The difference between the main palace, the east palace and the west palace

The difference between the main palace, the east palace and the west palace is that "the main palace is larger, the east palace is the palace where the prince lives, and the west palace has a small inner room, where the ladies of Chu live."

Later called the palace. The palace where the concubines live is the West Palace. The East Palace is the palace where the prince lives, and is also used to refer to the prince. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that the terms East Queen Mother and West Queen Mother came into being in Chinese history. From east to west, the ancients put east first and west second. Therefore, with the East Palace as the largest palace and the ancestral tablets enshrined, the Imperial Ancestral Temple should be built on the east side of the palace.

The relevant information is as follows

In the Book of Changes, the Zhen hexagram in the Bagua represents the due east, which is the eldest son in human relations. The east is the most suitable location for the eldest son in the family to live. The feng shui of the imperial palace will naturally follow this concept. In ancient times, the crown prince was usually the eldest son, and the East Palace was specially built in the east to allocate it to the prince. It is hoped that the members of this first family in the world will be safe in their respective positions, and the two will protect the world together. Naturally, the prince was also called the "Prince of the East Palace".

In folklore, there is always a queen who lives in the East Palace, and a concubine who is opposed to the Queen lives in the West Palace. However, this is just a folk legend, not a real situation. The West Palace is usually recorded as the Supreme Emperor (the emperor's father) in history books. residence.