"Jiaofang" was first heard in the early Han Dynasty. Jiaofangdian was the place where the queens of the harem of the Western Han Dynasty lived. Later imperial families referred to the emperor’s highest beloved concubines in the harem as "the favorite of Jiaofang". The concubines who received the "favor of Jiaofang" had the "jiaofang". Happy". After Han Gaozu Liu Bang became the world, the Western Han Dynasty built the capital in Chang'an, first the Changle Palace, and then the Weiyang Palace. After the completion of Changle Palace, Hou Lu lived in Jiaofang Hall of Changle Palace. Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty completed the construction of Weiyang Palace. After that, the well-known queens such as Chen Ajiao and Wei Zifu lived in the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace. So why did the Han Dynasty call the palace where the queen lived "Jiaofangdian"?
Said that Jiaofangdian is made of pepper powder and pour into the mud to paint the walls, hence the name. "Han Gong Yi" once said: "Jiao Fang, use pepper to coat the wall, whichever is warm". "Han Shu·Che Qianqiu Biography" Ancient Yan Shi's Note: "The name of the Jiaofang Temple, where the queen lives. Coat the wall with pepper and mud, whichever is warm and fragrant." Pepper is a spice with pungent taste and warm nature. Food and medicine dual purpose. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is used as a traditional Chinese medicine. It has the effects of warming the middle and promoting qi, eliminating cold, relieving pain and killing insects. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" mentioned "pepper, the thing of pure sun" and "the temperature is hot" many times. They also said "Jiufuzhi, the head is not white, and the body is lightened for growth", "Jiufu is light and good color." There are so many benefits of peppercorns. Of course, it is good to use mud to paint walls, but it is too extravagant, and most people really can't bear it.
Jiaofang is based on Jiaoqiang and Jiaobi, so is the house based on Jiaoqiang and Jiaobi called "Jiaofang"? I don’t think so. Jiaofang refers specifically to the residence of the queen. If any rich man who likes luxury also painted the Jiaoqiang wall, would he dare to call this house a "jiaofang"? Of course I dare not, that is an act of presumptuous behavior, to beheaded. As a royal family, he called the house "Jiaofangdian" just because he used a bit of pepper to paint the wall, which is too small. From another perspective, no matter how expensive pepper is, it is like cabbage for the royal family. It is not worth considering the price. So why not paint all palace walls with pepper mud? Wouldn't all palaces be called "Jiaofang"? Therefore, the name "Jiaofang" does not lie in the fact that it is not coated with chili mud. It is also called "jiaofang" if it is not coated with chili mud. In addition to other special functions, it is more worthy of the name.
Another way is to take the symbolic meaning of pepper. Pepper has many sons, which symbolizes the prosperity of descendants, so the queen's residence is named "Jiaofangdian", which is a sign that the royal family has flourishing branches, prosperous blood, and eternal blood. "Han Gong Yi" once contained: "The queen is called Jiao Fang, which is the meaning of the essence". In Song Dynasty Xu Tianlin's "Eastern Han Hui Yao", it was clearly pointed out that "the empress used peppers to paint the wall, whichever multiplied. ". The name "Jiaofangdian" takes the symbolic meaning of multiple seeds of pepper. This seems very realistic and indisputable. It is the point of the problem. But I still want to say that since ancient times, there have been many symbols of multi-child. What everyone knows is the pomegranate in plants and the fish in animals. So why not call the Queen’s Palace the "Pomegranate Palace" or "Guanyu Palace"? If the animal's name is not good, just use the plant name. Isn't it more festive that the "pomegranate" is red? Why not use prickly ash as a symbol?
The author believes that the name "jiaofang", with the symbolic meaning of multiple seeds of pepper, is undoubtedly correct, but it is definitely not only because of its multiple seeds. In addition to the symbolic meaning, the royal name must be well-known. For example, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Baohe, Hall of Zhonghe, Hall of Jiaotai, Palace of Qianqing, and Palace of Kunning in the Forbidden City all come from the Five Classics. The name "Jiaofang" is the "Book of Songs·Tangfeng·Jiaochao". Without the poem "Jiao Liao", there would never be a "Jiao Fang". Let's take a look at the content of "Jiaochao", the poem goes:
The reality of Jiaochao is growing. His son is huge and without friends. Let's talk, and stay away.
The truth is that there is a lot of fanfare. His son is huge and strong. Let's talk, and stay away. The poem
describes the numerous fruits on the prickly ash tree, reflecting the ancient Tangdi people's thought and folk customs of advocating many children and many blessings. The ancient Tang Dynasty was in Shanxi, and Shanxi was a densely populated place in history. The largest population migration in history occurred in Shanxi. "I want to ask where the ancestors are, the big locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi." Hongdong County, Shanxi has become a place where many people from all over the country worship their ancestors. The "and" in the poem is not onlyIt is as simple as the auxiliary word, but a symbol of ancient reproductive worship. How else can the word "zu" start with "and"?
The poem "Jiao Liao" is not as simple as it seems, but a poem with great symbolic significance and great historical and cultural value. "Jiao Fang" is not a name that seems so common, but a famous classic and cultural How can a name with an extremely profound foundation be made simple in terms of "jiaoqiang" or "duozi". I don’t know if my views are reasonable, or if they have aroused everyone’s thoughts, and have they inspired everyone? Welcome everyone to leave comments and discuss together.
