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    周礼记载,天子五门,自外向内依次为皋门、雉门、库门、应门、路门。北京皇城和宫城城门的设置参考了周礼,但五门对应位置有歧见。一种说法是大明门/大清门为皋门,承天门/天安门为雉门,端门为库门,门为应门,太和门为路门;另一种说法是天安门为皋门,端门为雉门,门为库门,太和门为应门,-{乾}-清门为路门。若按《周...
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    二月,以北平為北京。設北京留守,行後軍都督府,行部,國子監。改北平曰順天府。 Mingjian Gangmu, Volume 2: 秋八月,徙富民實北京。時發流罪以下墾北京田,又徙直隸、蘇州等十郡、浙江等九省富民實之。 History of Ming, Volume 6: 九月丁亥,诏自明年改京师为南京,北京为京师。...
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    animals displayed. An example of a five poisons charm bears the legend "五日时" ("noon of the 5th day"), and the amulets were commonly worn on that day...
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