What is the architectural pattern of Tang Ganling?

The Tang Dynasty was a vast country in the history of China, so the imperial tombs were also very particular.

Gan Tang Mausoleum is the mausoleum of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, the third generation emperors in the Tang Dynasty. It is located in Liangshan, 6 kilometers north of Ganxian County, Shaanxi Province. It is the most representative and well-preserved mausoleum among the "Eighteen Tombs of the Tang Dynasty". Despite the incompetence of Emperor Li Zhi, with the great achievements of his ancestors and the assistance of Sun Chang Wuji and Chu Suiliang, the country still maintained a prosperous climate. Since becoming a queen, Wu Zetian gradually came to power, mastered the political power, abolished Zhongzong and Zong Rui, and established the "Wu Zhou Dynasty". But when she died, she wanted to go back to the Li family (as can be seen from her will), so she was buried with Tang Gaozong in Ganling.

Ganling is a place with excellent feng shui. There are three peaks in Liangshan. Beifeng is the highest, that is, the location of Ganling underground palace; Nanfeng has two opposite peaks, commonly known as Nitou Mountain, which is the "natural gateway" of Ganling. According to the Records of Chang 'an, there were two original inner and outer walls around Ganling (some wall foundations have been found). The inner wall is1450m long, the east wall is1582m long, and the west wall is1438m long. There are doors around the wall. There are Zhuquemen in the south, Xuanwu Gate in the north, Qinglong Gate in the east and Baihumen in the west. As for architecture, according to Tang Dynasty's Fourteenth Year of Zhenyuan (798), there were 378 houses built in five tombs, namely, Xian, Zhao, Gan, Ding and Tai. "But today all these buildings are gone.

According to documents, Tang Gaozong said on his deathbed that he would take his favorite books and ink to the grave, so it is estimated that there are many things in the mausoleum. Most of what Ganling left on the ground is on the central axis in front of the tomb, and it is arranged northward from the first pair of earth que in the south outside the Suzaku Gate: the first pair is the famous watch of China, and then the flying horse and Suzaku representing auspicious birds and animals. Further on, there are five pairs of stone horses, then ten pairs of stone statues (called Weng Zhong), and then two stone tablets: the monument of sacred memory in the west, also called the monument of the dead; To the east is the "tablet without words". According to Wu Zetian's last words, his merits and demerits are judged by later generations, so he is called it. But in the Song and Jin Dynasties, some tourists wrote inscriptions on the tablets, which became "tablets with words". Behind these stone tablets, there are 6 1 statues, which are related to diplomatic exchanges at that time and are said to be ambassadors of various countries attending the funeral of Emperor Gaozong. In a word, the Tang dry mausoleum is large in scale and rich in content, reflecting the form of the mausoleum during the Tang Empire. Now it is one of the national key cultural relics, and it is not ready to be excavated for the time being.