The Changsheng Palace

The Changsheng Palace was the spot where Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei swore to love each other forever. Now it exhibits the cultural relics unearthed from the Tang Huangqing Palace and documents of the ruins. The Palace, originally built in 738 A.D., was the place where seats the sacrificial tablets of six emperors and the only Empress Wu Zetian. The present Changsheng Palace was rebuilt in 2003 and is the exhibition hall for Huaqing Palace history and culture. With unearthed cultural relics and ruins documents as exhibits, it mirrors the most prosperous society dring the Kaiyuan reign of Tang Dynasty and shows the royal culture during the Tianbao reign. The four-storey exhibition hall gives a systemic show of 6,000 years' history of Huaqing Pool.
The exhibition hall on the first floor shows the palatial life and foreign affairs etiquette.

Exhibitions on the second floor focus on the politics connected with the Huaqing Palace ranging from the reign of Emperor Gaozu, the first emperor of Tang Dynasty, built the Tang Dynasty, to the reign of Emperor Zhongzong. This period paved the way for the Tang Dynasty to reach its zenith. The prosperous Tang Huaqing Palace reflected the prosperity of Tang culture.

On the third floor, visitors can get a knowledge of the romance between Emperor Xuanzong and his Lady Yang.

A systematic show of 6,000 years' civilization of Huaqing Pool is available on the forth floor.

Publishes at : 07-08-21 00:27

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