Experts from the visiting group: "The first stage in the world" carries the ambitions of Chu Wang's dominance of the world

Qianjiang Longwan Site Museum. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

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"King Chu is fine waist, and the palace starve to death." Zhang Huatai, who was as high as ten feet at night, was nicknamed the "thin waist palace" in history. On August 24th, "Reading China Along the Yangtze River -Hubei Qianli Yangtze River Bank" Wuhan Metropolitan Circle Exploring Team came to the Longwan National Archaeological Site Park in Longwan Town, Qianjiang City to explore the history behind the "World's First" culture.

Zhang Huatai paved the way with coins, "How much manpower does this cost?"

In the theme exhibition area of ​​the Longwan Site Museum, the Zhang Huatai model made at 1:20. Zhang Huatai is a four -story building as a whole.

According to historical records, Zhang Huatai, as the Chu State, has a floor, palace, bedroom, dormitory, mission, arsenal, workshops, docks. There are more than 1,000 houses around, living in 10,000 people, and once practiced artificial river channels. Zhang Huatai's "10 feet high in Taiwan, 15 feet of Geori", picked up along the song column, need to rest three times in the middle to reach the summit, and it is also known as "Sanjietai".

1:20 Zhang Huatai model produced by the proportion. Photo Conferry at the Museum of Qianjiang Longwan Site

"Zhang Huatai is 23 meters high, which is equivalent to the height of our seven or eight floors now. This height is unpredictable in modern times, but this is a big challenge before 2500 years." Member Xie Zehui introduced to the members of the visiting group.

"How much manpower does this cost?" The members of the visiting delegation sighed. "Yes, Zhang Huatai has been built for 6 years and used 80,000 people." Xie Zehui said.

According to Xu Liming, the dean of the Longwan Site Museum, the sixth year of King Chu Ling (535 BC), Zhang Huatai was completed, and King Chu Ling wanted to hold a grand celebration ceremony to show off the strength of the Chu Kingdom. , Out of the domineering status. The princes of the country do not keep their words, and Lu Zhaogong came to congratulate as the only guest. King Chu Ling sent someone to visit Lu Zhaogong. Every time he boarded the floor, he took a week around the Taiwan. "Although it is intentional to boast halfway, the three rest also shows the height of Zhang Huatai." Xu Liming said.

The exhibition area has a shell road with a length of 53.2 meters long and 1.1 meters wide. Under Xie Zehui, the members of the visiting team went through the queue. "Why do you use shells?" The members of the visiting group were curious. Xie Zehui introduced that this shell path is actually King Chu Ling "showing off his wealth." "The shell was also used as a currency at the time. Paying the road with shells was to pave the way with coins to explain the wealth of Chu. Zhu Gong 'coincides with. "Xie Zehui said.

In the pavilion, a video of the beauty of the red dresses dancing is played. They are gorgeous, their waist is slender, and their dancing posture is graceful, showing people the light songman dance and cultural prosperity of the former Chu Kingdom.

Xie Zehui told the visiting group members that after Zhang Huatai was completed, Chu Lingguang chose the beauty to rehearse songs and dances in Zhang Hua Palace. Because King Chu Lingxi is beautiful as a beautiful woman, many palace girls are chairing to the king, and they are hungry and hungry, so as to seek thin waist; the ministers are desperately slimming to fight for favors. "‘ King Chu is so thin, starved to death in the palace ’is recorded in many books such as" Warring States Policy "and" Mozi ", so Zhang Hua Palace is also known as‘ thin waist palace ’.”

The members of the visit group were curious to take pictures of the Zhang Hua Palace alias "thin waist palace". Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

The largest -scale Chu State Palace Architecture makes the visiting group amazing

In 1984, Zhang Huatai site was found during the second national cultural relics census. In 1987, Zhang Huatai's site was tested for the first time with the approval of the State Administration of Cultural Relics. In 1999, with the approval of the State Administration of Cultural Relics, it was rescued to the Zhanghuatai site (Put of Eagle Terrace 1), and a high -platform building with high specifications, well -preserved, and unique architectural forms presented in front of the world. Through archeological investigations and explorations, 22 large rammed soil bases were found, with a total area of ​​more than 30,000 square meters.

Xu Liming introduced to the members of the visiting delegation that 22 rammed soil bases can also be regarded as 22 palaces, Zhang Hua Palace is the base of the Chu Palace, and Zhang Huatai is the main palace.

Archaeological excavations found the ancient river channels, large -scale ancient Chu Lake and ancient tombs surrounded by the table, and discovered important ruins such as ancient wells, shell roads, drainage pipes, large rammed soil walls, platform bases, and building corridors. Nearly 100,000 cultural relics and cultural relic specimens were unearthed from bronze, pottery, lacquer wood, and other cultural relics.

Zhang Huatai site archeological discovery pottery fragments. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

The Longwan site is located in Longwan Town and Zhangjin Town, 35 kilometers southwest of Qianjiang City, with an area of ​​100.9 square kilometers and is divided into east and west areas. East District is the base site of the Chu Palace, that is, the "Zhang Huatai site"; the Western District is the site of Huang Luogang, and it is found that there is a city wall. Because the characteristics and cultural connotations of these two sites have inextricable connections, they are collectively referred to as "Longwan Site".

In 2000, the Longwan site was rated as the "Top Ten Archaeological Discovery in the country". In 2001, the Longwan site was announced by the State Council as the "Fifth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units". At the same time, the Longwan site was included in the "Eleventh Five -Year Plan" national 100 large site protection projects. The State Administration of Cultural Relics subsequently agreed to establish the "Longwan National Archaeological Site Park".

Xu Liming introduced that Longwan Archaeological Site Park is the site with the largest scale, the highest specifications, the longest duration, the most unique construction form, and the best preservation of the Chu State Palace in the country. After listening to the introduction, many members of the visiting group could not help but sigh. Visit members to watch the micro -shrinking model of the Zhanghua Palace site. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

Expert Experts: Zhang Huatai showed the cultural character of the Chu people

Why did King Chu Ling build such a scale of Zhang Huatai?

"Actually, in addition to enjoyment, King Chu Ling is more to highlight the national strength. He has always wanted to follow the ancestors." Xu Liming said.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Chu State went north to fight with the Jin Dynasty. In 546 BC, the Song State proposed the Mi Bing League. The Shangqiu League, acknowledged the joint overlords of Jin and Chu to tribute. Since then, the Chu State has moved to eastward.

Simulation Zhang Huatai was consumed during the construction of the construction. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

Xu Liming introduced that the east of the Chu Kingdom was Wu Kingdom. Jianhua Terrace was built in the place near the eastern border of Chu Kingdom. At the same time, the training soldiers are prepared for the cutting Wu. More importantly, King Chu Ling used Zhang Huatai as a place to meet foreign envoys and showed Chu's strength through "show muscles" to achieve the role of deterring the world. "Zhang Huatai actually showed the ambitions of the King of Chu Ling." Xu Liming said.

This statement has also been recognized by Zhang Shuo, a special expert in visiting the delegation, a researcher at the Hubei Academy of Social Sciences, and the vice chairman of the Jingchu Culture Research Association of Hubei Province. "On the one hand, Zhang Huatai is a venue staged in the important diplomatic etiquette of ancient Chu. The major political ambitions of King Chu Ling's" willing to fall with the princes ", on the other hand Wu Guo's invasion, and hunting the instructor here has the functions of military bases. In addition, Zhang Huatai, as a free form of other museums, has a long water and dancing, singing and dancing, and it is full of Chu people's cultural character. "Zhang Master said.

"I am proud of our nation with such a spectacular historical building."

From the museum, the members of the visit delegation went to the base of Zhang Huatai. The Zhanghuatai base site exhibition hall is located on the east side of the Longwan Archaeological Site Park, covering an area of ​​about 20 hectares. 1: 1 simulation restores the Zhang Huatai site and shows the broken wall of the site through the open air.

"The first stage in the world" Zhang Huatai base site. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

"What is this for?" Qiu Luyao, a member of the visiting group, walked on the glass floor, pointed at the following section of the pipeline exposed on the surface. "This is an underground drainage pipe used by the Chu people. It is composed of two tiles and two pieces. The discovery of this drainage pipeline also proves that the concept of high -platform building drainage has appeared as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period." Xie Zehui said.

The underground drainage pipes excavated by Zhang Huatai site. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

In the site of Zhang Huatai, Xie Zehui introduced that in recent years, the exhibition hall of Zhanghua Terrace has carried out an ancient environment to restore and repair the periphery environment, restored the ancient river channel, and connected to the Zhang Huatai platform and adjacent lotus platforms, and adjacent lotus platforms, and adjacent lotus platforms, and adjacent lotus platforms and adjacent lotus platforms. Drums, Xu Gongtai, Guhutai, and Anonymous Terrace were greened and beautified, and the logo was identified with vegetation. The entire site park has reached 2.3 square kilometers.

"It can be found from the restored base that Zhang Huatai is the originator of a huge artificial natural garden building and is the first in the world. After Zhang Huatai, many countries have followed suit, some imitate their buildings, and some imitate their names." Xu Liming said that Zhang Huatai is not inferior to Zhang Huatai compared with the Babylonian Garden of Babylon in the Babylonian empty garden with one of the seven ancient miracles. Unfortunately, when Qin Guo was unified, Bai Qi burned Zhang Huatai into ashes.

The base of Zhang Huatai overlooks the picture. Changjiang.com reporter Lu Shiwen Photo

"The power of King Chu Ling was collected by 80,000 civil workers and craftsmen. Zhang Huatai, which had been built for 6 years, was about 40 miles in the scale, and it was 300 years earlier than the Afang Palace of the Qin Kingdom in terms of time. I believe this is why it is mostly called the originator of the palace building group and the royal garden building. "Zhang Shuo said.

"Zhang Huatai has a magnificent scale and a unique shape. It is amazing. At the same time, I also felt the powerful forces of Chu Guowei. I am proud of that our nation has such a spectacular historical building." Qiu Luyao, citizen of Wuhan City, said.

[Edit: Xiong Zhanping]

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