Peace Palace

Scenic spots in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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The Peace Palace is located in Japan Kyoto Prefecture Beijing Metropolis Shrine of, Meiji In the 28th year (1895), it was founded to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of Emperor Huanwu's peaceful move to the capital, [1] The main cult god is the 50th generation Emperor Kammu And the 121st generation emperor komei [1]
The architecture of the Peace Palace is imitation The era of peace Part of the palace was built, only two-thirds of the size of the original building. The whole temple includes Big Bird House, Shengong Road Ying Tianmen , Daji Hall, Shenyuan and other parts Ziwei City Has far-reaching influence, [2] It has obvious characteristics of the Tang Dynasty Chinese architecture Style. [3]
Chinese name
Peace Palace
Foreign name
Peace Temple (へいじじぐぐぐ/Heian Shrine)
geographical position
Okazaki West Tianwang cho, Zuojing District, Kyoto Fujioto 97 [9]
Opening Hours
06:00-17:00 all year round [9]
Shrine type
Holy Palace [1]
The main god
Emperor Huanwu, emperor komei [1]
Ritual sacrifice
April 15th
Creation time
March 15, the 28th year of Meiji (1895) [1]

Development history

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ancient

Balance 9 years (737 years), Emperor Kammu birth. [1]
Tianying In the first year (781), Emperor Huanwu ascended the throne and became the 50th emperor. [1]
Extended calendar In the 13th year (794), Emperor Huanwu moved the capital Ping'an Beijing kyoto )。 Since then, Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for more than 1000 years. [1]
In 806, the 25th year of the calendar extension, Emperor Huanwu died. [1]

Middle Age

Tianbao 2 years (1831), emperor komei birth. [1]
In the fourth year of Honghua (1847), Emperor Xiaoming ascended the throne and became the 121st emperor. [1]
Qingying In two years (1866), Emperor Xiaoming died during the downfall of the curtain, and his son mutsuhito Succession, becoming the 122nd generation Meiji Emperor
In the fourth year of Qingying (1868), Return the Great Policy Edo Bakufu The 15th generation general Tokugawa Yoshinobu Give power to the Meiji Emperor.

modern

Meiji In 1869, the Meiji Emperor made Tokyo his capital.
Meiji On March 15, the 28th year (1895), in order to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of Emperor Huanwu's peaceful move to the capital, the Peace Temple was founded. [1]
In the 15th year of Showa (1940), in order to commemorate the 2600th anniversary of the founding of Japan, the last emperor of Ping'an Beijing: the emperor of filial piety and the emperor of tomorrow. [1]

modern

In the 51st year of Showa (1976), the Peace Temple was set on fire. Japan's new leftist, Mitsuro Kato, was "disgusted with the invasion of Mikado Shenwu" the Ainu people ”And in the Temple of Peace Worship the temple It set fire to 9 buildings in China. Because the temple was not designated as cultural heritage Instead of receiving subsidies from the state. Later, with donations from the public, the burned out buildings were rebuilt three years later.

architectural composition

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The passageway used for worship at the front of the Peace Temple is the "Shengong Dao". Go north from Santiao Avenue, cross the "Qingliu Bridge" on the waterway of Biwa Lake, and walk past the "Big Bridge" Bird House ”(The monument at the entrance of the shrine), enter the Peace Palace. Standing on the "Qingliu Bridge", you can see the Peace Palace across Japan's largest "Big Bird House" (24,4 meters high and 33 meters wide)“ Ying Tianmen ”。 The building door with double-layer structure is called Ying Tianmen, which is taken from Luoyang Ziwei City Yingtianmen. [4] The worship hall located in the front of the center and covered with the roof of "entering the mother house" is the Daji Hall.
Shenmen "Yingtianmen" was painted in bright red. At the "Handwater Station" (clean Palm The place to wash your hands) "After cleaning your hands, walk through the divine gate and enter the courtyard. In front of you, there is a corridor of" Daji Hall ". In the pavilions around the worship hall, the east is called Canglong Tower, and the west is called White Tiger Tower Ping'an Beijing The buildings at that time were restored after rigorous research and were designated as key cultural relics in Kyoto. [5]
The hospital covers an area of about 70000 square meters. The gate, main hall and side hall are symmetrical Timber structure building , red pillar and blue tile, and the red here is not the heavy color usually used by Japanese shrines, but bright chinese red , with dark green The tiles and local white walls are very eye-catching. In Japan“ Dry landscape ”In the garden, sand is used instead of water, "the different ripples of white sand give meaning to the scenery through people's association and insight". [6]
Cherry blossoms are planted in the Holy Palace and Garden of Peace
The "Hall of Society" was rearranged at the scale of five eighths Ping'an Beijing "Chaotang Yard". Among them, Daji Hall is the largest worship hall in Japan, the shrine Internal sacrifice It is Emperor Kammu and emperor komei Because the "Peace Palace" was 1200 years ago Emperor Kammu The reconstruction of Ping An Jing built in the architectural style of the Tang Dynasty is obvious, so the Tang Dynasty Chinese architecture Style.
Shenyuan includes Nanshenyuan Western God The Garden, Zhongshen Garden, Dongshen Garden, White Tiger Pool, Canglong Pool, and Qifeng Pool are a "garden of pool and spring circling style", with an area of about 30000 square meters. Four ponds are used to integrate the courtyard styles of different times Meiji Period architectural style , Pipa Lake Water diversion Go to the pool. The so-called round trip style is to enjoy the garden shape and seasonal flowers around the pool. "Shenyuan" has elegant palace style buildings, cherry blossoms Acorus calamus , Shuilian bush clovers It is designated as a national scenic spot in Japan for its scenery throughout the year. [3]
The Peace Palace is both a reproduction of ancient times kyoto It also commemorates the renaissance of modern times and draws water from the Pipa Lake waterway. It can be said that it is a symbol of the development of Kyoto.

Inside View

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Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in front of the main hall and matching hall in the court yard. The petals are knocked down by the rain. The small memorial archway under the cherry tree is a blessing sign hung by the Japanese who come here to pray. It is similar to the Chinese temple. They write their wishes and the names of their family and friends on the sign. They can also hang their bad luck on the tree and ask the gods to bless them. In the temple, you can also spend 100 yen to draw a divine lot. If you draw a lucky lot, you must return to the temple the next year to pay your vows.
Behind the main hall is the Shenyuan of the Peace Shrine. The worship fee of the Shenyuan is 600 yen. From the outside of the courtyard, you can see the weeping cherry trees in full bloom. The Shenyuan is a pool spring swimming garden of about 30000 square meters. There are three ponds and four gardens in the garden. The garden is surrounded by streams and trees, cherry blossoms It is already in full bloom. The cherry blossoms are as beautiful as tassels.
At first sight, geisha were made up for tourists to take photos.
Once in the garden, green and dripping green sets off the pink swaying in the wind and wet in the rain, and the freehand brushwork of green and pink comes into view. The crimson weeping cherry is full of flowers Branches Dropping down deeply, raindrops along the branches Bud Drip Everything in front of me fascinates me. Pieces of green look like wet paint on rice paper. The fallen petals fall on the ground, in the pool water, and little pink and white are like ink drops accidentally splashed on rice paper. The natural garden scenery without complex decoration is accompanied by the faint fragrance of flowers, moist air and soil.
The broad courtyard is centered on the pond, integrating the courtyard styles of different times. Stone bridges and streams, gravel paths, romantic cherry blossoms, simple pavilions and pavilions all flow with the beauty of natural harmony. [7]

Main sacrificial service

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One of the three major sacrifices in Kyoto“ Era sacrifice ”It is held here on October 22 every year. At that time, citizens will wear Japanese The era of peace to Meiji Restoration Temporal Featured clothing , starting from the Peace Palace and walking to Kyoto Imperial Institute , deducing the prosperous history of the ancient capital of Japan. And those in kimonos Kyoto Prefecture Police Headquarters Safe trooper As a leader, the team led the whole ancient costume parade, which attracted more than 100000 domestic and foreign tourists to stop and watch along the way, becoming one of the important contents of Kyoto sightseeing. [8]

geographical position

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