Come, first of all, let's open the lightning strike, and see the golden hair pagoda of old Cixi.
This is a golden pagoda made of pure gold, with nearly a thousand pearls of various sizes inlaid with light. In the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty, there were many golden pagodas, which were of different sizes, diverse in shape, shining with gold, and most of them were tributes. The golden pagoda used to hold hair was only two in the Qing Palace. One of them is this one for Cixi to store her hair.
Cixi's blonde pagoda is 34 centimeters high, and there is a circle of Chinese-style railings on the pedestal, and the two styles naturally blend. At the bottom of the tower is a square sumire seat with lotus petals, and the steps are decorated with raised dragon patterns. The tower is round, narrow on the top and narrow on the bottom, and the door is small but very delicate, decorated with pearls, turquoise, agate, emeralds and so on. Above is the 13-story tower brake, the golden tower bell, as if jingling, the front plate of the tower is engraved with "Xiaoqin Empress Dowager Fa Pagoda" eight big characters.
Then let's look at the second one, the Qianlong Golden Bookcase.
In the Palace Museum in Beijing, a bookcase made of pure gold is also inlaid with various colored gemstones, which is extremely luxurious. Generally speaking, bookcases are made of cardboard patches or made of wooden planks, but it is extremely rare to use gold to create a golden bookcase to store a book, not only in China, but also in the history of the world.
The book stored in this golden bookcase is called the "Imperial Battle of Salhu Mountain", which was written by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing Dynasty of China. In 1778, in order to praise the exploits of his ancestor Nurhaci, the Qianlong Emperor carefully wrote the "Book of the Battle of Salhu Mountain" and treasured the book in a gold bookcase with precious stones. This "Battle of Salhu Mountain" laid the foundation for the Qing Dynasty to unify the world, and it was also a landmark battle for Nurhaci himself.
Goldware appreciation does not stop. Let's take a look at the golden chimes.
Inside the Palace Museum in Beijing, there are 16 chimes made of gold. These chimes are engraved with the musical name of the bell on one side and the words made in the "55 years of Qianlong" on the other. The beaded ornaments of the second dragon are coiled on the bell body, and the dragon's body is square and cloudy. Beneath the dragon's body, the waves rolled. The whole set of chimes is beautiful in shape and extraordinary in style, which can be said to be a priceless treasure.
This priceless set of chimes, funded by chinese provincial officials in 1790, was presented as a birthday gift on the 80th birthday of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing Dynasty. This set of chimes is precious and exquisite, deeply loved by the Qianlong Emperor, and every important royal celebration and festival, the chimes are taken out to play. In order to create this set of golden chimes, the Qing Dynasty distributed to all provinces across the country, and a total of more than 13,600 gold was collected, and officials and people at all levels were fiercely cut.
Then, let's see the treasure of Yu Guifei and the seal of Zhenfei.
The Treasure of Yu Guifei is a square seal decorated with dragon buttons, shining with golden light. Below are the exquisite engravings of "Treasure of Yu Guifei" in five big characters.
Then, let's look at the Seal of the Precious Concubine. It is a square print decorated with turtle buttons. Underneath are the exquisite engravings of the four characters of "Seal of the Precious Concubine".
After Qin Shi Huang, only the emperor's seal can be called "seal". Officials and ordinary people are called "seals". Ancient prints have buttons that can be tied. In the Qing Dynasty, according to the regulations of the Qing Dynasty government, the empress dowager used the "pan dragon button", the empress treasure used the "dragon button", and the imperial noble concubine treasure and the noble concubine treasure used the "squat dragon button". Concubine seals cannot be called treasures, and can only use "turtle buttons".
In 1894, it was the 60th birthday of Empress Dowager Cixi. Empress Dowager Cixi not only wanted to be happy herself, but also wanted everyone to accompany her to get up. As a result, many concubines in the palace were promoted by Empress Dowager Cixi for "Suixi". YuFei was promoted to Yu Guifei, Zhen Concubine was promoted to Zhen Concubine, and the "Treasure of Yu Guifei" and "Seal of Zhen Concubine" that we just posted were all obtained in this way.
But ironically, when Empress Dowager Cixi celebrated her 60th birthday, she coincided with the Sino-Japanese Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, and the military expenditure at this time was extremely tight. Cixi, however, always remembered her glory and enjoyment. In order to raise military funds, some people suggested that the construction of the Summer Palace should be stopped immediately and the funds should be used for the navy, but Cixi was furious and said a famous cruel sentence, "The person who makes me unhappy today, I will make you unhappy for the rest of your life." ”
Therefore, Cixi's "this painful pleasure" pushed the Great Qing all the way to the abyss of eternal disaster.
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