Architectural Archaeology Research And Restoration Of Ximing Site In Chang’an Of Tang Dynasty

Ximing Temple,standing in the southwest area of Yankang Fang in Chang’an,was built during the reign of Gaozong.Whose site,limited to one-sixth of the temple’s territory in the east,is located in the vicinity of today’s Baimiao Village,Beilin District of Xi’an.As a temple founded according to the imperial order,supported by the imperial finance,Ximing Temple played such a significant part that it was said to be one of the leading temples in the history of Buddhism in Tang Dynasty.In this essay,a primary discussion of architectural restoration of Ximing Site,including architectural drawings that serving as a tentative plan,has been done.In this process,the outcome of the excavation of Ximing Site is fundamental,the relevant ancient literature and previous research are also of great importance.Especially the study of DunHuang frescoes,the comparative study remaining ancient architecture and architecture sites of early times in China and Japan,are proved to pivotal.As long as the extreme lack of architecture remains of early times,taking restoration as a method of ancient architecture study,both the outcome and the process of the restoration itself are supposed to bring about helpful thoughts and beneficial further discussion.This article is divided into six chapters:The first chapter,firstly explains the origin and purpose of this paper,expounds the necessity of architectural research in the early Tang Dynasty and the relative blank of Ximing Temple site research.Then,based on a brief description of the main research contents and methods,this paper introduces and analyzes the specific research background data from the development of the Chang’an Buddhist Temple in Sui and Tang Dynasties and the development of wooden architecture in the Sui and Tang Dynasties,and summarizes and evaluates the relevant research results.In the second chapter,all the visible Ximing Temple related materials are combed,trying to provide the most basic support for the restoration research on the basis of combing,analysis and errata.This chapter clarifies the time of construction of Ximing Temple,the scope and scale,related literature records and historical evolution,temple activities;mastered the outline of the Ximing Temple courtyard;understand the support and limitations of the previous achievements.On this basis,it is determined that the restoration of exploration is the most important basis for excavating data,and the characteristics of the era of the early Tang Dynasty are the starting point and the research direction of the foothold.The third chapter mainly explores the characteristics of the early Tang Dynasty architecture based on the restoration work,from the courtyard layout,scale law,architectural form and structure form,paving layer development,column front layer and beam layer characteristics.On the basis of the positioning of the Tang Dynasty architecture in the history of architectural development in the Tang Dynasty,based on the three aspects of the courtyard group,the single building,the scale law,the recovery basis is integrated and explained.The fourth chapter,from the overall aspect of the restoration of the site of the Ximing Temple courtyard,based on the ground building information directly and indirectly reflected by the relic phenomenon itself,based on the research basis and restoration basis obtained in the previous article,specifically the building scale reflected by the site The modular system and the layout of the various temples and corridors are explored.The research obtained the construction rule that fits the scale of the site and conforms to the development characteristics of the architectural era.It explores the modular system of the early Tang Dynasty,and combines the excavation report and the photo of the site to complete the re-interpretation of the relevant relics.The basic plane restoration of the temple,the four-way corridor and its complete courtyard.In the fifth chapter,on the basis of the overall restoration discussion,through the deep excavation of the relic information found in the eastern courtyard of Ximing Temple,the specific restoration of the temple and the corridor is discussed,involving most of the contents of the large woodwork,including the configuration of the column network.The specific structure,shape and scale of the plane structure form,the building form,the column front layer,the paving,the roof beam,etc.,and the restoration map is completed.The sixth chapter summarizes the research and restoration work of this paper,explains the related innovation,exploration and important value,and briefly expounds the research shortage and future prospect.