The Ming emperor loved Xiyuan, and the Qing emperor loved Yuanmingyuan and Summer Palace. Why don't they like the Forbidden City?

"Countless magnificent luxury buildings come and go, stretching 16 kilometers. There are many pagodas in the garden, which are filled with giant statues of gold, silver and copper. For example, only one bronze giant Buddha is about 23 meters high, and the rest are the same. Garden lakes, dotted with; The white marble building is covered with glazed tiles, which are colorful and shining, and there are various rare treasures that have been piled up for centuries. "

Emperor Kangxi, who started the "prosperous period of Kanggan", defeated the powerful minister at the age of 16, then pacified San Francisco, recovered China and Taiwan Province Province, and defeated Russia. The world was peaceful, but Kangxi couldn't spare the time, so he began to build a garden so that he could have a place to relax. His son Yongzheng and grandson Gan Long can't stop this. It brought together skilled craftsmen from all over the world, met the treasures of the world, and "cloned" the most beautiful landscape in the world to Beijing, where the "world" was hidden in its back garden. So there was the Yuanmingyuan, a place that gathered the essence of Chinese civilization and art.

With such a garden, the descendants of the Qing Empire could have a place to play, and the British and French allied forces broke in. As a result, the emperor's "comfort zone" was burned down. You/kloc-built the garden in 0/50, and others/kloc-built the cannon in 0/50; You use money that you have no place to spend to give money to the main hall, and people use the industrial revolution and the Enlightenment to strengthen their own army and enrich their own ideas.

Yuanmingyuan is a royal treasure, named after Emperor Kangxi. The plaque was inscribed by Qianlong himself, and the interpretation of this "Yuanming" is Yongzheng, which generally means perfect moral character and perfect political achievements. These two points are naturally prerequisites for creating a prosperous time.

For the rulers of the Qing Dynasty who originated between the white mountains and the black waters, the rich Jiangnan is naturally full of temptations. Kangxi, who traveled all over the southeast and northwest, was the first to rush out of the besieged city. Of course, the political purpose of his six trips to Jiangnan in history was to control floods. The emperor is also a human being, so it is inevitable to wander around and visit incognito in the process of water control. In the face of such beautiful scenery, how can you not think of Jiangnan?

Hard-working Kangxi personally took on the heavy responsibility of site selection, spent more than a month in the suburbs of Beijing, and finally made the decision to build a garden in Haidian. As soon as the garden was completed, Kangxi moved out of the Forbidden City and lived in the garden. This garden is called Changchun Garden. Kangxi, who lived a happy life, did not forget his sons and asked them to build a garden. Among them, the garden in Yin Zhen is next to Changchun Garden, which is the Yuanmingyuan.

"Among many sons of Kangxi, Yongzheng knows how to cater to Kangxi best, especially in details, such as the design and construction of Yuanmingyuan, which is the style that Kangxi appreciates." He, a famous expert on ancient buildings, said: Yongzheng built nine islands around Houhu. Although this is a relaxing place, every island has a poetic name. "But why did you build nine islands?" In his eyes, this is definitely not a spontaneous behavior, but a deliberate behavior. "Unifying the land of Kyushu" was Yongzheng's original intention and his ambition. "