An Analysis of Tongquetai in Cao Wei Dynasty

The Tongquetai in Cao Wei Dynasty had profound cultural connotation. Firstly,Tongquetai played an important political metaphor in the process of Cao Cao’s gradual usurpation of political power. Secondly, the Tongque Garden, centered on Tongquetai, was also known as the West Garden (Xiyuan). It was the place where Jian’an literati banquets were held. Jian’an literati were the first real literati in Chinese history, so the Xiyuan banquet was the origin of the ancient literati garden banquet. Thirdly, Tongquetai (Garden) has been constantly inscribed in the writings of literati for thousands of years, and its cultural image has also experienced the transformation from the “high platform” to the “Tongque singer” and to the “deep locking two Joe” image.