Whose tomb is Mingming Mausoleum?
Mingming Mausoleum is the joint tomb of Emperor Gongruixian Zhu__ and his mother Empress Cixiaoxian. Zhu __ never became emperor, and after his death, he was buried in the cemetery regulated by the prince. Later, when Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he honored his father Zhu __ as the "Xingxian Emperor" and expanded the cemetery. It took 47 years to complete. Mingming Mausoleum is the only Ming Dynasty imperial mausoleum in the six provinces of central and southern China. It covers a large area of 183.13 hectares and is the largest single imperial mausoleum among the Ming Dynasty imperial mausoleums.
The planning layout and architectural techniques of the Mingming Mausoleum are unique, and they play a connecting role in the rules and regulations of imperial mausoleums in the Ming Dynasty. In particular, the mausoleum structure of "one mausoleum and two tombs" is unique among the imperial mausoleums of the past dynasties. In the vast area of Mingming Mausoleum, all mountains, water systems, and forest vegetation are uniformly laid out and arranged as components of the mausoleum.
Obviously, the natural hills at the back of the mausoleum area are Zushan, which serves as the support for the mausoleum; the mountains on both sides serve as an environment, and buildings are arranged on the platform in the middle, with the Jiuqu River meandering in between; the hills in front are Pingshan . Surrounded by mountains on all sides, it forms a Feng Shui pattern of "Suzaku in the front, Xuanwu in the back, Qinglong on the left, and White Tiger on the right", which embodies the principle of "the mausoleum system is commensurate with the mountains and rivers".
The Ming Ming Mausoleum is part of the "Royal Mausoleums of the Ming and Qing Dynasties" and is the physical evidence of the "Great Etiquette", a major historical event in the early Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. According to the Feng Shui theory, the site was carefully selected and a large number of buildings were cleverly integrated. Placed underground. It is a product of human beings changing nature, embodies traditional Chinese architectural and decorative ideas, explains the world view and power view of feudal China that lasted for more than 500 years, and is useful for studying the social thoughts, beliefs and some political leaders in the early years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. Destiny plays an important role.