Song rhyme is like water, infiltrating Hangzhou.
The culture of the Song Dynasty, like a surging river, is more leisurely in the slow flow. It is not only recorded in the lines of historical poetry, but also contained in the texture and daily life of the city.
Deshou Palace
Researchers generally believe that the politics of the Song Dynasty “can be called the most enlightened in all dynasties of China”, and that the “Outline” and “Harmony” are the key two axes of the ruling policy of Zhao and Song Dynasties.
Speaking of the “Kaiming Dynasty”, the 152 year Southern Song Dynasty was the golden age of economic development, cultural prosperity and scientific and technological progress in Chinese history. Hangzhou has a cultural landmark for more than 800 years, which enables modern people to have a “close contact” with the life of the Song Dynasty. Here is the site of Deshou Palace.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, Deshou Palace was also known as the “Northern Palace”, and the imperial palace at the eastern foot of Phoenix was corresponding to the “Southern Palace”. It was once the residence of Emperor Gaozong and Emperor Xiaozong of the Song Dynasty after their abdication. The site of Deshou Palace covers an area of nearly 170000 square meters. In addition to the magnificent palace, there are also a large number of exquisite garden buildings.
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Aerial View of Deshou Palace Site Protection Exhibition Project and Southern Song Dynasty Museum (Phase I) Project
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Design Sketch of Main Hall of Deshou Palace Site Protection Exhibition Project and Southern Song Dynasty Museum (Phase I) Project
Among them, the central area ruins take the beauty of Southern Song Dynasty architecture as the theme, and use the combination of triple screen and ground digital projection to let visitors understand the changes of the third phase of Deshou Palace and the building construction system, overlook the prosperity of Lin’an, and experience the Southern Song royal etiquette with the story theme of Gaozong’s life; The site in the west area takes the beauty of the gardens in the Southern Song Dynasty as the theme, and recreates the four seasons change of the gardens in the Deshou Palace and the Gaozong Garden through a huge digital scroll.