Problems with the Big Red Door

Simply put: before the Republic of China only successive emperors and royal families (including temples) can use the red door!!!!

Red door meaning:

China's successive emperors to enable the red door, not only has the meaning of good luck, but also the sign of supremacy and nobility. The Chinese nation's ancestor is Yandi, named after the fire, the fire is red, is the color of Switzerland, is a symbol of auspicious and noble celebrations. Therefore, the feudal era, only the royal family can use the red door. Han Dynasty Wei Hong "Han old rituals" said: the prime minister to listen to the cabinet day yellow cabinet, do not dare to open the door to the Lord, so different from the Lord, so the yellow paint, called the yellow cabinet. The provisions of the Ming Code: Marquis door house three five frame, door with gold paint and animal face, set tin ring; one, two officials door house three five frame, door with green oil and animal face, set tin ring; three to five, the main door three ask three frame, door with black oil, set tin ring; six to nine, the main door one ask three frame, black door iron ring. And the common people live in the room together but three ask five frame, not allowed to use the arch and colorful makeup and so on. Vermilion lacquer door, in several dynasties is a sign of honor. Vermilion door was included in the "nine tin", is the son of heaven on the vassals, ministers of a high treatment. The so-called "nine tins" were nine kinds of objects given by the Son of Heaven to his ministers. A tin car and horse, two tin clothes, three tin Huben, four tin musical instruments, five tin Na ah, six tin Zhu household ...... Han Dynasty "Gongyang Zhuan" on the "rites of nine tin", and Zhu household in the fourth place. Thus, we can see the characteristics of traditional Chinese houses in the color. Beijing is the most concentrated royal residence in the Qing Dynasty, because the old royal residence in the Ming Dynasty after the Qing Dynasty, the implementation of the Manchu living in the inner city, the Han people living in the outer city of the provisions of the Ming Dynasty, most of the royal residence does not exist. Beijing through the Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, in the capital king as emperor of more than 30. In 1644, the Qing Dynasty ended the rule of the Ming Dynasty by setting up eight banners in the city. The Yellow Banner resided in the Anding Gate and the Yellow Banner resided in the Desheng Gate and was stationed in the north. The White Banner resides in the Dongzhimen, and the White Banner resides in the Chaoyangmen, and resides in the east. The Red Banner resided in Xizhimen, and the Red Banner resided in Fuchengmen and was stationed in the west. The Blue Banner resides in Chongwenmen, the Blue Banner resides in Xuanwumen, and resides in the south. Numerous Qing royal residences are located in these eight regions. The Qing Dynasty was the last feudal dynasty in the history of China, and on the basis of inheriting the feudal system of successive dynasties, it developed and perfected the feudal system of kings and titles. There were dozens of royal residences in Beijing during the Qing Dynasty, and these royal residences built can be categorized into three periods. First, after the Qing Dynasty, the capital in Beijing, the hereditary eight Iron Hat Wang Fu. Second, the Qing dynasty Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong period of the royal residence. Third, the late qing dynasty royal residence. In the customization of the princely mansion creation, the Qing dynasty has a more detailed law. Such as Huang taiji Shung Tak years: Prince House: the foundation is one zhang high, a room, two rooms, the inner door is covered in the foundation outside, green tile vermilion paint. A two-story building, the rest of the house and the door in the flat cover construction. The door of the building with a tube tile, the rest of the board tile. County King's Mansion: eight feet high, one main house, two rooms. The inner door is on the foundation. A two-story building. The main room and the inner door with green tile, two rooms with simple tile, all vermilion paint. The rest with the Prince. Beilefu: six feet high foundation, the main room, two rooms. Inside the door on the foundation. Tile, vermilion paint. The rest of the same as the county king. Bei Zi House: the main house and rooms are built on flat ground. The main door with vermilion lacquer, plate tile.