Office of Divine Music

The Shenle Department, one of the important buildings of the Temple of Heaven, was the institution of the Royal Festival Dance during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was responsible for the management of ancient music played during the Festival and training of festival dance personnel. When the scale was largest, the dance and dance in the institution reached thousands of people. However, additional tickets are required here, and you can check them out if you are interested.

In the temple of the temple of the shrine, the temple of the Taihe, Kangxi 12 years (1673) changed its name to the temple of the temple. Behind the five halls there are seven small halls. In addition, the department also has 23 warehouses of Fengyutang, Zhangletang, Union Hall, Teacher's Room, Karen Hall, Mutuo Suo and Collection Lesheng Crown Dress, fully equipped, is a school for training court music and dance students.

The total plane of the building of the Shenle Department is rectangular in the east and west, long north and south, and is a three-way courtyard of the two-fold temple. The gate of the Shenle Department faces east, and the front hall is five open. It is called Taihe Temple. During the Qing Kangxi period, it was renamed the Ningxuan Temple. It is used for rehearsing the Festival. The seven-open room of the back hall, the original name of the Xuanwu Temple was changed to Xianyou Temple at the end of the Ming Dynasty, used to worship the Xuanwu Emperor and the gods of music; There are also buildings such as robes library, ceremony department, Fengxutang, etc. behind the hall, the East Cross Courtyard is from Tongzanfang, Yuan Gongtang, Zhengluntang, Hougongtang, Mu Yusuo, etc. The West Cross Courtyard has the palm music hall, the Union Lawyer Hall, the teacher's room, and the Karen Hall.

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The god optimism of the Ming Dynasty is not only a royal sacrifice institution but also a place for citizens to relax and entertain. On the one hand, officials at all levels who accompany the emperor to the altar of heaven every year will rent a house in the Shenle Department, on the other hand, the Taoists in God's optimism plant flowers and plants, The technology of making herbs has a great reputation among the public. People have come here to enjoy flowers and trees to buy herbs. At that time, the Shenle Department only had Baohetang, Bowling Hall, Yusheng Hall, Guangde Hall, Tiande Hall, Ruide Hall and other shops. The Shenle Department has become a major temple fair in Beijing. It has been prosperous until the early Qing Dynasty. According to the Qing people's "Ji Sheng when Emperor Jing was in the age of the emperor", "the emperor Jing lunch festival entered the altar before the gods were optimistic, the Chen Shu food and wine were shouting in the sunset and forgetting the day."

The Taihe Temple in the Shenle Department, Kangxi 12 years (1673) changed its name to Ningxuan Temple. Behind the five halls there are seven small halls. In addition, the department also has 23 warehouses of Fengyutang, Zhangletang, Union Hall, Teacher's Room, Karen Hall, Mutuo Suo and Collection Lesheng Crown Dress, fully equipped, is a school for training court music and dance students. East Cross Hospital is composed of Tongzan House, Yuan Gongtang, Zhenglun Hall, Hougong Hall, Mu Yusuo and other buildings, and West Cross Hospital has Zhangle Hall, Union Hall, Teacher's Room, Karen Hall, Zhaoxuan Hall and other buildings.

The Shenle Department was founded in the 18th year of Ming Yongle, called God Optimism, as the name implies is a special priest to worship music Taoist view, God Optimism appeared in the historical background is like this, the two important emperors of the early Ming Dynasty Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanxuan and Ming Chengzu Zhu Xuan are very religious believe in Taoist gods Zhenwu University Emperor, thinking that Zhenwu Emperor blessed them in the war for emperor's throne, so in some important sacrifices, the use of Taoist music, Ming Chengzu even imperial "Daming Royal Xuanjiao Musical" as the national standard of sacrifice music, and the latter is also included in the Taoist classic integration "Dao Tibetan" Zhong. Mingshen optimistic main person in charge for the point, his deputy is called the left and right view, in addition to the positions of Xie Lang, Si Le and other positions.