皇太极营建皇宫与沈阳改名盛京新论

Discussion about Huang taiji' Palace Building and the Name Change from Shenyang to Shengjing

皇太极继位后开始营建皇宫,并于后金天聪八年(1634年)将沈阳改名为盛京,使其由政治广场变为大内宫阙,后金都城有了皇家的尊严和气势。尤其是将都城定之为"京",不仅彰显了其在东北地区的王者霸气及皇太极对盛京城建设的卓越贡献,也使这座都城得到了较快发展,一跃成为清入关前的政治中心。定名盛京城,标志着它走完了从明朝中卫城到清初都城演变的过程。定名盛京城,也是皇太极改族名和国号、年号的前奏曲。

After his succession, Huang taiji started to construct the palace, changed the name of Shenyang to Shengjing in 1634 and made the political square into imperial palace and the capital had the imperial dignity and vigor. Especial- ly, the capital city was named as ＂Jing＂, which not only revealed the king swagger in the northeastern region and out- standing contributions the capital construction of Huang taiji, also made the capital get rapid development and became the political center. Naming Shengjing city symbolizes it went through the evolution from the acropolis in the Ming dynasty to the capital of Qing dynasty. It also the prelude of changing his family name, and title of a reigning dynasty.