ARTH 101 Lecture 5: Discussion 5 Week 7
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How the monuments are established and how the meaning change over time. Function of the gate in history before mao comes in - was part of the larger structure of the. Qing dynasty beijing - around the imperial city. Structure of walls and gates added more privacy and secrecy for the emperor - emperor can see everything though no one can see him. Way of him to declare difference from the old system- changed the meaning of the gate. The square allowed people to meet their leaders and allow passage between the rulers and the ruled - physical passage between imperial city and the outer city - important rituals made. Rituals: new laws from the emperor would come down through the labyrinth of the imperial city and select individuals of the public would receive them. Physically ruler and the ruled weren"t meeting but his scroll came down to representatives.
