Li Yufang said: I will continue to investigate how big Afang Palace is

Li Yufang, 60 years old this year, calls herself "the most ordinary archaeologist", but her work resume tells us that Xianyang City, the capital of Qin, Chang'an City, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and Liyang City of the Qin and Han Dynasties were all excavated by her hands, and she and her wife———, Liu Qingzhu, director of the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, dug out the dormitory, the hall and the cemetery gate for the first time in the tomb of Emperor Xuandi of the Western Han Dynasty.

Li Yufang at work is absolutely meticulous, everyone understands her, and does not let her, an old lady in her 60s, go to the "construction site" all day long, but she has never left the "construction site" regardless of wind and rain.

At the end of the interview, Li Yufang said on the phone that Li Yufang would continue to inspect how big the Afang Palace really was, and he would definitely give a satisfactory answer to the people of the whole country. After talking for a long time, is there or is this Afang Palace? Isn't this inconsistency?

After graduating from Peking University in 1967 with a major in archaeology, Li Yufang has been rooted in various "construction sites" across the country for more than 30 years.

She is now a researcher at the Institute of Archaeology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the leader of the archaeological team of Afang Palace.

Li Yufang's heartiness is rare among archaeologists, and she is still a "star chaser" in her 60s. "I heard that the women's volleyball team had a meeting on National Day this year, and I dragged my wife to ask for an autograph. I also went on stage to make a game, got a volleyball signed by all the women's volleyball players, took the ball and trotted all the way home, for fear of being snatched away, and now it is placed on my TV at home, and I put a hat on it! ”

Every night at 6 o'clock, playing 20 sets of table tennis is a reserved item that Li Yufang can't move. Two skilled workers on the construction site took turns to play, each accompanying her to play 10 games. In this "construction site" in Xi'an, Li Yufang is the "king of the ball", and he always has the feeling of "undefeated and hard to find". Last month, six reporters came, and Li Yufang organized a competition. ”

Dedicated to her work, Li Yufang is destined to not be a qualified mother.

"Until now, when I take out a photo of my daughter, I still can't hold back my tears. I'm really sorry for her. "As an archaeologist, you will always take more care of the dead than the living, and Li Yufang understands this truth very well.

"After getting married, our husband and wife didn't even dare to have more children, only gave birth to one, which old couple is not a group of children now? But even if you only give birth to one, you can't take care of it. "The daughter is 33 years old this year and has begun to understand her mother, but Li Yufang has always felt guilty about her.

Good! Let go of this little episode, so let's go back and see Qin Shi Huang's super dream -

However, it backfired, and soon after Qin Shi Huang entered the imperial mausoleum, under the influence of Chen Sheng and Wu Guangda's righteous banner, heroes from all over the country rose up one after another, and soon overthrew the mighty Qin dynasty. After that, after five years of Chu and Han struggles, the victor Liu Bang, the king of Han, and the civil and military officials after repeated arguments and comparisons, finally set the capital in Chang'an City, and the imperial palace was built under the auspices of Prime Minister Xiao He. However, at that time, the Han Chang'an City was rebuilt on the basis of the original palace of Xianyang, the capital of Qin, Xingle Palace, and then built the Weiyang Palace, as the main palace of the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and she was also the administrative center of the eight dynasties of the new Wang Mang, the Western Jin Dynasty, the former Zhao, the former Qin, the Later Qin, the Western Wei, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the early Sui Dynasty. By the time of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, the level of architectural technology and art in Chang'an City, such as the palace garden, the Sheji altar temple and the Mingtang mausoleum, had reached the peak stage; It goes without saying that the political, economic, military, cultural and artistic aspects of Chang'an City during this period have also developed to a level that cannot be underestimated, thus brewing the "good medicine and elixir" in material and spiritual conditions for her "long-term peace and stability" and "long-term tranquility".

However, the so-called "things must be reversed, otherwise the pole will come!" "Feng Shui always has to take turns! Chang'an City was also once snubbed by the emperors during the Three Kingdoms, the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Song, Qi, Liang and Chen of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, as well as the Northern Wei, Eastern Wei and Northern Qi dynasties of the Northern Dynasties, and did not regard her as the capital of the emperors, but were Xuchang and Luoyang, the capital of Xuchang and Luoyang of Wei, Chengdu of Western Shu, and Jianye of Eastern Wu that is Jinling and present-day Nanjing; Jiankang, the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Dynasties, as well as the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Heng'an, that is, Pingcheng, which is now Datong, Shanxi, Luoyang, the capital of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and Ye, the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty, which is now Anyang, Henan, and Linzhang County, Hebei, and the south of the Zhanghe River. It can be seen that the capitals of all dynasties and generations have changed and changed, but they are not static.

But then again, the danger and importance of Chang'an's terrain is still an economic and military point that cannot be ignored by the world. Therefore, soon after, the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui and Tang dynasties re-established Chang'an as the capital of the emperors. However, after Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian seized the power of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the capital still used the former site of Chang'an of the Han Dynasty; But in the second year, Emperor Wen built a new capital at the southern foot of Longshou Mountain in the southeast of the old city, and named it Daxing City. In the Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City in Kyoto followed the Daxing City in the Sui Dynasty; Moreover, Tang Taizong Li Shimin built the Daming Palace only for summer heat on the Longshouyuan Plateau in the northeast garden of Chang'an City in 634 for his father Li Yuan in the eighth year of Zhenguan, and then later in the second year of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi Longshuo in 662, the general graphics of this Daming Palace were drawn with AutoCAD in the later text of "47, the first shot of the Beijing Division", but they could not be transmitted to the Internet, I don't know why?

During the first hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, the unification and relative stability of the whole country laid a strong foundation for the political, economic, cultural and artistic prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, during the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods, the society had developed to its peak; So far, this Kyoto Chang'an seems to have achieved the long-cherished wish of "long-term peace and stability" and "long-term tranquility" that the emperors dreamed of! Although this large and prosperous capital began to decline after the "Anshi Rebellion", in the end of the Tang Dynasty, it was still worthy of the climax of China's feudal socio-economic and cultural development. Of course, the architectural skills have also developed and improved greatly, and reached the peak of architectural skills at that time. As a result, Kyoto, an ancient and ever-changing city, has long since become the world's most prosperous city at that time. And because her inner city plan was the most rigorous and elaborate layout of the ancient Chinese capital, she not only influenced the city of Tokyo in the Bohai Kingdom, but also influenced the Japanese Heijokyo (710~794, in present-day Nara City. and later Heiankyo (794~, in present-day Kyoto City. and other cities. The internal layout of these cities is basically the same as that of Tang Chang'an, but they are smaller – Pingchengjing occupies only one-quarter of Chang'an. Therefore, Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, is still worthy of being the most magnificent imperial capital in the world.

Xi'an Terracotta Warriors

Nowadays, there are 105 tourism resources centered on Xi'an, of which 77 are based on the theme of natural and cultural landscapes, and four tourist routes radiating vertically and horizontally from the east, west, south and north have been initially formed. In the way of combining points and lines, it has formed 10 major tourist areas, 10 major scenic spots, 5 main tourism series and special tourism series with different contents and unique landscapes. As one of the world's four ancient civilizations, Xi'an is attracting more tourists from home and abroad with its unique charm.

Walking through the ancient capital of Xi'an, grabbing a handful of loess, you will feel the solemnity of history. The ancient capital of Xi'an, known as Chang'an, is one of the seven ancient capitals of China (Beijing, Xi'an, Luoyang, Kaifeng, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Anyang). The thousand-year-long history has left extremely precious cultural relics and historical relics in the ancient capital. Xi'an can be called a natural "three-dimensional history museum". Let's set foot on this strange and ancient land, and walk into the embrace of the ancient capital to experience its simplicity and prosperity.

A trip to Xi'an can be described as "full of antiquity". There are many places to visit in this thousand-year-old capital, such as: Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Famen Temple, Bell and Drum Tower of the Ming Dynasty, etc., the most famous is the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shi Huang and Huaqing Pond.

The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is located about 35 kilometers east of Xi'an City, and is the largest cemetery in China and the world. In 1974, the Qin terracotta figurines were found on the east side of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum on the site is known as the eighth wonder of the world, causing a sensation in the world today. Walking into the exhibition hall, looking at the terracotta warriors and horses that have been buried by the rolling loess for more than 2,000 years, their tall bodies and the forest momentum of the entire military formation, as well as the deterrence created by the military formation, make the sightseers all amazed and contemplative. As a Japanese scholar put it: If you don't go to Xi'an, you can't count China; If you don't see the Terracotta Warriors, you won't be in Xi'an.

Huaqing Pond at the foot of Lishan Mountain in the south of the city has a history of more than 3,000 years. Its pavilions, pavilions, rippling ponds, and dancing willows are another beautiful scene compared to the grandeur of the terracotta warriors. Huaqing Pond is famous for its hot springs gushing out at the foot of Mt. Li. It is reported that Tang Xuanzong and Yang Guifei come here every October. Bai Juyi left a good sentence in the song of long hatred: "The spring cold bathes in Huaqing Pool, and the hot spring water is slippery and washes the cream". If you have a weekend with plenty of time, you might as well visit the breathtaking Xiyue Huashan Mountain. Appreciate the adventure of "a road from ancient Huashan", listen to a beautiful legend of splitting the mountain to save the mother, and go to see the eternal holy place of the top martial arts master "Huashan on the Sword".

List of attractions:

In the city: Bell Tower, Drum Tower, Mosque, Forest of Steles, Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda and Great Ci'en Temple, Small Wild Goose Pagoda and Jianfu Temple, Daxingshan Temple, Xi'an Ancient City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda North Square, Eighth Route Army Office, Shuyuanmen Street