Hall of Literary Glory – Forbidden City

Posted under Forbidden City on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 by Travel Beijing

Hall of Literary Glory Chinese name: Wenhuadian

East of the Gate Unified Harmony (Xiehemen), the court outside the Forbidden City is the Hall of Literary Glory. The building is 工-shaped structure with a passage between the front and back rooms. The entrance hall is the Hall of Literary Glory, facing south. Five bays wide and three bays deep, has a roof of a single eaved yellow tiles. The back room is the temple of the service and respect (Zhujingdian), a structure similar to the Hall of Literary Glory, but less deep. Moreover, there are outbuildings, the Palace of Benevolence (Benrendian) in the east and the Hall of Justice (Jiyidian) west.

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In terms of architecture, the Hall of Literary Glory of the right wing of the three places on the farm, in view of the function is in addition to the three large rooms. Established under the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), he was initially the main hall of the Prince and covered with green glazed tiles, according to the theory of five elements of the ideology of Taoism. But when the prince was too young to manage state affairs, the room was like a palace of the emperor in the fifteenth year of the reign of the Jiajing Ming (1521-1567) and the ground had to be changed to yellow.

In the Ming Dynasty, he took a post in the Hall of Literary Glory as a “great scholar” whose job was to tutor the prince. In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), he’s Cabinet system of “three rooms, three offices and contributed was the” great scientist “to lead the emperor to the business of government officials and took in the control, advanced performance broadly.

The famous ceremony, read reports of the Emperor took place in the Hall of Literary Glory. The emperor had reports on their study of the “Four Books (The Great Learning to write the doctrine of the mean, the Analects of Confucius and Mencius) and Five Classics (Classic of Changes, Classic of Poetry, Book of Rites, classics of the documents and) Annals of spring and fall. “Emperor of the Qing Dynasty have their reports on two occasions, both Chinese and Manchu once represented, while the ministers listened to civil knees on the floor. Emperor Kangxi (1661-1722), as prime minister (1722-1735) and Qianlong (1735-1796) were all quite achieved. You can discuss with civilian judges if they felt the need. And then everyone is offered a cup of relaxing green tea. Finally, the emperor, the ministers would function in the Pavilion of Literary) profundity (Wenyuange who take behind the Hall of Fame in a literary work, read books as a special incentive for those who had the good fortune to attend the ceremony.
Ceramic Gallery

Forbidden City Pottery Gallery

Ceramics gallery in the Hall of Literary Glory

Currently, the Hall of Literary Glory as a ceramics gallery at the Palace Museum. The Ceramic Gallery covers an area of 1.770sqm, Apartment 429 pieces of pottery treasures, including almost all the major races of the pottery in their development. In addition, the lights cast on each piece of angle other ways to distinguish their unique understanding of the tourists.

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