2018-08-20

【The Summit Temple】

Bai LI (701—762)

         A hundred feet high the Summit Temple stands,

       Where I could pluck the stars with my own hands.

         At dead of night, I dare not speak aloud

         For fear of waking dwellers in the cloud.

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【《夜宿山寺》】

李白(701生—762卒)

危楼高百尺，

手可摘星辰。

不敢高声语，

恐惊天上人。

【注】明孝陵建于1381—1431年间，开国皇帝明太祖朱元璋、第三位皇帝明成祖朱棣和孝慈高皇后马氏均葬于此，2000年被联合国教科文组织纳入《世界遗产名录》。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2018: Nanjing the Capital of Six Dynasties, CHN(南京—六朝古都)

2017: Heidelberg the Dandy Horse, Germany(德国海德堡—骏马之城)

2015: Garden Expo Park, Beijing(北京园博园)

2014: Scrimmage in Soccer Practice(足球训练中的混战)

Gate of the Civil & Military, the Main Gate Leading into the Central Complex of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum

(文武方门·通往明孝陵中心建筑群的正门 08-20-2018)

Ascension Bridge, the Last Bridge on the Central Axis of the Mausoleum's Sacred Way, Symbolizing Zhu Yuanzhang's Ascension to Immortality after Death

(升仙桥·陵墓神道中轴线上最后一座桥梁，寓意朱元璋死后升仙 08-20-2018)

Sacrificial Censer, Symbolizing Prayers Rising to Heaven

(神帛炉·象征着祈祷升腾至天庭)

Cypress, Symbolizing Longevity, Good Fortune, & Reverence

(柏木·象征着长寿、吉祥和崇敬)

Sacrificial Hall, Signifying the Reception of Blessings during Sacrifices & Boundless Grace, Symbolizing the "Court," & Used for Sacrificial Rituals

(祾恩殿·取祭祀受福、恩德无极之意，象征“朝”，用于祭祀礼仪)

Inner Red Gate, the Red-Walled Bldg w/ 3 Arched Doorways, Symbolizing the Transition from the Mortal World to the Underworld, Known as the "Gate of Yin and Yang"

(内红门·三洞券顶的红墙建筑，象征从阳间过渡到阴间的“阴阳门” 08-20-2018)

Ramp to Ming Tower (通往明楼的方砖路 08-20-2018)

Ming Tower w/ the Square City Wall, Symbolizing the "Bedchamber," the Core Area for Burial

(方城明楼·象征“寝”，为安葬核心区域 08-20-2018)

Side Gate (边门 08-20-2018)

Rectangular Citadel & Splay Screen Wall (方城东与西影壁)

Imperial Tablet Hall (碑殿)

Ming Filial Tomb w/ an Inscription on a Stone Wall

(明太祖墓·石墙上的铭文)

Baluster Column, Symbolizing Loyalty & Dignified Guardianship of Imperial Ming Tombs on Wengzhong Path

 (翁仲路神道·望柱象征着对明孝陵的忠诚和庄严守护)

Civil Officials on Wengzhong Path

(翁仲路神道·文臣 08-20-2018)

General on Wengzhong Path (翁仲路神道·武将 08-20-2018)

Stone Camels on Stone Elephant Rd

(石象路神道·石骆驼 08-20-2018)

Stone Camel, Symbolizing the Desert & Tropical Regions & Representing the Vast Territory of the Dynasty, on Stone Elephant Rd

(石象路神道·石骆驼象征着沙漠和热带地区，代表着王朝的广袤领土)

Stone Horse, Symbolizing the Solemnity of Imperial Power & the Military Achievements of the Emperor, on Stone Elephant Rd

(石象路神道·象征皇权的庄严与帝王的战功)

Stone Xiezhi or Unicorn, Symbolizing the Emperor's Majesty, on Stone Elephant Rd

(石象路神道·獬豸象征着皇帝的威严)

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