Hall of Preserved Harmony – Forbidden City

Baohedian (the Hall of Preserving Harmony) Beijing Forbidden City outer court one of three main halls. Located at neutral brought up the rear, completes in the bright Yunglo 18 years (in 1420),

Baohedian Forbidden City, the Hall of Preserving Harmony, is at the north end of the marble terrace on three levels. Similar in style, but slightly smaller than the Hall of Supreme Harmony is more important than the Hall of Harmony. It was built in 1420, rebuilt in 1625 and renovated in 1765. Emperor Ming was going to change a rule in their ceremonial robes here before the formal installation of an Empress or Crown Prince. During the Qing dynasty, it is for imperial banquets it was customary to stay here. Such events, there could be a princess wedding. The emperor would entertain the officers, the husband and father and their parents who served the imperial government. Each year, on the eve of New Year’s Eve, would banquets in honor of the governors and provincial hard, Mongol princes, civil and military officials.

Forbidden City - Hall of Preserved Harmony

In 1789, the center of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong decided the final phase of the palace examination of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Hall of Preserving Harmony must be transferred. This was the highest level of the national examination system and imperial emperor would be the top ten successful candidates by reading the newspaper they had honor.

On rainy days, visitors have the opportunity to explore a thousand dragons to enjoy disgorging water. There are 1412 dragon heads on the marble columns of the terrace on three levels, which are the three main halls. Chinese artisans sent drains combined with these architectural features. Once you have a chance to really visit the Forbidden City note, please contact the outlets in the mouth of the dragon. However, you will see that they have no outlets in the corners.

Forbidden City -  Baohedian – Hall of Preserved Harmony surface extravagant 9, rooms depth 5, rooms space 1240.00㎡, high 29.50m. The roof rests the summit for the double-eaved roof, on duplicate yellow the glazed tile, the high and low eave angle places 9 small beasts. On the eave raises for Shan Qiaozhong seven steps on fights 栱, gets down the eave to raise again five steps on fights 栱. The inside and outside eaves are Jinlong and the imperial seal color painting, smallpox to draining the powder to gild the positive dragon. Six day panel girder color painting is extremely unique, with stresses the Dan red repair and arrangement matching is coordinated, appears magnificent and expensive splendid. In north the palace the gold brick spreads out on the floor, sits supposes the carving gold lacquer throne to the south. Between the thing two tree tops is the heated room, the tailor’s board gate two leaves, on adds lignin relief pleasant cloud Long Hunjin to adjoin the hut hat. Constructed uses reduced the column to make the procedure, the eave gold column subtracted the six roots before the palace, caused the space spacious comfortable.

Forbidden City -  Hall of Preserved Harmony

Overview of the Ming and early Qing
Hall of Preserving Harmony in the Ming and Qing dynasties for different purposes, often in the Ming Dynasty emperors before the ceremony this change clothes, books up Queen, Prince Edward, the Emperor in the Hall by the HE. New Year’s Eve every year the Qing Dynasty, the fifteenth day, the emperor Ciyan Outlying Prefectures, kings and ministers or two items, and the scene is very spectacular. Father give the amount of Boo, a family feast and official Dengjun successful candidates for each subject held at the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Each Suizhong, who were the government, the Ministry of Personnel in the Hall of Preserving Harmony fill Clan Manchu, Mongolian, Han and the Han provinces level Outlying Prefectures Yellow Book World staff.

Junji and the Qing Emperor Kangxi Period
Shunzhi three years (1646) ten years (1656), Shun Zhi Emperor Fulin lived Hall of Preserving Harmony, was called “digital education Palace”, the wedding has been held. Kangxi reign to eight years from (1669) also living Hall of Preserving Harmony, was called “Palace of the Qing Ning.” Home Hall of Preserving Harmony Emperor, the tailor and temporarily renamed the Palace name.

During and after the Qing Emperor Qianlong
Fifty-four years of Qianlong (1789) place successful candidates move by the Hall of Supreme Harmony Hall of Preserving Harmony. Successful candidates, the highest level of the feudal imperial examination system, by the emperor himself proposition, designated Minister of the questionnaire, the emperor would also like to personally reading to see the top ten of the papers. Obtain a first for the champion, the second named second place, the third name of the third overall pick, high school and those who were appointed to senior officials gave Scholars and third. This successful candidates held every three years, participants are generally subject to provincial examinations, will try to get to participate in exams and moving tribute successful candidates qualifications. Successful candidates a very grand ceremony, held at the time there have been several changes to the provisions of the early Qing period in early April, after the change in early May. Qianlong years has changed in the April 26, twenty-six years of Qianlong changed again held in April 21, after then into customization.

Forbidden City

The official by the left door to the Hall of Preserving Harmony, to see the Emperor. Administrations for Frontier Minorities nobles and ministers givens to a visit to emperor. The ritual finishes, emperor returns to the palace, the Ministry of Rites officials disperses the topic, the person recommended for office kneels receives, then enters the palace, both sides tries the table answer paper in the palace. The palace examination date gives two meal, breakfast, each person of steamed bun four, a soup bowl; As soon as the lunch, each person of cake four, pear two, the tea patrol.

white rice paper used for each exam on the first page, fill in the candidate’s name, age, birthplace, and three generations of resume. After the completion of an assignment test, the official home page by the indemnity cover folds into tubes, sealed and stamped with the relevant proof. The remaining noodles, roll back and straddle the Department, the Ministry of Rites of the chapter seal. The eight papers read by the emperor appointed the official paper marked. Secretary of State that the Dade Hao read the examination paper roll to draw a circle in the above, the best papers on the art of eight laps. Position paper to circle the number of times, and then into the top ten was the emperor, the emperor of Imperial rank.

Forbidden City – Hall of Preserved Harmony

Scholars  is not all selected for genuine talent. Sometimes by the Emperor of the moment happy.

Twenty-seven years as Jiajing successful candidates, the situation in the champion Wu, because “Wu” and “no” are homonyms, Jia Jingdi and said, “ruthless” ye should be first. The same night, Jiajing hear the thunder roar, without hesitation, decided to do mine Qinming champion. This is really going to write the article as there is a good name. Another example Guangxu nine successful candidates, the top ten of a man named Wang Shou-Peng, and read volumes on the life Pang official word, much appreciated, the legendary PANG live seven or eight hundred, in order to win the West Queen Mother’s favor, and to celebrate the tenth day of her birthday in October, so that “life Pang” the meaning of the word full of auspicious celebration, so make an exception to the interviewer for the champion Wang Shou-Peng promoted.

May 25, release of examination results. Scholars  went into the Meridian Gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square to salute the emperor, and later, the eviction. At this time, Yin has been champion Shuntian ready canopy guards of honor, prefect to the champion put on red tape, put the flower to the champion, second place, third overall cup of the toast, Fu champion horse, champion sent back to House first. The next day, the Board of Rites Scholars who hosted a dinner for new division, called “Enrong feast” or “Luming feast.”

Successful candidates of the last time in 1904, that dynasty, thirty years had taken a total of 150 Scholars. Since then, in the implementation of a thousand years of Chinese imperial examination system was finally abolished.