East palace gate

East palace gate

The east palace gate is the main gate of the summer palace. There are five gates, three bright and two dark.

definition

There are three gateways in the middle of the gate. The middle gate is called Yulu gate, which is used by Empress Dowager Cixi and the emperor and empress. The two gateways are used by princes and ministers. Under the eaves of the door is the plaque of "Summer Palace" inscribed by Emperor Guangxu.

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Under the eaves of the east palace gate, there is a large gold-plated plaque in Jiulong with the words "Summer Palace". It is said that it was written by Emperor Guangxu. In order to write this plaque well, Emperor Guangxu visited his teacher to study and spread an interesting story.

After Cixi embezzled naval funds to repair the summer palace, she ordered the Minister of industry to write a large plaque for the east palace gate. After thinking about it, the Minister of the Ministry of industry felt that it was most appropriate to ask Emperor Guangxu to write, and that it would be more beneficial to his promotion and wealth in the future, so he went to see the emperor. Emperor Guangxu was very happy to hear that. Without saying a word, he began to write in a piece of white paper spread on the Dragon case. The Minister of the Ministry of industry saw that the word "Summer Palace" was written askew and ugly. Helpless, had to do according to his handwriting plaque hung.

The day after the plaque was hung, Empress Dowager Cixi came to the summer palace from the Forbidden City. When she got off the bridge in front of the east palace gate, she got angry when she saw the new big plaque with bad characters. Immediately ask someone to ask the Minister of the Ministry of industry who wrote the plaque? The Minister of the Ministry of industry did not dare to tell a lie and truthfully explained that it was the handwriting of Emperor Guangxu. Cixi glared at him and said, "this word is so indecent. How can it be hung on the palace gate? Why don't you take it off for me! "

When Guangxu heard about it, he was scared out in a cold sweat. He asked the Minister of the Ministry of industry to discuss, determined to practice calligraphy and write the plaque well. But he couldn't write the word "Summer Palace" well for several days and sighed. Seeing this, the minister boldly said to Guangxu, "in my opinion, it's better to write behind closed doors than to visit my teacher and study." Guangxu asked "who are you studying for?" The minister replied: "when the garden was built, there was an old carpenter Wang Yongfu who wrote very well. He lived in LIULANG village outside the garden, which was close at hand. It was better to ask him for advice. If it is inconvenient for the emperor to visit his teachers, can he be invited to teach in the garden? " Guangxu thought it was reasonable, so he nodded in favor.

The next morning, the Minister of the Ministry of industry invited Wang Yongfu into the Yulan hall. When the old man heard that it was written by the Pope, he tried his best to refuse for fear of offending him. After Guangxu was humble to the old man, the old man saw that the emperor was really studying, so he could agree. The old man came to learn calligraphy and calligraphy for the emperor. Guangxu courted and treated the old people. After a lot of hard work, he finally developed a good hand of calligraphy.

One day, Guangxu summoned the Minister of culture and military to write down the three big words of "Summer Palace" on rice paper, which won the applause of the ministers. Guangxu presented the word to Empress Dowager Cixi for a look, and the old Buddha was satisfied with it. He asked someone to make a Jiulong gold plaque and hang it on the door of the east palace.

Address: the east gate of the Summer Palace

Longitude: 116.27995

Latitude: 39.99818

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