Ancient Court Seats

In ancient times, the seats in the imperial court were divided according to the size of the official position. The emperor's seat must face south, while the ministers faced north with their backs facing south. In the imperial court, when the monarch and his subjects were discussing or holding activities together, the order of the seats was based on the position facing south. The main officials sat on the left and right sides of the emperor, while the left side was for the officials with lower positions. There were similar rules in ancient indoor seating. The most honorable seat was facing east and sitting west, followed by facing south and sitting north, then facing north and sitting south, and finally facing west and sitting east. These seating rules were very important etiquette culture in ancient times, reflecting the hierarchy of superiority and inferiority.

The order of the seats in the court was determined according to the rank of the official. The emperor sat in the most honorable position, facing south, while the ministers sat facing north. From the perspective of the emperor in the north, the east and west sides were regarded as the left and right sides. The ancients believed that the right side was more noble, so the important officials of the court sat on the right side of the emperor, while the left side was the lower official position. In addition, the ancient seating culture was also reflected in other occasions. For example, at banquets, the most noble seat was to sit west facing east, followed by north facing south, then south facing north, and the lowest seat was to sit east facing west. In general, the ancient seating culture attached great importance to the distinction between official positions and seniority.

The red carpet spot referred to the ranking of the celebrity's seating position and the size of the spot during the red carpet event. We can get some relevant information. For example, at events such as the Vision Conference and the TV Series Quality Festival, the size and seating position of celebrities were highly regarded. Huang Xuan and Xiao Zhan had a higher status in these events, while Zhou Shen had the highest traffic on the red carpet of the TV drama quality ceremony. In addition, the seats and awards on the red carpet could also reflect the celebrity's status. However, the specific red carpet rankings and seating choices are based on the event planner and the organizer's arrangements. We can't get a clear answer from the search results provided.

In ancient times, the imperial court was the place where the emperor and his courtiers held court meetings and discussed matters. According to the records of the Six Canon of Tang and other historical books, different dynasties had different rules and procedures for going to court. In the Han Dynasty, the court system was set by Shu Suntong. When the emperor entered the court, the courtiers would kneel down and pray for the emperor to live long as a sign of respect for the emperor. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the rules of the court were even more detailed. Officials above the ninth rank had to go to court on the first and fifteenth of every month, while officials above the fifth rank had to go to court every day. In the Song Dynasty, the format of the morning court session changed again. The morning court session was divided into four forms: "Risan, Liusan, Shuoshan, and Wangshan." Different officials participated in different morning court sessions. In the description of the environment of the ancient imperial court, there were ancient trees that reached the sky, red walls and yellow tiles, and golden splendor. In ancient times, the terms used in the imperial court included imperial court, court assembly, court affairs, courtiers, and so on. As for the process and standing order of the ancient officials participating in the morning court, different dynasties had different rules. Generally speaking, the ancient imperial court was an important place for the emperor and courtiers to communicate and make decisions.

In ancient times, the places where the court was held varied according to the dynasties. The Ming and Qing emperors went to the Gate of Supreme Harmony and the Gate of Heavenly Purity. The Gate of Supreme Harmony was the core building of the former dynasty where the Ming emperor handled state affairs, while the Gate of Heavenly Purity was the main gate of the square of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Ministers would prepare at home before going to court, and then go out early in the morning to wait in line. After the court session, the ministers would return to their offices to continue working, usually in the inner or outer city offices of the central department. In general, the ancient court was located in a specific building in the palace where the emperor lived, while the ministers carried out their activities in their own residences and offices.

In ancient times, the imperial court was the place where the emperor and officials discussed matters. We can understand some descriptions of the ancient imperial court. The court was the place where the officials waited for the emperor. Before the officials met the emperor in the court, they gathered in the east and west court. In the literary works of the Tang Dynasty, there were a lot of descriptions and descriptions of the situation of the officials in the capital. For example, the poet Zhang Ji's " Early Court Sent to White Scheeren Doctor Yan " described the scene of officials riding thin horses to the court before dawn. The hooves of the horses made a sound on the frozen road, and sometimes they accidentally bumped into the stone pillars by the roadside. These descriptions allow us to feel the hardships and difficulties of the officials in ancient times. However, the search results provided did not provide any more descriptions of the ancient imperial court. Therefore, we are unable to provide a more detailed description.

The environment of the ancient imperial court could be described with the following words: the hall was surrounded by towering ancient trees, shady trees, red walls, yellow tiles, and golden splendor. The golden roof of the palace, the red door, this antique style, gave people a sense of solemnity. On the golden throne in the hall sat a king who looked down on the world. The atmosphere in the ancient imperial court could be described with the idiom " to be as quiet as cicadas in winter ", which meant that one did not dare to speak because of intimidation or other reasons.

"Chaozhong Cuo·Pingshan Hall" was a Ci by Ouyang Xiu, a writer of the Song Dynasty. This poem was written by the author when he was sending off his friend, a warship, at Pingshan Hall. Pingshan Hall was built by the author when he was guarding Yangzhou. A few years later, he returned to Pingshan Hall and took the opportunity to give gifts to his friends to recall the past life of Haoda: planting willows with his own hands, writing more than 10,000 words, drinking in the hall without getting drunk. The whole poem expressed the author's feelings between the mountains and rivers, and created an elegant, bold and open-minded image of the "article prefect". The style of Ci was bold and unconstrained, which was extremely rare in Ou Ci. It had a certain influence on Su Shi's bold and unconstrained Ci.

In ancient China, the order of the imperial court was Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Song, Liao, Xixia, Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing.