赋写建筑--论唐代花萼楼与《花萼楼赋》

Building in Fu Writing--Fu Essay on the Calyx House in the Tang Dynasty

花萼楼始建于唐代开元八年(720),位于长安兴庆宫(今西安市兴庆宫公园)内。花萼楼作为玄宗时期象征性之盛世建筑,已然形成诸多与开元、天宝时期有关之历史书写。此楼虽经战火焚毁而沉寂千年,然借由开元年间进士科试中高盖、张甫、陶举、王諲、敬括等五篇《花萼楼赋》,仿佛再现此一皇家建筑状貌。赋作不仅体现了王朝的国力与气度,彰显了盛唐壮丽气象,蕴含浓郁的伦理教化功能,而且其丰富多元之审美艺术,实具有礼制文化与宫阙建筑之深层创作意蕴。

Calyx House was built in the eighth year of Kaiyuan in Tang Dynasty（720 A.D.） and was located in Xing-Quing Palace, Chang’an（Xing-Quing Palace Park, Xi’an today）. Calyx House was viewed as a symbolic building of prosperity since Emperor Xuanzong of Tang often held political activities in it. Many historical writings are related to Calyx House in the period of Kaiyuan and Tianbao. Although having been destroyed by wars for millennium, Calyx House had seemingly regained its status of royal building through Jin-Shi Exam with five fu writings on Calyx House by Gai Gao, Fu Zhang, Ju Tao, and Yin Wang. Those fu writings not only exemplified the strength and magnanimity of the kingdom, but also highlighted the magnificent scene of Tang Dynasty. Besides, they also contained rich function of ethical education and diversely aesthetic art, which deeply indicate ritual culture and architectural meaning.