The meaning of the palace

Palace refers to the palace or official residence where officials, nobles or emperors live when traveling or staying in other places.

1, palace culture

1, the word palace originated from the palace culture in ancient Europe, and usually refers to the palaces or official residences where emperors, kings and nobles are located. Live while cruising, travel at home or abroad or visit palaces in other places. Palaces are usually built for the convenience of rulers to travel or live temporarily, which is different from permanent residences such as palaces or official residences.

2. In the history of China, the imperial palace was also a temporary residence for nobles or officials to perform their duties in other places, inspect their jurisdictions or receive foreign guests. Palace buildings are often relatively simple and smaller than palaces, but they still embody specific architectural styles and decorations.

Second, the design and layout of the palace

1, the design and layout of the palace usually take into account the needs of administrative, residential and entertainment functions. Administrative functions include office area and conference hall, and residential functions are used to handle government affairs and receive visiting officials, and provide private residences for rulers or nobles, including bedrooms and restaurants. Recreation function provides leisure and entertainment places for residents, such as gardens, swimming pools and gymnasiums.

2. The location of the palace is usually selected in a specific geographical location, such as at the foot of a scenic mountain, by a lake or by a river, so that residents can enjoy the beauty of natural scenery after work. The environment around the palace will also be carefully designed and arranged, such as planting flowers and trees and building rockery pools. To increase the beauty and uniqueness of the palace.

Design and architectural style of ancient palaces

1, palaces in Tang and Song Dynasties

Most of the palace buildings in the Tang Dynasty follow the ancient palace buildings, paying attention to the characteristics of large scale and grandeur. Its architectural styles mainly include bucket arch architecture, glazed tiles, painted murals and so on. In the Song Dynasty, however, palaces emphasized elegant and exquisite styles, and paid attention to the layout and design of garden landscapes, such as Huaguoshan, a palace in Bianjing.

2. Ming and Qing palaces

During the Ming Dynasty, palace architecture began to pay attention to practicality, lighting and ventilation, and also borrowed architectural elements from Hui people, West Asia and the West. Palaces are often built in scenic places, and many magnificent garden-style villas have been built, such as the Summer Resort in the Ming Dynasty, the Summer Palace in the Qing Dynasty and the Yuanmingyuan.