Why didn't Yongzheng want to install stone statues and Shinto in Tailing? Why did Qianlong add it again?

Five pairs of stone statues are installed in the north of Tailing Seven-hole Bridge and on both sides of the Shinto. They are "lion, elephant, horse, civil servants and generals". The sculptures are crude and simple, highlighting their respective charms.

As part of the large-scale monumental complex of mausoleums, the stone statues have no customized configuration. When Tailing was built, it was not set up due to Feng Shui reasons. Until the thirteenth year of Qianlong (1748), Emperor Qianlong, in order to show his filial piety, ignored the opposition of his ministers and forcibly built five pairs of stone statues, which caused conflicts between him and his ministers.

In December of the seventh year of Yongzheng (1730), Emperor Yongzheng made it clear in his edict that no stone statues would be built. After Qianlong ascended the throne, out of etiquette and filial piety considerations, he ordered the Prime Minister to build a stone statue for the Tailing Mausoleum: "Because of the installation of stone statues in front of the Tailing Mausoleum, I issued an edict in the first year of Qianlong's reign and ordered the king and ministers to discuss it. According to the memorial, Gao Qizhuo, the governor who inquired about the original Feng Shui, and Hong Wenlan, a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs, said: "The corridors of Tailing are repaired and repaired according to the situation of the mountains and rivers. If a stone statue is set up, it cannot be as neat as a foot." There must be places where the Yong Road twists and turns, so the Feng Shui terrain is not suitable for installation. This is because the Tailing Mausoleum does not have stone statues, which is related to Feng Shui and is not prepared. I think that the stone statue in front of the mausoleum is for the ceremony. If the terrain in front of the corridor is difficult to install, it may be possible to expand the Dahongmen and Longfengmen outwards to make the terrain more spacious. You and the prince will understand the location. The ups and downs of Feng Shui should be treated with respect and sincerity, and compromises should be made."

After the ministers and workers went to the site to review the original design, they immediately reported: "The Dahongmen is between the dragon and the tiger, protecting the north of the dragon's vigorous energy, and receiving the special dynasty on the south. It is surrounded by water, arched forward and backward, and has ten channels in the heart of heaven. It is a portal created by heaven and earth, and it is inconvenient to expand it outwards. Moreover, the stone statues are built, and the ancient system is unknown. There is no place for major ceremonies, so it seems that there is no need to add more."

Mr. Wang Qiheng, professor and doctoral supervisor of the Department of Architecture of Tianjin University, is a well-known "Feng Shui" expert at home and abroad. Let’s take a look at how he looks at this issue: “As the starting point of the general layout of Tailing’s architecture, Dahongmen faces Yuanbao Mountain in the south, Yuanbao Mountain’s east and west wings, and the towering Huagai Mountains in the east and west, forming a mausoleum in front of the mausoleum. It is a majestic natural barrier and opposite scenery. On the two wings of Dahongmen, there are Jiulong Mountain in the east and Jiufeng Mountain in the west. Dahongmen is right in the middle of the natural gap between the two mountains. The front and rear terrains are concentrated and majestic. Nanyi The water bifurcated at this mountain pass and merged from north to south. Due to the natural water potential, a five-hole white stone arch bridge was built in front of Dahongmen, and later a stone water bridge was built. Then three blocks with five bays and six columns were built in front of the door in the east, west and south due to the dense vegetation. The stone monument on the eleventh floor further enhances the spatial interface of the mausoleum area. The ingenuity of the workmanship is perfectly combined, showing an extraordinary spirit. This careful layout will surely succeed if it caters to the emperor's will and expands outwards. "A failure." - The arrangement of the Tailing stone statues does not constitute a failure, but it also constitutes a snake's foot. ~~