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He made Mingzhong, which had been forgotten for more than 650 years, reappear to the world

author:Anhui Meizhong Capital

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The ancient Chinese feudal dynasty once built a capital city in the county town on the bank of the Huai River, it is one of the most luxurious and magnificent capital buildings in ancient China, and occupies an important position in the history of the development of ancient Chinese capital architecture, it is the capital city of Mingzhong. How did the Ming Zhong, which was sealed more than 650 years ago, appear in front of the eyes of the world? There is a name firmly bound to the discovery of Ming Zhongdu, he is Comrade Wang Jianying.

He made Mingzhong, which had been forgotten for more than 650 years, reappear to the world
He made Mingzhong, which had been forgotten for more than 650 years, reappear to the world

Restoration of the Ming Central Capital City Plan

Wang Jianying was born in Taicang, Jiangsu Province in 1921, and studied and graduated from the Department of Political Science and Economics of Nanjing Central University and the Institute of History of Yenching University. He studied historical places and re-examined evidence, and was a historical geographer and expert in Ming and Qing dynasty history.

He made Mingzhong, which had been forgotten for more than 650 years, reappear to the world

Wang Jianying, Fengyang County Museum

In the summer of 1969, Comrade Wang Jianying was sent to the "May Seven" cadre school in Fengyang, Anhui Province, to search and inspect the ruins of the Ming and Zhongdu capitals. Through exploration, the palace stone carved plates, glazed tiles and city bricks were collected, and the analysis and research were carried out, and the veil of the history of the Ming and Zhongdu was lifted, and its historical evolution, design planning, architectural carving art and the changes of buildings were clarified.

He made Mingzhong, which had been forgotten for more than 650 years, reappear to the world

Wang Jian Yingming Zhongdu ruins

Wang Jianying wrote the "Investigation Report on the Ruins of the Ming and Central Capitals" and wrote the monograph "The Examination of the Ming and Central Capitals". Based on the relics of the ruins and the examination of documents, the book restores the historical appearance of the Ming and Zhongdu, so that the Ming and Zhongdu, which have been forgotten for more than 600 years, reappear in front of the world.

He made Mingzhong, which had been forgotten for more than 650 years, reappear to the world

Books in the collection of Wang Jianying of Fengyang Museum