provided the picture
In terms of water system, there are three rivers in the northeast, southeast and north of the ruins of Prince Edward City, which join the Prince Edward River on the west side of the site, which is the source of the Beijing water system. That is to say, the place where the emperor temporarily lived in the summer was the farmost part of the entire Beijing water system, which to a certain extent also revealed the concept of site selection at that time.
From the perspective of transportation, it is not far from Jinzhongdu (present-day Beijing), and the straight-line distance is only 140 kilometers.
Copper sitting dragon excavated from the ruins of Prince Edward City The archaeological team of the prince city ruins is provided
Huang Xin said that in 2015, the site of Zhangjiakou Winter Olympic Village (Winter Paralympic Village) was selected at this time, and people did not know that this was the royal palace of the Jin Dynasty. The ruins of Prince Edward City have confirmed to the world that in the long river of history, Chinese civilization has never been interrupted, and excellent culture and traditions have been born and passed down to this day. (End)
Source: China News Network