"Sun" and "Moon" dragon kiss introduction: There are two dragon tails at both ends of the main ridge of Qiyun Hall. Legend has it that the ninth son of the dragon is called Chi Kiss, and they are stuck on the ridge of the hall by two swords. , on the hilt of the sword, there is a word "sun" carved on the east side and a word "moon" carved on the west side. We all know that "sun" and "moon" combined are Ming Dynasty. Before the Qing Dynasty, there was the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty was building the Fortress. When he was in the mausoleum, he thought of annihilating the Ming Dynasty forever, so he separated the sun and the moon, relying on the gods of the four ancestors to protect the sun and the moon from ever coming together and never regaining sight. It also has another meaning, that is, it symbolizes that the Qing Dynasty can always shoulder the sun and moon and unify the world. These are the four major architectural features of the Qing Yongling Mausoleum.

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