The eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was planned and designed in accordance with the features of the mountain and river terrains.Abiding by the basic principles of capital architecture in ancient China,it...The eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was planned and designed in accordance with the features of the mountain and river terrains.Abiding by the basic principles of capital architecture in ancient China,its shape and layout embodied both the supremacy of imperial power and the requirements of safety and practicality,which led to the formation of its unique architectural characteristics.The main attention was paid to its economic function.For example,the natural rivers were intensively exploited,which made Luoyang into an economic center radiating in all directions by means of dense river nets.As such a group of distinctive and brilliant building complexes,the eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties held an important position in the architectural history of ancient China and exerted deep-going and far reaching influence upon the capital architecture of East Asian countries in later times.展开更多
The Xuanrenmen Gate is the only city gate in the eastern wall of the east of Sui and Tang Luoyang city. During 1996- 1997, in the course of capital construction within the old city of Luoyang, it was excavated by the ...The Xuanrenmen Gate is the only city gate in the eastern wall of the east of Sui and Tang Luoyang city. During 1996- 1997, in the course of capital construction within the old city of Luoyang, it was excavated by the Tang Luoyang City Archaeological Team, IA, CASS. Limited by the work site, the excavation covered only the southern gateway and a part of the eastern one. The remains are in rather a good condition and can be divided into two phases. The early city-gate was used from the full Tang to the end of this dynasty, and had the southern, middle and northern gateways; the late city-gate was used from the Five Dynasties period the mid Northern Song dynasty, and had only one gateway, i.e. the middle gateway of the early city-gate. On the site, stone and wooden structural members of the Tang city-gate remain in a great number and variety. The revelation of the ruined Xuanrenmen Gate is of great importance to the inquiry into the layout of the east of the Sui and Tang eastern capital; and the discovery of plentiful structural members of the gate provides significant material for studying the architectural features of city gates in the Tang period.展开更多
文摘The eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties was planned and designed in accordance with the features of the mountain and river terrains.Abiding by the basic principles of capital architecture in ancient China,its shape and layout embodied both the supremacy of imperial power and the requirements of safety and practicality,which led to the formation of its unique architectural characteristics.The main attention was paid to its economic function.For example,the natural rivers were intensively exploited,which made Luoyang into an economic center radiating in all directions by means of dense river nets.As such a group of distinctive and brilliant building complexes,the eastern capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties held an important position in the architectural history of ancient China and exerted deep-going and far reaching influence upon the capital architecture of East Asian countries in later times.
文摘The Xuanrenmen Gate is the only city gate in the eastern wall of the east of Sui and Tang Luoyang city. During 1996- 1997, in the course of capital construction within the old city of Luoyang, it was excavated by the Tang Luoyang City Archaeological Team, IA, CASS. Limited by the work site, the excavation covered only the southern gateway and a part of the eastern one. The remains are in rather a good condition and can be divided into two phases. The early city-gate was used from the full Tang to the end of this dynasty, and had the southern, middle and northern gateways; the late city-gate was used from the Five Dynasties period the mid Northern Song dynasty, and had only one gateway, i.e. the middle gateway of the early city-gate. On the site, stone and wooden structural members of the Tang city-gate remain in a great number and variety. The revelation of the ruined Xuanrenmen Gate is of great importance to the inquiry into the layout of the east of the Sui and Tang eastern capital; and the discovery of plentiful structural members of the gate provides significant material for studying the architectural features of city gates in the Tang period.
