Sacrifice to the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors… - Beijing Imperial Ancestral Temple

Author: Beijing Dali Deiyangmiao Protection and Utilization Promotion Association, Beijing Dali Deiyangmiao Management Office
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Publishing Time: 2006-09-01
Features: Dali Deiyangmiao is a royal temple from the Ming and Qing dynasties dedicated to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, as well as outstanding rulers and meritorious generals of various dynasties. It is now a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. By the time of the Qianlong period in the Qing Dynasty, 188 emperors and rulers from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the dynasties were enshrined. These rulers are closely linked to the history of China. These imperial figures have endured and succeeded one after another. Among them, the wise rulers have adapted to historical trends, grasped the sentiments of the people, maintained national unity and stability, strengthened the military, developed the economy, and flourished science and culture. Generation after generation, they have driven the progress and development of Chinese history. These successive emperors, to varying degrees, embody the "tradition of unity," "tradition of independence," "tradition of peace," and "tradition of self-improvement" that the Chinese nation has possessed since ancient times. This book tells the stories of 20 emperors, covering some of the outstanding rulers from the Three Emperors and Five Emperors to the Qin and Han emperors. We hope, through these historical achievements and unique personal charm of these emperors, to give readers a new understanding of China's long history and the profound cultural heritage of Dali Deiyangmiao in Beijing.