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Most of the Yan Liben recorded in history know his superb painting skills, and his heirloom works are "Step Map", "Emperor Map of Past Dynasties", "Xiao Yi Earn Lan Ting Map", "Gong Tu" and so on. In fact, not only the ability to paint, Yan Liben is also a veritable calligrapher and architect.
Yan Li's "Sutra of the Holy King of the Wheel" written by Yan Li is a model for writing the scriptures. Yan wei was a great painter of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and it was amazing that he could write such a small letter.
Part of the Sutra of the Reincarnation of the Holy King
The Tang Dynasty was one of the most powerful eras in ancient Chinese history, which produced many famous poets and great writers throughout the ages, and also created a magnificent palace that witnessed the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty in 289 years - Daming Palace.
Xi'an Daming Palace
If you want to ask, who is the chief architect of Daming Palace? I am afraid that this is like asking who is the designer of the Forbidden City and who is the designer of the Suzhou Garden, and there is no way to verify it.
Judging from the sporadic historical record, the designer of daming palace is likely to be Yan Liben, a famous painter of the Tang Dynasty. According to the Old Book of Tang, during the construction of the Daming Palace, Yan Liben was serving as the general of the empire, specifically responsible for the design and construction of royal projects.
Daming Palace was the most splendid and magnificent palace complex in the world at that time, covering an area of 3.2 square kilometers, which was 4.5 times that of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
How big is the Forbidden City? If you want to visit the main hall and the side hall, I am afraid that it will take a whole day, and it will be a sloppy way to go through it. From this, the grandeur of Daming Palace can be seen.
The construction of daming palace was not unrelated to the emperor Li Zhi at that time. Because the emperor lived in the Taiji Palace at that time, the Taiji Palace was cold and damp, and Li Zhi's health was not good, so the Daming Palace Palace, which was stopped in the 9th year of Zhenguan, began to continue to be built in 662 AD.
Daming Palace from site selection to construction and improvement, after nearly 30 years, according to historical records, the construction of Daming Palace has used 100,000 craftsmen. The artistic achievements of Daming Palace are even more difficult to reach in many subsequent buildings.
In terms of construction technology, Daming Palace solved the technical problems of large area and large volume of wooden frame buildings. For example, the Linde Hall, the Hanyuan Hall, the Xuanzheng Hall and other halls are all super-large wooden buildings.
Not only is the area extremely large, but the height is also extremely impressive. According to the restoration of architects, the height of the Hanyuan Hall can reach 40 to 50 meters, and Wangxiantai is "120 feet high" according to historical records, about 36 meters, which is also a very tall building.
Japanese imitation Daming Palace architectural style
Other architectural features of Daming Palace have also been directly borrowed by later generations. For example, the "T" square in front of the Chengtian Gate and danfeng gate was borrowed from the Noon Gate Square of the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The anti-"concave" palace shape system of the Yuan Hall directly affected the Xuande Building, the main gate of the Northern Song Dynasty Juice Liang Palace, and the noon gate of the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Not only that, the architecture of Daming Palace, the undersea of the sea, and the palace architecture of Asian countries such as Japan have also had an important impact. Japan's Heijo Kyo and Heian Kyo Palace Castle, whether it is the layout of the palace or the location relationship with Guo Cheng, are to a large extent imitating the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty.
The Daming Palace, which carries the magnificent dream of the Tang Dynasty, has left endless conjectures and hatred for future generations. It witnessed the entire Tang Dynasty from rise to fall, from to extinction. It also left us many artistic treasures that are still worth learning from today.
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