African Nationhood

Chapter 557 Xinghan Palace

When kings and sultans from overseas territories came to Hanking (Pretoria), Chairman Shi could not treat them lightly.

Everyone was warmly received and comforted, and they were given land and houses so that they could live stably in their native land.

The general arrangement principle is to provide a large villa, enough to accommodate a large family.

Each king was given 500 acres of land, while commercial and mineral investments were open to them.

In addition, their children will be given quotas at Hanking University. They can engage in business but not politics.

Once they arrived in Hanking, they couldn't even think about going back. They could just become happy and wealthy people.

In addition, after these kings and sultans arrive in South China, the overseas territories will be reorganized. In the future, the title of king sultan will gradually be removed and replaced by a governance committee.

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Northeast of Hanking, this was once a hillside. Since it was selected as the location of Chairman Shi's residence, this area has become a restricted area.

Now that the construction is complete, the public can finally get a glimpse of its true appearance.

On June 6, the Queen of the Falklands, the Sultan of Sulu, the Chief of Bahrain, and the Sultan of Comoros arrived at the end of King Street in Crown cars.

The person in charge of the reception was Minister Zhong Yilin of the Ministry of Overseas Territories. Minister Zhong led them into the square in front of Xinghan Palace. The first thing that caught their eyes was a large red and blue archway with many floral decorations and gold on it. of glazed tiles.

"This archway is a traditional Chinese building and a landmark building. They are mostly set up in front of palaces, temples, mausoleums and other building complexes, and they usually stand directly in front of the main gate of the building complex."

Several kings nodded, indicating that they understood.

"This archway has five rooms, six columns and eleven floors. It belongs to the highest level of this type of building. In our country of Nanhua, Chairman Shi is the only one who is qualified to use such an archway.

The four-character plaque on the archway is "Government leads to harmony", indicating that the country is prosperous and the people are harmonious.

There is also an inscription on the plaque at the back, which is "Spring and Jingming", which means that the sun is shining and the spring breeze is warm.

These two plaques are from "Yueyang Tower" written by ancient oriental sages. "

The kings continued to nod, regardless of whether they could understand or not, but they had to show that they had integrated into Nanhua at this moment.

After passing the archway, you can look up and see a huge ancient oriental building high up. It is towering and very simple and solemn. The golden glazed tiles are very dazzling in the sunlight.

Behind the archway is a wide stone road 5 meters long, which can accommodate five large carriages traveling side by side.

There are flower beds on both sides of the road, planted with green lawns and flowers. Turf and red flowers are arranged into auspicious cloud patterns.

When people walk on the stone road, they will find that the entire road square is very wide (foreign guests can directly drive through the road).

From a distance, at the end of the road is a flagpole, with the national flag of South China hanging on it, the golden dragon and lion flag.

Behind the flagpole are three steps with three steps. There are also a pair of gilt bronze lions on both sides of the steps. The main hall is at the top of the stone steps.

Zhong Yilin pointed to the main hall on the high platform and said: "If you want to go up to the main hall of Xinghan Palace, there are two ways.

One is to climb these white marble steps step by step. "

Everyone looked at the long steps. In the middle of the steps were patterns of dragons, phoenixes and auspicious clouds. Only on both sides could one step up.

Looking at so many steps, the Sultan of Sulu couldn't help but ask, "Minister Zhong, how many steps are there here?"

"The total number is 537 (the number of steps in front of Qianqing Palace)."

When he heard that there were so many steps, the obese chief of Bahrain immediately felt his legs weak and cried out in pain: "There are so many."

Zhong Yilin smiled, "Another way is to drive up the gentle slopes on the left and right sides of the steps.

That will save a lot of effort. This is your first time here, so just follow me and climb the stone stairs. "

Zhong Yilin said this, and everyone could not refuse, so they could only follow Minister Zhong Yilin to climb the stone stairs.

After climbing the stone stairs, everyone was panting from exhaustion and came to the high platform to see clearly the appearance of the entire palace.

The Xinghan Palace is topped by a veranda with double eaves and yellow glazed tiles. It looks magnificent from a distance, but when you look up close, it just feels tall and majestic.

Zhong Yilin rested for a while, pointed to the gate behind him and continued to explain: "This is our Xinghan Palace."

Everyone looked up and saw the traditional Chinese characters "Xinghan Palace" inscribed on the plaque in the main hall. Although most people didn't recognize it, they still nodded.

Under the plaque are two red-lacquered and copper-nailed doors. The doors have been opened, facing a flower-glazed screen wall.

"The center and corners of this glazed wall are decorated with glazed flowers. The flower shape is natural and lifelike, which means that the flowers are blooming, wealth and the spirit of spring is everlasting."

Everyone nodded as they listened, feeling that these things were indeed very exquisite.

“The overall shape of this palace is imitated from the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace in the Tang Dynasty.

The architectural pattern of Hanyuan Hall in the Tang Dynasty broke the architectural form of previous imperial palaces, demonstrated the power of the imperial power to surround the country with both hands, and greatly highlighted the nobility of the imperial power.

This kind of heroic and majestic demeanor deserves to be admired and worshiped by future generations. Our imitation building also has the intention of following the heroic style of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Of course, ancient palaces are very different from modern life. Our imitations are only imitations of the appearance, while the interior is decorated according to the modern society. "

Everyone continued to nod, and then followed Zhong Yilin around the screen wall and entered the hall. It is a straight red carpet avenue. The hall is paved with "gold bricks" that can detect people's light, and exquisite crystal chandeliers are hung above the head.

There were guards standing guard on both sides of the red carpet. Everyone was a little frightened when they saw the military police in black military uniforms.

Zhong Yilin didn't notice anyone's strangeness. He pointed to the floor tiles on the ground that were smooth enough to detect people and introduced: "

This kind of gold bricks are all imported from the Far East and cannot be found elsewhere. After all, they were only used by the imperial palace of the Qing Dynasty. "

Everyone was a little curious when they heard that the floor tiles under their feet were actually used by the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. After seeing that the tiles were indeed smooth and bright, they couldn't help but marvel.

The entire hall is very spacious and bright, and some of the upper areas are equipped with glass roofs to provide ample lighting.

Walk along the red carpet to the end, which is the conference hall.

“This hall can hold both small and large meetings.

There are separate offices for Chairman Shi and Mrs. Kelly in the Xinghan Palace, so that they can receive different foreign guests when foreign guests or envoys arrive.

In addition, you can overlook the scenery of Hanjing City from the second and third floors of Xinghan Palace.

From the third floor, you can also see the Heroes Monument on Church Street. "

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After introducing the internal layout of Xinghan Palace, Zhong Yilin continued to explain, "Xinghan Palace is not a single palace, but a combination of three palaces.

The main palace room 'Purple Chen Hall' is the reception hall for welcoming guests. Whether it is to welcome foreign heads of state or to receive foreign guests, it can be done directly here.

The palace room on the left is called 'Xuanhe Hall', which is a banquet hall used to welcome guests. This hall can accommodate thousands of people for dining and banquets at the same time.

State banquets and festival reunion banquets can be held here.

In the future, during the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, Chairman Shi can hold banquets here to attract officials and envoys.

While introducing, Zhong Yilin led everyone to Xuanhe Hall, where dining tables and other objects were indeed arranged.

After viewing the palace room on the left, continue walking through the hall to the right.

The palace on the right, "Lindok Hall", is a place for singing and dancing entertainment. Movies, dances, ballet performances or concerts can be held here. It is a place where Chairman Shi and the people have fun together.

This hall can accommodate 500 people while enjoying cultural and artistic programs. "

Everyone came to the palace room on the right, which was a large staircase venue. At the northernmost end was a large stage, and from the stage all the way to the south were cushioned seats.

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After visiting the three palaces in the front row, Zhong Yilin led everyone towards the second half of Xinghan Palace.

"The entire Xinghan Palace was built in the style of an Eastern palace building with front rooms and back rooms. We just saw the palace rooms for receiving foreign guests, and behind them is Chairman Shi's living area.

The entire palace is not too big, and its layout adopts the structure of an oriental classical landscape garden.

It is divided into two parts, one is living facilities and the other is tourist buildings.

This is my first time here personally, so when I get to the back, Chairman Shi will come over and personally guide you around the garden. "

Everyone was inevitably a little excited when they heard that Chairman Shi had arrived in person.

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After passing through the long corridor, the group of them came to the back of Xinghan Palace. In front of them was a flower hall archway guarded by guards.

"Jiexiu Garden" is written on the arch.

Zhong Yilin led everyone through the arch and saw Shi Jintang and Kelly waiting in the pavilion by the roadside.

Everyone was busy smiling and saluting Chairman Shi and his wife, and Chairman Shi and his wife also smiled and nodded to everyone.

"When we get here, everyone follow me."

Kelly plays hostess and leads everyone forward.

The long and winding stone paths in the garden lead visitors to appreciate the elegance of the landscape garden.

The entire garden is well versed in the wonderful combination of movement and stillness in virtual and actual oriental classical gardens, making it elegant and interesting to visit.

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Kelly, Ye Rong and others were also surprised when they came here for the first time. Most of the children were pleasantly surprised by this huge garden covering an area of ​​3.5 hectares.

Because this yard is relatively large, there is a yard for each child.

Everyone is enjoying themselves and is at ease.

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