beijing xiannongtan plans to build an urban reception hall to protect cultural heritage and promote cultural exchanges
2024-09-06
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china news service, beijing, september 5 (reporter xu jing) the chaotic residential areas in the past have been vacated, and the ancient buildings and courtyards have been repaired... the beijing ancient architecture museum (abbreviated as "ancient architecture museum") introduced on the 5th that during the application for world heritage status for beijing's central axis, the entire courtyard of xiannongtan qingcheng palace was protected. the area is planned to be open to the public after various facilities are improved and all conditions are mature.
qingcheng palace was originally the fasting palace of xiannongtan. it was built in the second year of tianshun in the ming dynasty (1458) and was the place where the emperor fasted before offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. from the 18th to the 19th year of qianlong in the qing dynasty (1753 to 1754), xiannongtan was fully repaired and rebuilt, and the fasting palace of xiannongtan was renamed "qingcheng palace". xiannongtan is the fifth batch of national key cultural relics protection units, and qingcheng palace is also one of the core buildings in xiannongtan.
the courtyard of qingcheng palace in xiannongtan, beijing. photo by xiong ran
standing in the courtyard of qingcheng palace, the central axis from south to north is the outer palace gate, inner palace gate, main hall, and rear hall. there are east and west side halls on the east and west sides between the main hall and rear hall, and there is an arched side door on the east and west sides of the courtyard wall between the inner palace gate and the main hall.
pan wei, deputy director of the beijing museum of ancient architecture, introduced that the overall layout of qingcheng palace is a courtyard within a courtyard, with inner and outer palace gates forming two large courtyards; the buildings are concentrated on the same high platform in the north of the axis, and are connected by palace walls around them, forming a closed courtyard; the rear hall is connected to the side halls by courtyard walls to form a small courtyard, and a gate is set up on the palace wall, and a wall gate is opened at the corresponding place of the palace wall in the south of the courtyard. all buildings and walls in the courtyard are covered with green glazed tiles.
in the 32nd year of emperor guangxu's reign (1906), the emperor stopped offering sacrifices to the god of agriculture, and the temple of agriculture gradually became abandoned and unattended, and qingcheng palace was also abandoned. after 1949, yucai school moved into the temple of agriculture, and the institute of materia medica of the chinese academy of medical sciences moved into qingcheng palace, and a large number of residential houses were built.
the courtyard of qingcheng palace in xiannongtan, beijing. photo by xiong ran
in 2020, the "three-year action plan for the protection of beijing's central axis as a world heritage site (july 2020-june 2023)" was approved. the protection of the entire courtyard of the xiannongtan qingcheng palace is one of the key work contents, mainly including evacuating residents, demolishing non-cultural relics buildings in the courtyard and carrying out repairs and displays.
a relevant person in charge of the housing and urban-rural development committee of xicheng district, beijing, introduced that after preliminary investigations, handling of expropriation procedures, and innovative expropriation compensation policies, the qingcheng palace expropriation project officially started the expropriation signing work in april 2023. within 35 days, 53 households and 1 unit were fully handed over and cleared, and the four courtyards of the qingcheng palace, namely the central courtyard, the west courtyard, the east courtyard, and the south courtyard, were all emptied. while improving the living environment of residents, national treasures have been made to appear on the central axis.
after the courtyard was emptied, the courtyard and the building of qingcheng palace were also protected and repaired. the ancient architecture museum followed the principle of minimal intervention and took targeted repair measures based on the actual damage of the existing cultural relics buildings: the tile surface repair ensured that the building did not leak; the palace wall repair repaired the missing wall caps, repaired the plastering and slurry, and constructed and laid out the infrastructure of the courtyard.
today, in the courtyard of qingcheng palace, the exhibition on the achievements of the application and protection of the beijing central axis is presenting the application and protection of the beijing central axis from aspects such as "world heritage: beijing central axis", "ancient and modern reflections: the central axis of past and present", and "axis of light and shadow: a panoramic view of thousands of sceneries". the qingcheng palace historical and cultural exhibition set up in the hall tells the history of xiannongtan from the perspectives of the pearl of the central axis and the beauty of the architecture.
at present, the qingcheng palace is actively improving its infrastructure. pan wei said that the next step for the qingcheng palace will be to carry out an overall environmental improvement project. on the basis of protection and repair, more open content will be installed to create an urban living room, build a traditional cultural experience area, introduce academic exchange activities, etc., to build a comprehensive platform for academic exchanges on world cultural heritage, and promote cultural exchanges and sharing of achievements. (end)
