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Huabiao: building name

The huge stone pillars used for decoration in front of large buildings such as ancient palaces and tombs are a traditional architectural form in China. A watch generally consists of a base, a dragon column, an exposed plate and crouching animals on it. Most of the columns are carved with patterns such as dragons and phoenixes, and carved stone slabs are horizontally inserted in the upper part. Huabiao is a landmark building and has become one of the symbols of China. Chinese watches are used to be placed on both sides of the road outside the palace and mausoleum, also known as Shinto pillars, stone pillars, watches, signs and monuments.

In front of Tiananmen Square, there are a pair of white marble pillars named Huabiao. On the upright column of Huabiao, exquisite dragon patterns and moire patterns are carved, and a cloud-like long flaky is horizontally inserted at the top of the column. From a distance, the column seems to be directly inserted into the clouds, giving people a solemn feeling.

Huabiao is a traditional building of the Chinese nation with a long history.

According to legend, Hua Biao not only served as a road sign, but also as a message to passers-by, which appeared in the Yao and Shun era of primitive society.

At that time, people set up a wooden post on the main road to identify roads and signs, and later postal kiosks and houses also used it as a sign. Its name is "ring wood" or "standard wood", and later it was collectively called "ring wood". Because the ancient "Huan" and "Hua" were similar, they gradually became "Hua Biao".

On this wooden post, pedestrians can write opinions on it, so it was also called "slander wood" or "slander wood" in ancient times. The word "slander" means to discuss right and wrong, but in modern times it means to make suggestions, so it also has the function of modern "suggestion box".

According to historical records, Yao Shi's wood was handed over to the stigma with a crossbar to indicate the direction. The huabiao in front of Tiananmen Square still maintains the basic shape of Yao Shi wood.

However, there is a crouching beast on the lookout in front of Tiananmen Square, and its head is outside the palace. The watches behind Tiananmen Square, the head of the crouching beast is facing the palace. According to legend, this squatting beast is named Hou and looks good. Nose inward is to hope that the emperor will not stay in the palace all day, eat, drink and be merry, and that he will often go out to visit his subjects. Its name is "Looking at the Emperor", and its head is outward hoping that the emperor will not be obsessed with traveling and return to the palace to deal with state affairs.

It can be seen that China's watch is not only an ornament, but a symbol to remind ancient emperors to be diligent for the people.

In front of and behind Tiananmen Square, there are a pair of China watches. China watches are carved with dragons on the columns and auspicious beasts on the stigma. Together with the Shishi in front of Tiananmen Square and the Jinshui Bridge on both sides, they set off the majestic momentum of this imperial city. The quaint and exquisite China watches are integrated with the magnificent buildings of the Forbidden City, which makes people feel the harmony of art and the solemnity and majesty of history. In fact, huabiao has been closely linked with the Chinese nation and the ancient culture of China, and it can also be said to be a symbol of our nation to some extent.

The Hua Biao in front of Tiananmen Square can be divided into three parts, namely, the stigma, the column and the base. The part on the stigma of Hua Biao is also called "exposed plate". Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once ordered a bronze immortal to stand on the altar, holding a copper plate in his hands above his head, thinking that drinking nectar would make him immortal. This is naturally nonsense. Later, this form was handed down, and the fairy canceled it and simplified it to put a disc on the column. There is also an auspicious animal on the stigma of Huabiao, whose name is "Gui". The ancients created many auspicious beasts, which have different functions, but most of them are entrusted with people's desire to pray and avoid disasters. "Turtle" is an auspicious animal shaped like a dog, which has different meanings according to its position. The stone tablets on a pair of China watches behind Tiananmen Square face north and look at the Forbidden City. The implication is that I hope the emperor will not stay in the deep palace for a long time and do not know the sufferings of the world. He often goes out of the palace to observe people's feelings, so he is called "Wang Wang". The pair of stone jars in front of Tiananmen Square faces south, which means that the emperor should not go out for a long time, so it is called "Wang".

The pillars of the Hua Biao are octagonal, and a dragon spirals up, covered with moire patterns. White marble columns really have the momentum of dragons soaring against the blue sky and white clouds. A cloud board with auspicious clouds carved on it is inserted horizontally above the column body.

The base of huabiao is called sumeru, which is based on the base form of Buddhist statues, and a circle of stone railings is added outside the base. There is a small stone lion on each of the four corner posts of the railing, with the head facing the same as the stone above. The railing not only protects the Chinese watch, but also makes it more majestic.

Besides Tiananmen Square, we can also see huabiao in the Ming Tombs, the Qing Tombs, the Qing Tombs and Lugouqiao. So why do huabiao stand in palaces, tombs, bridges and other places? What role does Huabiao play in these buildings? There are still different views.

It is generally believed that Hua Biao, also known as Heng Biao and Uncle Biao, is a kind of pillar used for commemoration and identification in ancient buildings. Huabiao originated from an ancient erection technique. According to legend, in the Yao-Shun era in China, people erected wooden posts on the main roads as a sign to tell the direction when walking. This is the prototype of the Chinese watch.

Another view is that Hua Biao originated from the totem signs of ancient tribes. There is a sitting animal at the top of the watch, which looks like a dog instead of a dog. It is called "ghost", and folklore says that this kind of monster looks good. In ancient times, people carved totem symbols worshipped by their own people and worshipped them as gods. The carvings on the top of the Huabiao School are also different because of the totem symbols of different tribes. When history entered the feudal society, totem symbols gradually faded in people's minds, and animals carved on Chinese watches became people's favorite mascots. For example, Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem, "The white crane is cold and belongs to the Chinese watch, and the blue dragon sees the sunset water", which means to carve the white crane on the top of the Chinese watch. Looking at the famous painting "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" in the Song Dynasty, we can see that Chinese famous watches are indeed carved with white cranes. According to legend, this is because a man named Ding became immortal, turned the crane back and wrote a song on the Chinese watch, so later people carved the white crane on the pillar of the Chinese watch to show good luck.

There is also a saying that huabiao was called "slander wood" in ancient times. It is said that Yao and Shun set up wooden pillars in traffic arteries and palaces for coachable. That is to encourage people to express their opinions. Cui Bao of the Jin Dynasty said in the Interpretation of Questions and Answers on Ancient and Modern Notes: "Cheng Ya asked,' Why did Yao Li slander trees?' A:' Today, China's table is also made of wood, and the crossbar is used to cross the stigma. If it is a flower, it looks like an orange, and the road is balanced. Or "table wood", Chabr, a desk engineer, and Cui Bao, both desk workers, said that the shape of the table wood is roughly the same as the existing table in front of Tiananmen Square. It's just that the "wood-carving" function of Huabiao has long since disappeared, and it is no longer engraved with advice. Instead, it is the Yunlong pattern symbolizing imperial power, which has become a special symbol of royal architecture.

Others think that huabiao evolved from an ancient musical instrument. This instrument is called "Mufeng", which is a body-singing instrument with a thin waist and a handle inserted at the waist. In the pre-Qin period, officials who solicited people's opinions on behalf of the emperor traveled all over the country and beat Mufeng to attract people's attention. Later, the son of heaven stopped sending people out for advice, but waited for someone to come to you and put this big wooden frontispiece in front of the palace. After evolution, it has become a huabiao.

Some people think that Hua Biao was originally an ancient instrument for observing the sky and the earth. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were instruments for observing astronomy. People take trees as poles, measure the azimuth and solar terms by the length of the sun shadow, and measure the stars in this way, so as to observe the period of the sidereal year. In ancient times, before building construction, this method was also used for positioning and correction. Due to the long construction period, some large buildings must be preserved for a long time. In order to be strong, standing trees are often changed into stone pillars. Once the project is completed, the stone pillar becomes an accessory part of these buildings. As a type of preservation, it often becomes a symbol of important buildings such as palaces, temples and tombs. Later generations, China watches were mostly carved and beautified, and the columns were round. Octagonal, engraved with the dragon rhyme pattern of crickets, with a cloud disk on the stigma and a school dew disk on the top, China's famous watch gradually lost its practical value and became an artistic ornament.