Why did Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian imitate the capital Chang 'an instead of Luoyang?

1300 years ago, Chang 'an was a well-planned and magnificent metropolis. The main street that runs through the north and south and across the east and west is 100 meters wide. As the central axis of the city, Zhuque Street has a width of150m. The thick line layout of the whole city is magnificent. The whole city is composed of Miyagi, Imperial City and peripheral cities, guarding the Imperial City and Miyagi from the east, west and south.

(Excerpted from "Cultural Relics")

The above text and plane sketch show the scale and order of Chang 'an City. In the 7th century, China dumped many countries in the world, although the strength of the Mediterranean was tied with China in the Han Dynasty.

Back to the problem itself.

The Tang Dynasty was Li's world. Although Wu Zetian changed her surname to Zhou, it was only more than 20 years, less than the fraction of Li's reign in the Tang Dynasty.

Although Wu Zetian gradually ascended the throne of supreme power through political struggle, this is only her personal behavior, which does not mean that the pattern of male chauvinism in the whole traditional society has been reversed. For the vast majority of veteran ministers in the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian's regime change was tolerated by everyone, because she was Li Tang's daughter-in-law.

However, in ethnic minority areas, they still regard it as a new moon, and in their mutual marriage, they still refuse their son to be the husband.

(Now the picture of the ancient city of Luoyang)

Yes, Emperor Gaozong and Wuhou prefer Luoyang. In the first year of Wu Zetian, Guangzhai officially moved to Luoyang, known as the capital of God. As for Wu Zetian's motivation and effect, this article will not discuss it.

Why did the tombs buried with Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian imitate Chang 'an in architecture, instead of taking Luoyang as the capital?

Very simply, after the Dragon Coup of Wu Zetian, Prince Li Xian rebelled against Gan Kun after half a month and ascended the throne to restore his status as emperor. 10 months later, Wu Zetian died of depression in the deserted Dragon Hall.

At this point, Wu Zetian restored the identity of the empress dowager. As the descendants of Emperor Li Xian and Wu Shi, the only wise choice is to be buried in Ganling with the long-dead Emperor Gaozong.

(Panorama of Ganling, Shaanxi)

The Tang Dynasty was founded in 6 18 A.D. and died in 907 A.D., which lasted for 289 years. After 2 1 Emperor 20th Mausoleum (Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Ze were buried together in Ganling, and they became one. )

Except the He Ling Mausoleum of Ye Li of Zhaozong and the Wenling Mausoleum of Lizhu, which are located in Luoyang and Heze of Shandong respectively, the remaining 18 mausoleums are distributed in six counties of Shaanxi Province, including Ganxian, Liquan, Jingyang, Sanyuan, Fuping and Pucheng, with a total length of 100 kilometers.

Chang 'an bears the prosperity of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and shows the Chinese civilization to the world. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty dedicated their lives to this city. Taking the mountain as the tomb after death, he lived in luxury and showed his imperial demeanor. They stood on thousands of people before their death and lived on the top of the mountain after their death.

Concluding remarks

The auxiliary line of ancient Chang 'an City is Imperial Road, which is17km from Chengtianmen to Mingdemen, showing the "imperial favor" of imperial power. Therefore, the Shinto Road of Ganling is also four kilometers long, showing the charm of "Nine Heavenly Doors Expose the Palace Que, and many countries bow their heads to the Pearl Crown". This is the feeling of the imperial city.

This question is actually very simple. Chang 'an is the orthodox capital of the Tang Dynasty, and the mausoleum must be built according to the orthodox principles, so it is natural to imitate Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Luoyang was just a capital city in the early Tang Dynasty (including Wu Zetian's Wu Zhou regime). Many people think that Wu Zetian is in power in Luoyang, and that Chang 'an is inferior to Luoyang. In fact, this is wrong. From the construction and design of Tang Gaozong's mausoleum since he ascended the throne, it can be seen that in the hearts of Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian, Luoyang has always been a capital city, which cannot replace Chang 'an, the capital city, while Tang Gaozong said to Wu Zetian before he died: "The God of heaven and earth is hidden in his heart. It is obvious from Tang Gaozong's last words that Luoyang's position in his mind will never be as good as Chang 'an, the capital city.

This question itself is very retarded! Excuse me, is the imperial tomb built in imitation of the capital? Did the first imperial tomb imitate Xianyang? Is Song Huangling imitating Kaifeng? Are the Ming Tombs modeled after Beijing? Please speak with your head! Does your cemetery imitate your community? To die is to live! Have you ever seen a mausoleum that turns a yin house into a yang house? Aren't you afraid of knocking down your feng shui? Besides, don't ask such stupid questions again! Not only exposed your IQ, but also hanged a string of goods with your IQ! Instead of trying to suppress neighbors with a side door! It is better to figure out how to make Shaanxi Bo admit that Xin Mang, Zhao Qian, the former Qin Dynasty and the later Qin Dynasty are dynasties! Otherwise, the comfort of being hit in the face by your own museum will continue to happen! After all, the ancient capital, where even dynasties can't gather, is unique in your land.

In Chinese history, thirteen dynasties, including Xia, Shang, Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Eastern Han, Cao Wei, Western Jin, Northern Wei, Sui, Tang (including Wu Zhou), Houliang, Later Tang and Later Jin, successively established their capitals here, and Luoyang became the longest city in China.

In the first year of the Great Cause of Sui Dynasty, Yang Di moved the capital to Luoyang, and built a new Luoyang city at 18 miles east of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and west of the ancient city of Han and Wei Dynasties. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty still took Luoyang as its capital, and Luoyang was called the East Capital.

Beginning in 684, Wu Zetian changed the eastern capital to the divine capital, expanded the capital, and established Tang Ming and Shu Tian in the world. After Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor, she changed the country name to Zhou, which was called Wu Zhou in history, and made Luoyang its capital, and dug Longmen Grottoes on a larger scale. Wu Zetian also appointed Xue Huaiyi as the abbot of Baima Temple, and carried out a large-scale renovation.

After Tang Gaozong ascended the throne, the tomb of his father, Li Shimin, was placed in Zhaoling, Liquan. Therefore, as a son, his tomb can't be far away from Chang 'an in the Tang Dynasty, nor can it be far away from his father's tomb in the future, which he certainly knows.

Gan Tang Mausoleum is built on the mountain, and there are three gaps in its design, namely, it is modeled after the veranda city, imperial city and Miyagi city in Chang 'an. This triple pavilion was built on the order of Wu Zetian after the death of Emperor Gaozong. Coupled with the monument, we can see that Wu Zetian's feelings for Li Zhi are various, including her first lover, her husband and wife, and her political enemies. During Wu Zetian's reign, she was in power and was king of the world. For the sake of her political future, she can only give up the comfortable Luoyang and worship Emperor Gaozong to consolidate her political position.

Therefore, when designing and building Ganling, she gave up the narrow idea of building Ganling according to the layout of Luoyang City from the perspective of politicians, and carefully built Ganling with Chang 'an, the city of the son of heaven, giving her subjects a feeling that I was the legal guardian and orthodox wife of the Tang Dynasty, and no one dared to offend my supreme authority and rule!

Most of the Tang emperors were buried in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province, even Wu Zetian was no exception. Moreover, none of the serious emperors of the Tang Dynasty were buried in Luoyang, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Luoyang is only one of the four major capitals of the Tang Dynasty (Taiyuan in the north, Luoyang in the east, Fengxiang in the west and Chengdu in the south), so it is impossible for the emperor to choose to bury himself near a capital, which is not in line with the imperial system and regulations. Chang 'an is the only orthodox capital of the Tang Dynasty, so the mausoleum must be built with reference to Chang 'an. Look at the Mausoleum of the First Qin Dynasty, which is modeled after Xianyang City, the imperial capital of Qin Dynasty, and the Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty is also modeled after Chang 'an City of Han Dynasty. Therefore, the dry tombs of Wu Zetian and Tang Gaozong must refer to Chang 'an, the capital of Datang, but not to Luoyang.

Because the Li family is a noble in Guanlong, the place where they were born is near Chang 'an. So imitate Chang 'an.

Luoyang is called the East Capital.

Moreover, Luoyang is the place where Wu Zetian went, and Li went less.

Luoyang is the capital.

Why did Tang Gaozong and Wu Zetian choose Chang 'an, the capital of Beijing, instead of Luoyang, the northern capital?

A: Chang 'an is the emerging capital of the Tang Dynasty. Luoyang is the symbol of the Tang Dynasty. So I chose the capital Chang 'an.

Chang 'an is the orthodox capital, both inside and outside Chang 'an, and Luoyang is the capital and living area, just like Beijing and Xiong 'an now, so this specification is easy to understand.

Chang 'an and Luoyang are both capitals, which is unchanged. For example, there were two capitals in Ming Dynasty, four in Beijing and Nanjing, four in Song Dynasty, Kaifeng in Tokyo, Luoyang in Xijing, Daming House in Beijing and Nanjing, which seemed to be Shangqiu, the five capitals of Cao and Wei. The Han Dynasty was also the capital of Chang 'an and Luoyang. The Zhou Dynasty also took Luoyang as a place to accept the tribute of the princes, which was closer to the Central Plains, more developed in economy, geographically located in the middle of China, and developed in transportation. And the Yellow River in the north, Hulao Pass in the east, Tongguan in the west and Qinling in the south, the defense is good. In peacetime, it is a good choice to take Luoyang as the capital. In troubled times, Chang 'an's strategic position is better than Luoyang's, just keep Hangu Pass well, and Luoyang is besieged on all sides, which is also the disadvantage of developed transportation. Zhou Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty (Sui Dynasty) and Tang Dynasty all lived in Guanzhong for the world.