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What are the characteristics of China's ancient capital construction?

1, Beijing Forbidden City: The Forbidden City palaces are arranged along a north-south central axis, and the three main halls, the last three palaces and the imperial garden are all located on this central axis. And spread to both sides, straight from north to south, symmetrical left and right. This central axis not only runs through the Forbidden City, but also runs through the city from Yongdingmen in the south to the Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north.

2. Shenyang Forbidden City: According to the layout of the Forbidden City East Road in Shengjing, the Dazheng Hall controls the whole space in the center, and the ten pavilions arranged on both sides are slightly open to the outside, making the Dazheng Hall more far-reaching visually. This layout and spatial processing method is only an example in the history of China Palace architecture. Its interior is no longer divided, the space is open, and the momentum is magnificent, which is quite similar to the space treatment method of some large-scale building areas in Europe.

3. Qufu Confucius House: The main body of Confucius House is in the middle road, with three halls and six halls in front, the inner hall, the front building, the front and rear halls, the annex building and the last six rooms behind, and finally the garden. There are six halls in Confucius House, imitating six parts of feudal dynasty. On both sides of the second door are the Dog Watching Hall, Baijia Hall, Jingtang, Yuetang, Zhiyin Hall, Calligraphy Hall and Gongzheng Hall.

4. Tiantan Park: During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Tiantan Park was a place where emperors offered sacrifices to the emperor and prayed for a bumper harvest. The Temple of Heaven is the floorboard of two altars, Qiuqiu and Gucci. It has double altar walls, forming an inner and outer altar. The altar wall is round in the south and round in the north, which symbolizes the round place. The main building is in the inner altar, the ball altar is in the south and the valley prayer altar is in the north. The two altars are on the same north-south axis, separated by a wall.

5. Luoyang City in Sui and Tang Dynasties: The site of Luoyang City in Sui and Tang Dynasties consists of Miyagi, Imperial City, Li Fang District and Guo Cheng.

Yingtianmen in Miyagi, Duanmen in Imperial City, Tianjin Bridge, Tianjie and Tintin Gate in Guo Cheng are connected in series to form the central axis of Luoyang City in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Miyagi and Imperial City are in the northwest corner of Guo Cheng, and Miyagi is in the north of Imperial City. The northeast of Guo Cheng and the south bank of Luoshui are Li Fang District.