What's the secret of Dingdong Mausoleum in the graveyard of Cixi?

The Dongling of the Qing Dynasty was built in the 18th year of Shunzhi, and the most luxurious one should be Dingdong Mausoleum of Cixi.

Dongling in the Qing Dynasty is located 3 kilometers northwest of zunhua city in Tangshan City, Hebei Province. In 1873, that is, the 12 th year of comrade Ci 'an and Empress Dowager Cixi, their tombs broke ground at the same time. In 1879, the tombs of the two Empresses were completed. Naturally, the first one sent in was Empress Cian. Because we have a long way to go for Empress Dowager Cixi. Sure enough, 16 years later, she announced that she would rebuild her mausoleum. This construction took 13 years.

Although Sun Dianying blasted Dingdong Mausoleum's tomb, and stole the imperial tomb of Emperor Qianlong and Dingdong Mausoleum of Empress Dowager Cixi, Dingdong Mausoleum suffered great damage and lost priceless jewels and cultural relics. However, the construction of Dingdong Mausoleum is still an architectural luxury and miracle in China's modern history. Including buildings on the ground and underground buildings.

We have to talk about the famous architect Style Lei family. He was the chief architect of the Qing Dynasty royal family. His design manuscript was included in the World Memory Heritage List. Lei Siqi is the sixth generation. He wanted to rebuild Yuanmingyuan all his life. However, he didn't accomplish this ambition before his death, but left thousands of patterns and hot samples.

So, it can be said that Dingdong Mausoleum, who built Cixi, exhausted his efforts. The mausoleum of Empress Dowager Cixi has a complex structure, with 1 floors of protective measures, and the interior decoration is exquisite and complicated. That Sun Dianying had to use explosives to blast the floor tiles of the underground palace when he was digging the grave. Although the treasures in Dingling will be looted, the luxurious mausoleum architecture left behind is also amazing. It is strikingly similar to contemporary modern design in design concept.

So when we look at a Dingdong Mausoleum that has been robbed, we should observe it from various angles. You find that it still has inestimable value. It is the crystallization of ancient working people and wise people.

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