Otsuka, Guardian of Jingshan Prose
The Jingshan Plateau starts from Saga in the west and ends at Guanshan in the east. This loess beam stretches from east to west for more than ninety miles. It comes from the legend of the Yellow Emperor casting the tripod. It absorbs the aura of the dawn of China and gives it to this land. The mysterious and legendary color, the well-proportioned imperial mausoleums and the tombs of the mausoleums further confirm the theory of the "golden silk hanging gourd" Feng Shui treasure land.
An old saying goes: "The talents of the south, the generals of the north, the loess of Shaanxi will bury the emperor." As the ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, Chang'an has traveled through the vast soup with the legacy of Zhou and Qin Dynasties and the clouds of Han and Tang Dynasties. The historical flood of soup. Looking at the hinterland of Guanzhong in Chang'an, the magnificent imperial tombs have become a special mark of the times. On the loess plateau with crisscrossed ravines, numerous royal tombs are lined up, as if echoing the tones of a prosperous age. The emperor is a product of the feudal era. The mausoleum of the Nine-Fifth Emperor, who is more than ten thousand people, is also defended by many people. The large raised mounds on the plateau have remained unchanged after thousands of years of wind and sand, like loyal guards who have not fallen down for thousands of years, guarding the Tang Xian Mausoleum. It protects this geomantic treasure land and also protects the "declined civilization".
Buried in the Xianling Mausoleum is Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty was a shining pearl in China’s feudal history and marked a colorful chapter in the development history of the Chinese nation. After two long periods of war and division during the Five Husties and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the short-term unification of the Sui Dynasty streaked across the historical sky like a meteor. Later, due to Emperor Sui Yang's excessive consumption of national power, civil uprisings and aristocratic rebellions occurred in the late Sui Dynasty. The aristocratic Li family was part of the mutinous army. Seeing that the world was in chaos and the Sui Dynasty's demise was irreversible, they had the idea of replacing them. They took advantage of the situation to revolt, changed owners and established a king, thus unveiling the 289 years of the founding of the Tang Dynasty. History books.
History is always surprisingly similar. How many people are chasing and crazy about the game of power and profit. The supreme imperial power is like a sharp sword, stirring up the bloody storm in the palace, and the new dynasty is in danger. King Li Shimin of Qin and Prince Li Jiancheng fought for the throne. In the Xuanwumen Incident, Prince Li Jiancheng and King of Qi Li Yuanji died in the mutiny. The winner was the king and the loser was the bandit. Li Shimin took control of Chang'an. Giving up the country, the past scene reappeared. For the sake of the peace of the country and the people of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan fully understood the situation, so he abdicated the throne and became the Supreme Emperor. Li Shimin succeeded to the throne as Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. This disgraceful imperial struggle also disappeared like a fleeting glimpse of the emperor. Li Shimin's talent for knowing people, being good at appointing people, and governing the country opened up a new era of prosperity in the history of the Tang Dynasty and even feudal history - the Zhenguan Period. Governance set a good example for later emperors in governing the country. The Xuanwu rebellion allowed the world to comment on the historical merits and demerits of seizing the throne from his father.
As the sun set over the Western Mountains, Emperor Gaozu passed away. He was born into a noble family, became an official and changed dynasties, spent his whole life in the military, and was proud of all the heroes. His extremely magnificent life ended up in Jingshan Plateau. Since then, there have been rows of large mounds on the plateau, that is, 67 burial tombs distributed around the cemetery. The locals call them "mounds", which look like stars and the moon, making the mausoleum spectacular.
According to historical records, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, built the Xianling Mausoleum according to the specifications of the original mausoleum of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The mausoleum is located in the north and faces south. , 120 meters from north to south, the stone carvings of Xianling Mausoleum are simple and simple, strong and bold, the shape is resolute and steady, and the majesty is majestic. Each of the four gates of the inner city has a pair of stone tigers, which are huge and majestic, nearly 2 meters tall, with sharp eyes, strong limbs, and lifelike images. There are a pair of tall stone rhinoceros at both ends of the royal road. There is an 8-meter-high Chinese watch outside the south gate, with a crouching beast on top and a carved dragon on the bottom. The eight-sided column is covered with patterns, making it look solemn and solemn.
Thousands of years have passed, and the heyday of the Tang Dynasty is no longer there. Only the ancient walls and old bricks that can be seen everywhere in the Guanzhong Plain are permeated with the vicissitudes of history. The prosperity outside Chang'an City may be recreated in the imperial mausoleums. Xianling Mausoleum is a great but ordinary one among many mausoleums. It is great because it buries the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty and is the first mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty. It is ordinary because it is slightly smaller than the Qianling Mausoleum where Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty and Empress Gaozong are buried together. Less impressive and less well-known.