Forbidden City Name

The common English name “Forbidden City”, a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese pinyin： Zǐjinchéng literally “Purple Forbidden City”). Another name in English of the same origin is “Forbidden City”.

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The name “Zijin Cheng” is a name with significance on many levels. Zi, or “Purple”, refers to the North Star, which had been mentioned in ancient China Ziwei Star, and traditional Chinese astrology, the house of the Heavenly Emperor. The surrounding celestial region, housing Ziwei (Chinese: pinyin： Zǐwēiyuán) has been the realm of the Celestial Emperor and his family. The Forbidden City, when it became the residence of Emperor Land, its terrestrial counterpart. Jin, or “forbidden,” said that person enter or leave the palace was without the authorization of the Emperor.

Today the site is commonly known in Chinese as Gugong, which means “the former Palace.

The museum, founded in these buildings, known as the “Palace Museum” (Chinese: pinyin Gugong Bówùyùan).

About the Forbidden City

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In downtown Beijing, Chinese people are called the Palace Museum or Gugong. For nearly five centuries, has long served as the seat of the emperor and his family and the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government.In 1406 to 1420 built complex of 980 surviving buildings with 8707 rooms and covers 720,000 m2 (7,800,000 sq. feet). The palace is an example of traditional Chinese beautifully, and the cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere affected. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage site in 1987 and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of canned ancient wooden structures in the world.

Since 1925, the Forbidden City is under the care of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of art and artifacts have been on the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing. Part of the collection of the old museum is now at the National Palace Museum in Taipei. - top -

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Forbidden City Attractions:

1. Meridian Gate
2. Hall of Literary Glory and Hall of Martial Valor
3. Gate of Supreme Harmony
4. Hall of Supreme Harmony
5. Hall of Central Harmony
6. Hall of Preserved Harmony
7. Gate of Heavenly Purity
8. Palace of Heavenly Purity
9. Hall of Celestial & Terrestrial Union
10. Palace of Earthly Tranquility
11. Hall of Mental Cultivation
12. Six Western Palaces
13. Hall for Ancestry Worship
14. Six Eastern Palaces
15. Palace of Tranquil Longevity
16. Treasure Gallery
17. Qianlong Garden
18. Imperial Garden
19. Forbidden City Wall
20. Forbidden City Moat and Corner Towers

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Forbidden City History

The history of the Forbidden City covers six centuries. In the heart of Beijing, China, the Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the mid-Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Built 1406 to 1420, the Forbidden City is experienced many changes. Having as the imperial palace for nearly five hundred years, the Forbidden City is now a palace museum – the Palace Museum – in 1925. In 1987 he was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. - top -

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The site is located at the Forbidden City was the imperial city during the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. During the creation of the Ming Dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor moved the capital Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the south, and ordered that the palace be burnt yuan. When his son was Yongle Emperor Zhu Di, he moved the capital to Beijing, and construction began in 1406, what would the Forbidden City.

The construction lasted 15 years, and requires more than one million workers. Materials used are made of precious wood logs, while Zhennan Phoebe (Chinese Pinyin nanmu) found in the jungles of southwestern China, and large blocks of marble from quarries near Beijing. The main room floors were paved with “gold bricks” (Chinese: Pinyin jīnzhuān), specially baked paving stones from Suzhou.

From 1420 to 1644, was the Forbidden City, the seat of the Ming Dynasty. In April 1644 he became the rebel Li Zicheng, who describes himself as Emperor Shun Dynasty.He quickly fled before the combined armies of former Ming general Wu Sangui and Manchu forces, setting resulted recognized before the fire, parts of the Forbidden City the process. In October, the Manchus had achieved domination in northern China, and a ceremony was held in the Forbidden City in order to emphasize the young Emperor Shunzhi as ruler of all China under the Qing Qing rulers Dynasty.The announce last names of the main building to “harmony” rather than “Supremacy”, made the plates bilingual (Chinese and Manchu), and contains elements of shamanism in the palace. TOP

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In 1860, during the Second Opium War, the Anglo-French forces took control of the Forbidden City and occupied it until the end of 1900 war.In Empress Dowager Cixi fled from the Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion, so that by the force of the Treaty powers are until next year occupied.

Once the residence of 24 emperors, fourteen of the Ming dynasty and ten from the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City was stopped, the political center of China in 1912 with the abdication of Pu Yi, last emperor of China. Under a new agreement with the Government of the Republic of China, Pu Yi was on the farm, while the outer court was dedicated to public use until he was expelled following a coup in 1924. The Palace Museum was then established in the Forbidden City. In 1933 the Japanese invasion of China forced the evacuation of the national treasures in the Forbidden City.Part, the collection was back at the end of World War II, but the other part was evacuated to Taiwan in 1947 under the command of Chiang Kai – shek, whose Kuomintang lost the Chinese civil war. This collection of relatively small but high quality has been in storage until 1965, when he returned to the public, as the core of the National Palace Museum in Taipei held.

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After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 caused some damage to the Forbidden City, while the country was drawn into revolutionary zeal.During the Cultural Revolution, but further destruction was prevented when the Prime Minister Zhou Enlai sent an army battalion, the city to protect.

The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 as the Imperial Palace “of the Ming and Qing dynasties, because of its important role in the development of architecture and culture of China. It is currently used by the Palace Museum, which leads repair, a project of sixteen years of restoration and clean up all the buildings of the Forbidden City in their managed-1912 before the state. - top -

In recent years, the presence of commercial enterprises in the Forbidden City has been controversial. A Starbucks that opened in 2000, objections, and finally ended the 13 July 2007. The Chinese media also took note of a few souvenir shops that refused to allow Chinese citizens to price gouge to foreign customers in 2006.

Forbidden City Travel Tips

Forbidden City is a must when traveling to Beijing. To make your journey much comfortable Forbidden City, we found a few helpful tips to follow for you. TOP

Best Time to Visit the Forbidden City

Forbidden City is the best season from late March to early June and from late August to late November. During these periods, select one days and not weeks and holidays to avoid the crowds.

Recommended Forbidden City Tour lines

West Line: Meridian Gate (Wumen) – Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihemen) – Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) – Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghedian) – Hall of Harmony doses (Baohedian) – Gateway to the purity Celeste (Qianqingmen) — Six Western Palaces – Cining Palace – Hall of Mental cultivation (Yangxindian) – Zhai Shufang TOP

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Middle Line: Wumen (Meridian Gate) – Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihemen) – Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) – Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghedian) – Hall of Harmony doses (Baohedian) – Gateway to the purity Celeste (Qianqingmen) — Hall heavenly and earthly of the European Union (Jiaotaidian) – Künning Palace – Imperial Garden (Yuhuayuan) – Shenwu Gate

East Line: Wumen (Meridian Gate) – Gate of Supreme Harmony (Taihemen) – Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) – Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghedian) – Hall of Harmony doses (Baohedian) – Gateway to the purity Celeste (Qianqingmen) — Six Eastern Palaces (Dongliugong) – Palace of Tranquil Longevity (Ningshougong) – Now Zhenfei

Forbidden City Exhibitions

Forbidden City Museum has called permanent exhibitions in various halls and palaces a few. The following is a list of some shows that may spark your interest. Visit them and you can learn more about the cultural context in the great Forbidden City. - top -

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Valuable cultural relics treasures exhibition Huangji Hall Leshou Hall and Yangxing Palace Yihe Xuan
Clocks Collections Exhibition Hall in Fengxian
Qing Palace Opera exhibition in the Palace Changyin
Cixi to Business Expo at Xianfu Palace
Puyi Life exhibition in Lijing Xuan
Qing concubines Life exhibition at the Palace Yongshou
Qing Weapon Equipment Exhibition in Hongyi Garret
Wanshou celebrations at Exhibition Palace Qianqing
Imperial Palace Grand Wedding Expo in Qianqing TOP

Forbidden City Attractions:

Forbidden City – Meridian Gate

The Meridian Gate (Chinese, pinyin Wǔmén;) is the southernmost (and

Meridian Gate – Forbidden City

largest) gate of the Forbidden City. It has five arches. The three central arches are matched, the two flanking arches are still the exception of the three central arches. The arc center was once reserved for the emperor, the exceptions were the Empress, it might be, once their wedding day to give, and the three best students of three reviews of public service, tests allowed by the central arch. All other officers and agents had to use the four lateral arches. -top -

Hall of Literary Glory and Hall of Martial Valor

Entering the southern entrance to the Forbidden City – Meridian Gate, you will see the inside deck of the Golden River. In the east of the bridge is the gateway to the single resulting in Harmony Hall of Literary Glory. In the west of the bridge is the gateway to the prosperous harmony leading to the Hall of Martial Valor. Both halls are balanced by an east-west, now separated, are used as a gallery of ceramics and Forbidden City photo gallery.

Forbidden City -  Gate of Supreme Harmony

Gate of Supreme Harmony – Forbidden City

Behind Wumen The Meridian Gate, one can see five bridges with a courtyard. Make the heart of the north shore of the court is Taihemen, The Gate of Supreme Harmony. - top -

The Gate of Supreme Harmony (Simplified Chinese 门 太和; Traditional Chinese: 门 太和; pinyin: Taihemen; Manchu: Amba duka hūwaliyambure), is the second large gate on the south side of the Forbidden City. - top -

Forbidden City – Hall of Supreme Harmony

The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Chinese 殿 太和; pinyin: Tai He Dian; Manchu: Amba Deyen hūwaliyambure) is the largest hall in the Forbidden City. It is located on the central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built on three levels: marble base surrounded by incense burners made of bronze, is the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden buildings in China. It was where the Ming and Qing emperors their enthronement and wedding ceremonies take place.
In collaboration with the Hall of Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony, the three rooms in the heart of the courtyard of the Forbidden City.

Forbidden City – Hall of Supreme Harmony

The Forbidden City Hall of Supreme Harmony is about 30 feet above the level of the place around. It is the ceremonial center of imperial power, and the largest surviving wooden structure in China. It is nine bays wide and five bays deep, the numbers nine and five being symbolically connected to the majesty of the emperor. The six pillars that are closest to the imperial throne covered with gold, and the whole area is decorated with a dragon. The Imperial Dragon Throne, and in particular has five dragon wrapped around the back and laid on the hands. The screen behind the properties of the sets of nine dragons, as an expression of “Nine to Five” symbolic.
Set in the ceiling directly above the throne of the residential complex is decorated with a coiled dragon, from the mouth of issuing a chandelier-like set of metal balls. Called the “Xuanyuan Mirror” coming back to this article Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor, the legendary first emperor of China. In the Ming dynasty, gave the emperor his court here to discuss state affairs. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors held court much more frequently. Therefore, the situation has changed in the courtyard and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was used for ceremonial purposes such as coronations, royal weddings and investiture.
The hall was originally built by the Ming Dynasty in 1406 and seven times was destroyed by fire during the Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in the last 1695 to 1697. - top -

Forbidden City – Hall of Central Harmony

Forbidden City – Hall of Central Harmony

Forbidden City Hall of Central Harmony between the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony.  Hall of Central Harmony served as a resting place for the emperor before the presentation of major events in the Taihe Hall. Kaiser would rehearse their speeches and presentations here before their departure to the Temple of Heaven for sacrificial rites.

Forbidden City Hall of Central Harmony was the first time in 1420 during the Ming dynasty, however, the original auditorium was destroyed by fire and to see a visitor today was rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty.The Hall takes its name of the essence of Confucianism built after renovation. The exterior of the hall takes the shape of a square. In the room on either side of the golden throne, two unicorns symbolized the emperor’s talent and wisdom.  - top -

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Forbidden City -  Hall of Preserved Harmony

Forbidden City - Hall of Preserved Harmony

Hall of Preserved Harmony ( Baohedian ), preserved Harmony is located at the north end of the marble terrace on three levels, a similar style but a bit smaller than the Hall of Supreme Harmony and larger than the Hall of Harmony . It was built in 1420, rebuilt in 1625 and renovated in 1765. Under the Ming Dynasty, the emperor usually change clothes before giving ceremonies here Empress or Crown Prince. In the Qing dynasty imperial banquets should normally be given here. To celebrate the marriage of Princess, Kaiser invite officials, husband and father, and their relatives who served the imperial government to a banquet. Each year, on the eve of New Year’s Eve would banquets in honor of officials and Marquis Drive, Mongolian princes and civil and military.
In 1789, the middle of the Qing Dynasty Emperor Qianlong Palace further test, the highest and final stage of the national system of imperial examinations, the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the lobby. Kaiser read the newspapers of the ten candidates in order to honor them.

On rainy days, visitors have the opportunity to stage spectacular than a thousand dragons to see drainage. There are 1412 stone dragon head on the marble columns of the three-level terrace to sit on the three main halls. Chinese craftsmen combined drainage system of architectural art intelligent. Once you have the opportunity, the Forbidden City, please note the holes in the mouth of the dragon. However, those who are no holes in the corners                               - top -

Forbidden City – Gate of Heavenly Purity

Forbidden City – Gate of Heavenly Purity

The Gate of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing men) separates the palace in the yard outside and inside. Behind the door is the residential area of the palace. Opposite the door is a pair of golden lions, a little smaller than those guarding the gate of Supreme Harmony. Powerful lions, in the opinion of the Chinese people are great door-guarders demons that frighten them. Besides lions, ten huge vats of gold are provided. These tanks are not only gold trim, but also hold water in case of fire. These tanks weigh more than 2,000 kilograms (4,409 pounds) and can contain more than 2,000 kilograms (4,409 pounds) of water.                             - top -
During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), began Emperor Kangxi, the second successor to hold court at that door instead of the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Ministers to gather in front of the door at dawn, the report on the state of affairs of their emperor, and await the decision of the emperor. The study of the upper, east, has been studied in the case of the princes of the Qing Dynasty. In the west, the houses of the offices of the General Command Center were (Junji Chu), originally a military installation. Later, the region saw the adoption of national regulations.

Forbidden City – Palace of Heavenly Purity

The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (Chinese: 乾清宫 ; pinyin: Qianqing Gong) is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three rooms of the courtyard (the other two being the Union Hall and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility), located at the north end of the Forbidden City. During the Qing Dynasty, the palace has often served as the courtroom of the emperor, where he held a council with the Grand Council.              - top -

Forbidden City - Palace of Heavenly Purity

The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a double-eaved building and is located on a platform of white marble on a plane. It is the Gate of Heavenly Purity, connected in the south by a raised walkway. Under the Ming Dynasty, it was the residence of the Emperor. The large room was divided into nine rooms on two levels, with 27 beds. For additional security on the night of the Emperor chooses randomly from one of these beds. This lasted until the early Qing Dynasty. However, when Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he would not live in the palace occupied by his father in the sixties. He lives and future emperor kept in the Small Hall of the intellectual culture in the West. The Palace of Heavenly Purity then became a court of the Emperor, where he held court, received the ministers and ambassadors, and held banquets. Is set in the center of the palace, developed on a platform, a throne, a desk, on which the emperor wrote notes and signed documents during government meetings. A housing is mounted on the roof, with a coiled cable dragon.
Above the throne hangs a plaque with a right-to-left script 正大光明 “(Zheng Da Guang Ming), written by Emperor Shunzhi. This tablet was revealed in several ways. It is often used as a Chinese idiom that means “To decent, honest and generous, ” or used “have no secrets or making an indecent act.”

Emperor Yongzheng Emperor of the designated successor in secret, with a copy of hiding behind the shelf, and other worn at all times by the Emperor.         - top -

Forbidden City – Hall of Celestial & Terrestrial Union

The Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union (JiaoTaiDian), was first built in 1420 and rebuilt in 1655 and 1798. One meaning of the name is the wish that the Kaiser (heavenly) and the Empress (terrestrial) have a good marriage. This hall is like the Hall of perfect harmony (ZhongHeDian) in the form and the smaller twin. It is the smallest of the three major palaces in the yard.

Forbidden City - Hall of Celestial & Terrestrial Union

Normally empresses formal birthday greetings would get here. Empresses would also inspect preparations before he presided over commemorations of the Silkworm God and practice sericulture. Shunzhi Emperor’s eunuchs, which was made here, are banned because of its own in governing.
If an hour-glass – - and is on the left, a carillon see Clock on the right side of the throne, the visitors an ancient Chinese water pot Clock. These two counters were a reference to the Drum Tower and Bell Tower.
The large clock tower on the left side of the palace built in 1798 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and works in a miraculous way, the clock yet. Water Clock on the right was built in 1745. It is one of the most important inventions of China and is about 2,500 years ago. First, the mechanical clock in China after the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795) it was found that the use was abandoned in the water meter.  - top -

Forbidden City – Palace of Earthly Tranquility

The Palace of Earthly Tranquility ( Chinese name for The Palace of Earthly Tranquility : 坤宁宫; pinyin: Kun Ning Gong) is the northernmost of the three main rooms in the courtyard of the Forbidden City, the other two classrooms Palace of Heavenly Purity and the Hall of the Union.     - top -
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility is a double-eaved building, 9 beams wide and 3 beams deep. Under the Ming Dynasty, it was the residence of the Empress. Under the Qing Dynasty, a large part of the forbidden palace have been converted to the cult by shamanic new Manchu rulers. Thus, the front of the Earthly Tranquility hall as shrines, icons, prayer rugs and a large kitchen where the sacrificial meat was prepared. From the reign of Emperor Yongzheng, the Empress left the Palace of Earthly Tranquility after the initiative of the Emperor on the Palace of Heavenly Purity. However, two halls in the Palace land were retained for use in the wedding night of the Emperor. The wedding ceremony would take place in the main hall of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, and then the Emperor and Empress retired to one of these halls      - top -

Forbidden City – Hall of Mental Cultivation

During the Qing Dynasty Hall Of Mental Cultivation(yang Xin Dian) was probably the most important building, except for the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Since the time of the third emperor Yongzhen all Qing emperors: 8 in total have stayed. The emperor also led the state affairs and held private hearings into the Hall Of Mental Cultivation.     - top -
The first emperor of the Qing Dynasty-Shunzhi died. The Hall Of Mental Cultivation was later converted to the imperial workshop, making all the necessities for use Royal during the reign of Kangxi.
Hall Of Mental Cultivation served as sleeping place of the emperor at the time of Emperor Yongzheng.
The hall of the West House at the west end of the study was the emperor was used by emperors to read the presentations and their ministers to conduct private hearings with senior officials.      - top -
At the end of the complex of five rooms. The largest room environment was for the emperor and the four surrounding rooms were used by the empresses and concubines who were ready to be summoned to the emperor.
During the reign of Emperor Tongzhi and Guangxu, the chamber is of Yang Xin Dian acquired special political significance. It is here that the Empress Dowager Cixi and Empress Dowager Ci’an gave audiences behind the screen and started their intervention in domestic affairs. This is the famous “power behind the throne” or “Holding court behind the curtain” of Chinese history.

Forbidden City – Six Western Palaces

Six West Palace (Xiliu Gong) and the East Palace Six (Dongliu Gong) lie symmetrically on either side of the three main rooms in the Forbidden City courtyard. These twelve rooms were the palace residence of the emperor’s many wives, that polygamy was lawful at the time of feudal China. Each palace has a courtyard that has a separate entrance, bathroom and rear rooms of the wizard.       - top -
Six West Palace, as its name implies, are located in the west of the Forbidden City courtyard. With the Hall of mental culture, the South, it contains six palaces Palace of Eternal Longevity (Yongshou Gong), the palace of Queen Consort (Yikun Gong), the Palace to collect Elegance (Chuxiu Gong), Tai Chi Dian (Hall of Supreme Pole), the Palace of Eternal Spring (Changchun Gong) and the Palace of Universal Happiness (Gong Xianfu).
Among the palaces, the Palace of Eternal Spring is famous for its fresco called Dream of Red Mansions. Dream of Red Mansions, a novel most noted Chinese, has become very popular in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The Empress Dowager Cixi liked reading very much, which led to this fantastic mural that is painted. Palace to collect Elegance, once housing Cixi, is very elegant. Wanrong, the last empress of the Qing Dynasty, lived in this place too. A buffet, boat ivory and other rare crafts are displayed.      - top -

Forbidden City -  Hall for Ancestry Worship

The hall for ancestor worship (Fengxian Dian) in the Forbidden City is located southeast of the Hall of Heavenly Purity, the six eastern palaces to its north. Built in 1656 during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), was the hall where memorials of emperors enshrined their ancestors. The front and rear hall room are connected by a corridor, so that a whole structure. Large-area victims were kept in the front hall at the Spring Festival, the winter solstice and the reigning emperor’s birthday. The emperor made their deep courtesies to deceased ancestors on the back hall on the ancestors birthdays and death days, the Lantern Festival (Lunar January 15), the day of the grave sweeping (Solar April 4 and 5) and Mid-Autumn Day.      - top -
Now the hall is devoted to an exhibition hall and watch converted. Some were produced by the imperial workshop or made in Guangzhou (Guangdong Province) and Suzhou (Jiangsu Province), others were imported from England, France, Germany, Switzerland, America and Japan, or sent as gifts to the emperor. They are of different shapes and styles and inspire visitors with their perfect performance. Although they have two thousand years ago they were still good on that day. In addition, a video system in the hall shows how these exquisite watches.      - top -

Six Eastern Palaces

As the counterpart of the Six Western Palaces – Forbidden City – Six eastern palaces (Dongliugong), was also the residence of the emperor’s wives. It consists Jingrengong (Palace of Great Mercy), Chengqiangong (Palace of Celestial Favour), Lama Temple (Palace of Eternal Harmony), Jingyanggong (Palace of Great Brilliance), Zhongcuigong (Palace of Purity) and Yanxigong (Palace of Lasting Happiness).
The castle is located on the east side of the courtyard. Most of the palaces were in the 17 Century restored. These palaces were also the living rooms of the imperial concubines. Now most have them in exhibition halls, where Chinese treasures to be collected earlier from the imperial family, the public, have been made.     - top -
Jingrengong (Palace of Great Mercy) now holds exhibition of more than 500 pieces of bronze wares of ancient China with two other halls, and Zhaigong Chengsudian. Visitors see the magnificent bronze wares displayed there.
In Chengqiangong (Palace of Celestial Favour) and Lama Temple (Palace of Eternal Harmony), now the ceramic and porcelain exhibition hall, visitors will be privileged, ceramics and porcelain from the Neolithic to the Qing Dynasty estimate dated.      - top -
Jingyanggong (Palace of Great Brilliance) was grown in an exhibition hall display lacquer ware, jade articles, stoneware, glassware and metal goods, etc. from the Ming and Qing dynasty. It is now Ming and Qing Crafts Exhibition Hall.
Zhongcuigong (Palace of Purity) was the palace where the prince lived during the Ming Dynasty.      - top -

Forbidden City – Palace of Tranquil Longevity

Palace of Tranquil Longevity is complex for the emperors who abdicated from the throne was built. It consists of Ningshou Gong (Palace of Tranquil Longevity) (Maintain Hall of Harmony), Yangxing Dian (Hall of Temper cultivation), Leshou Tang (Hall of Joyful Longevity) and Yihe Xuan. This group of buildings is a microcosm of the Forbidden City, the Palace of Peaceful Longevity is equivalent to the atrium and the three other halls include the courtyard.      - top -

The Palace of Peaceful Longevity was built in 1689 and was reconstructed during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. Huangji Men (Gate of Imperial Supremacy) is the south gate, decorated with three arches with colored glaze. Huangji Dian (Hall of Imperial Harmony), similar to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall served as the audience. The Hall of Peaceful Longevity was where the Emperor worships God abdicant. Now the Hall of Imperial Harmony in a treasure gallery has changed.    - top -

Forbidden City – Treasure Gallery

The Forbidden City treasure gallery is located on the north-south axis of the Palace of Longevity In a quiet environment in the north-east of the Palace Museum. Get through the gate of spiritual cultivation (Yangxingmen), north of the Palace of Peaceful Longevity (Ningshougong), it is easy to find the Treasure Gallery, which consists of three halls: the Hall of spiritual cultivation (Yangxingdian), the Hall of Joyful Longevity (Leshoutang), the living quarters for the Regent, the wives and concubines were well-fed and the Belvedere of Harmony (Yihexuan). These three halls are home now gold, silver, pearls, jade, cutlery, tea sets, royal robe, crown of the Phoenix daily needs as well as furniture of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) imperial family. In the north of the gallery is the jing chamber.  - top -

Qianlong Garden & Pavilion of Pleasant Sounds

Forbidden City – Qianlong Garden is an artificial rock garden in front of the view. If you forward a long walk along the meandering gravel path, you will probably feel like heading for quiet seclusion. It is a square pavilion of trees behind the artificial rock garden surrounded. It is named Lodge of Ancient Tree. To the west is the Lodge of Ancient Tree. To the west is the elegant house of ceremonial purification. On the stone stele in the Pavijion, theres the inscription records of the Gathering at the Orchid Pavilion by Dong Qichang of Emperor Qianlong. On the floor there is a meandering water channel. In ancient China, people in all the disasters and misfortune in the last year believed to leave, could you take a bath in the river into the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) wrote the famous prologue to the collection of Orchid Pavilion, when he drink with friends in the river while taking bath. From then on, was a fashion ceremonial cleansing in the circle of writers.       - top -

Forbidden City – Changying  -  Pavilion of the pleasant sounds was in the Royal Forbidden City Theatre stage, and her full name is the Grand Theatre stage Changying (Pavilion of Pleasant Sounds) (Pavilion of the pleasant sounds) in Ningshougong (Palace of Tranquil Longevity) of the Forbidden City. It is located on the east side of the Yangxindian (Hall of Mental cultivation). In 1772 it was found, and ended in 1776. In 1802 and 1891 it was converted for two times. Changying (Pavilion of the pleasant sounds) was the largest theater stage in the Forbidden City. As famous Grand Theatre stage with the Deheyuan in Summer Palace, built in accordance with Changying (Pavilion of the pleasant sounds), and the Grand Theatre stage in Qingyin Summer Resort of Chengde.        - top -

In ancient China, is going great theater entertainment. During the period beginning the variety of festivals such as Spring Festival, Spring Lantern Festival, Double Seven Day, Dragon Boat Day, the Middle-Autumn Festival, Double-Nine Day begins winter, emperor’s enthronement and the birthday ceremony of Emperor and Empress and the royal members were always appreciated opera show here. There are many places for opera performances in Forbidden City: The Theater stage between Taijidian (Hall of Supreme Principle) and Changchungong (Palace of Eternal Spring), Shufangzhai theater stage and so on, while the large Changying (Pavilion of Pleasant Sounds) is specifically designed to opera performance on some great occasions used. Majority of the membership of Immortal performances playing demonstrate the peace and prosperity of society. With respect to the reference recording, during the reign of Empress Cixi, she took the opera performance on some festive days with Emperor, Empress, Prince and concubines and officials appreciate. In 1884, the fiftieth birthday of the Empress Cixi, Empress Cixi to the needs of the appreciation of opera production, consumption for costume and prop sale is very large.

Forbidden City – Imperial Garden

Through the gate of terrestrial Tranquility (KunNingMen) is the Imperial Garden (YuHuaYuan) – the last part of the Forbidden City on the central north-south axis when in a northerly direction, before the north gate.

The garden was built in 1417 during the Ming Dynasty. It covers an area of 12,000 square meters and was the garden of the imperial family. It was the typical imperial garden in China.      - top -

This garden has been used exclusively by the imperial family to drink tea, play chess, meditate and relax in the rule. In the garden there are about 20 structures in various styles.

It’s interesting how the man-made structures to maintain harmony with trees, rock gardens, flower beds and bronze incense burners in this relatively small space.    - top -

Forbidden City Wall

The Forbidden City is a 7.9 meters high city wall and a six feet deep, surrounded by 52-meter wide moat. The Forbidden City walls are 8.62 meters wide at the base, tapering to 6.66 meters at the top. These walls were used as walls and retaining walls for the palace. They were constructed with a rammed earth core, and surfaced with three layers of specially baked bricks on both sides, the interstices filled with mortar.     - top -

Forbidden City Moat and Corner Towers

Forbidden City Moat
Forbidden City Moat founded in 1420, the eighteenth year of the reign of Emperor Yongle (1403-1424) of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the trench 3800 m long and 52 m wide.     - top -

Forbidden City Corner towers
On the four corner towers coigne by high walls of the Forbidden City was founded in 1420, rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). As part of the Forbidden City, she served as the defensive system as well as the high walls, towers and the gate of the ditch.     - top -

Forbidden City

Tip 1: Try to avoid weekends or holidays travel Forbiddency
The Forbidden City is a must-see highlight of any first-time visitors in Beijing. Be preppared for masses of people like you to visit this complex. Try to avoid visiting the Forbidden City on weekends and holidays. On these days, the peak tourist hordes of people are so thick that you could hardly see at all. Many groups (most domestic) seem to aggregate and move with their whistles, flags and colorful hats. In many cases, you need to see your elbows way and take photos. I also recommend you either come here in the early morning or late afternoon to beat the crowds, enjoy the Forbidden City as it once was, before the crowds show up and ruin photo opportunity is.

Best Time to Travel the Forbidden City

Forbidden City is the best season from late March to early June and from late August to late November. During these periods, select one days and not weeks and holidays to avoid the crowds.

Tip 2: Select the correct Gate of the Forbidden City
There are two entrances to the Forbidden City – the northern gate (Gate of Divine Power – Shenwu men) and South Gate (Meridian Gate – Wumen). The north gate is less crowed input here saves a lot of time queuing for tickets. When you visit Beijing during the high season or on weekends, you are asked, the Forbidden city from its northern gate into force. For season or weekdays, you can use the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square. One of the advantages of entering the Forbidden City from Tiananmen Square, is that the tape tour of Roger Moore than you later require that you hire told to go from south to north.

Here are the opening times for your timing your visit.

Forbidden City Open Time:
1 April – 31st October (8.30 bis 17.00 clock)
Last entry at 16:10 clock
Tickets sold until 16:00 clock
November 1 to March 31 (8.30 bis 16.30 clock)
Last entry at 15:40 clock
Tickets sold until 15:30 clock

Below is dmission policy for planning your budget:

Forbidden City Ticket：

1. April – 31 October: 60 yuan
1. November – 31 March: 40 yuan
1. Children under 120 cm in height are free.
2. Special 20 yuan tickets are available for elementary, China’s middle school, and students (including foreign students in Chinese universities) with a valid student ID card or certified letter from the school administrator (including students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, without a degree and adult education students ).

The Forbidden City accepts Mastercard, Visa and PayUnion cards for ticket purchase.

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Tip 3: Set your time to visit the Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is huge, covering an area of 72 hectares. Normally, you should cruise through two hours.

Plan travel the Forbidden City with Tiananmen Square, Jinshan Park . Please keep in mind that :

Forbidden City tickets sold until 15:30 (1st November to March 31)

Forbidden City Tickets sold until 16:00 (April 1 – October).

Tip 4: Choose your Transportation to visit the Forbidden City
Visitors are strongly recommended to use Beijing Transportation – bus, subway and taxi. Please note that taxis are not allowed to stop or at the door of the north or south gate.
By bus to  the Forbidden City:
To the north gate (Shenwu men), take bus No. 101, 103, 109, 111, 124, 810, 685, 814, 846, and Zhuan 1 (a bus running between suttle Qianmen and The Palace Museum) .
For the South Gate (Wu men), take bus No. 1, 10, 120, 126, 2, 20, 37, 4, 52, 59, 728, 802, Olympic Line 2, or Te 1, ‘Tian’ Year Men East (Tian’an men dong).
Or take bus No. 1, 10, 22, 37, 4, 5, 52, 728, 802, or Te1, to “men Tian’an West” (xi Tian’an men).

By Metro to  the Forbidden City:
Take line 1 to Tian’an men East or “Tian’an men of the West” (xi Tian’an men).

The Forbidden City Parking:
There is no parking outside both entrances of the Palace Museum. The following public parking lots are located near the Forbidden City:
* Outside the door of the prosperity of the East (Donghua Men)
* In the street behind the park Jingshan;
* Opposite the entrance of Beihai Park
Visitors are invited to visit the Museum by public transport.

Taxi to  the Forbidden City:
Taxis are not allowed to stop at the North Gate (Shenwu men) according to local traffic rules, the output of this gate Visitors need to walk farther to the east or west of hail a taxi. Taxis are available along the Chang’an Avenue which is opposite the Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), the southern access to the South Gate (Meridian Gate).

Tip 5: Hire a tour guide travel Forbidden City
The Forbidden City is much worth seeing, but if you know the story very well, you should use a Beijing tour guide. They are not recommended to use the guide to the entrance. Are you an independent guide. So, try a reliable travel agency for services related to your guide. Date guide: they are on foot for rent form the south to the north available. There are many signs in English of each building. A recent book would probably be able to serve better if you understand what you want to see.

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Tip 6: Dress for Forbidden City
There are very few trees with little shade of Forbbden City. It’s super hot in the summer. So, if his coming here in the summer ready to bring an umbrella for shade, water bottle and comfortable walking shoes. Beijing Air Check for more information.

Tip 7 Wear comfortable shoes to Forbidden City
There are many outdoor areas so not much you can hide from the sun or rain. Wear your most comfortable shoes. It’s a long walk! Strollers and wheelchairs are available free of charge at the tourist guide service in two southern gate and the northern gate.

Tip8: Avoid tour vendors on the Forbidden City street
There are several vendors selling their tour at each entrance to the Great Wall excursions. Just ignore all the handouts that are forced on you. Particularly bus tours. They are all too good to be true, and you will be disappointed.

Tip 9:  Taxi at Forbidden City
Please note that taxis are not allowed to hold either the North Gate and South Gate of Forbidden City. Some people you approach for taxi service after you finish your visit to the Forbidden City, are black taxi driver. Just avoid them and a taxi on the street.

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Forbidden City Address: Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, No. 4,

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Getting Forbidden City: 1,2,4,5,10,20,52,57,22,54,120,802, special one way or the Tiananmen Square, Zhongshan Park Station, subway, 9,17,44,48,53 , 59,66,110,307,803,808,819,922, special 4, special 7, Tuanjiehu line and get off the front door, or 101,103,103 fast 109,812,814 Palace Road, get off.

The opening hours of the Forbidden City

Forbidden City, open all year round

April 16 to October 15, the National Palace Museum opening hours 8:30 – 17: 00, only the votes in time 16:00 (including watches Museum, Treasures Museum)

October 16 to April 15, opening hours 8:30 – 16: 30, only the votes in time to 15:30 (including watches Museum, Treasures Museum)

The Forbidden City best tour season

The Imperial Palace is located in the center of Beijing, is one of many tourists yearning for land. In late April early months -6 travel better, because then it is within the Forbidden City when the flowers bloom bright.

The best tourist season is in late -6 In early April, late August at the end of -11. Into the Forbidden City, you can watch the beautiful flowers, green trees loaded Su-wrapped. Is the scene of thriving vitality!

Forbidden City Tour Recommended Tour Routes

Road, that is, along the “South Forbidden City Road” forward, in order to view Meridian Gate, Gate of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony, Hall of Preserving Harmony, dry-ching gate, Palace of Heavenly Purity, delivery Thai Temple, Kunning Gong, Imperial Garden , Shenwu Men.

Within the West and within the East, primarily to visit the East Liugong, West Liugong, nine-dragon screen and so on.

Outside the East, in order to appreciate the treasure museum of treasures, as its main content.

Forbidden City Tour Ticket Price

Low season (from November 1 – the following year, March 31) Admission: 40 yuan (students 20 yuan)

High season (from April 1 – 10 of 31) Admission: 60 yuan (students 20 yuan)

(Treasure Hall 10 yuan Clock Museum 10 yuan in conjunction with half-price ticket free)

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Forbidden City, also known as the National Palace Museum, which is located in center of Beijing, Tiananmen Square North, 1 km, Jingshan south gate opposite east-west width 750 meters, 960 meters north to south, covering an area of 72 million square meters, the palace houses a total of more than 9,000 rooms, is the world’s the largest palace complex. Outside the National Palace Museum is a 52 meters wide, 6 meters deep moat; which is a circumference of 3 km of the wall, the wall almost 10 meters high, Bottom width 8.62 meters; the walls has opened a 4-door, south Meridian Gate, north Shenwu Men , Donghuamen east, west, West China Gate; wall still stands four square turret, modeling unique, exquisitely carved.

Forbidden City in general can be divided into two parts, Southern working areas, ie outside North Korea, the North for the living area, or inner court. North Korea all the buildings outside the inner court arranged in axial line, things symmetrical and orderly.

Dealing with political affairs outside North Korea is a place where the emperor, there are three main halls: Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Central Harmony, Hall of Preserving Harmony. Hall of Supreme Harmony is most of them tall, brilliant, its wide and 60.1 meters, depth 33.33 meters, 35.05 meters high. The emperor ascended the throne wedding, canonization, life would be, set off such a grand ceremony to be held here, at which time thousands of Shan Hu, “Long live the” hundreds of ritual three hundred sing, his best royal style. Tai and in the rear of the hall is the emperor to attend the ceremony before the rest and accept the major places of worship, the most northern of the Hall of Preserving Harmony is the place where the emperor Ci Yan and the successful candidates.

Netting, including dry-ching, AC Thai, Kun Ning Gong and three east and west sides of the East and West Liu Gong Liu Gong, which is the emperor and his concubines place of residence, commonly known as “Sannomiya six homes.” In the residential area north of the imperial garden and a small, chic, is the Royal family to enjoy myself.

Regulation of the magnificent Forbidden City, layout rigorous, beautiful architecture, the Furama expensive, and has collected many rare cultural relics of China’s ancient architecture, culture, art is all about.

Forbidden City Map

Now you start your journey into the Forbidden City Meridian Gate Wumen called in English. It is also known as the Five-Phoenix Tower, Wufenglou Chinese, because it looks like a phoenix, with five buildings banner above. This is the main gate and south gate of the Forbidden City. Inside the Meridian Gate, it seems Inner Golden Water Bridges. The water flows under the bridges of white marble. The Golden Water River in this section is beautifully decorated and well equipped. The riverbed and the bank were paved with white stones. Pillars of marble and decorative railings were built along the River. Standing on the bridge, you can see a massive structure as the gate of Supreme Harmony, the most impressive of the city with two bronze lions guard the front cover. In the square between Taihemen and Wumen, honor guards march past of imperial ceremonies.

The three main rooms in the courtyard, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony and Harmony Hall in canned form a line inside the door. These rooms are located on all three levels of marble terraces with marble balustrades. A stone ramp carved with dragons and clouds rolled between the steps leading to each room. The ramp Baohedian (Hall of Harmony canned) is the largest of them.

The first room, and the largest is Taihedian (Hall) of Supreme Harmony, where emperors exercised their supremacy throughout the country. Here is the emperor ascended the throne, and held an audience granted to officials and other important events. The hall is flanked by Wenhuadian (Hall of Literary Glory) and Wuyingdian (Hall of Martial velvet). The first, held on the right side for a study of the Crown Prince, banquets and ceremonies were used. The latter, on the left side of the imperial press, where many books compiled and published and where Li Zicheng, head of the famous uprising of the peasants who came to the throne after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. On the northern Wenhuadian is Wenyuange (Pavilion of the literary source), the Imperial Library Library, which was made the largest encyclopedia in the world Sikuquanshu (Complete Four Treasures of knowledge). The architecture of the library has many Chinese cultural structure and decorations. Nanxundian (South Hall Fragrance) Wuyingdian is near, where the portraits will remain the emperor of dynasties.
A corner of the Forbidden City Gate finely decorated palace
Behind Taihedian is Zhonghedian (Hall of Central Harmony), a square building, much smaller than Taihedian. That was where the Emperor would have rested on his way to Taihedian and asked his ministers or officials from the Ministry of rituals and ceremonies for samples are also held here.

Baohedian (Hall of Harmony) in cans, the architecture of the palace is the second largest in the back of the court. Imperial banquets were often here at senior civil servant instead. Kaiser led the last leg of the national examinations for officials of the intellectuals across the country to choose in this space.

The old gun barrel Leaving the Baohedian, visitors can the Gate of Heavenly Purity, who see the boundary of the outer court and in the courtyard. Inside the door is the residence of the royal family. In the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Kangxi heard many reports from senior officials and ordered under the door. The court is divided into three parts. The three rooms in the central axis are the main structures and they are smaller than the three rooms in the courtyard, although similar in nature. Six Six East Western Palace and Palace complex are also important because there lived the imperial concubines.

The first room inside the Qianqingmen is the Palace of Heavenly Purity, which was originally the bedroom of the emperor and her office. Kaiser also gave a banquet here. Behind it is a smaller space than the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union, where the Empress received the greetings of the other concubines. It has been used to save the emperor and empress imperial seal. The third room on the central axis of the palace of earthly tranquility, which served as the Empress Room.

On the left side of the court, Hall of Mental Palace of Culture and Six West (Xiliugong) differ from north to south. Yangxindian (Hall of Mental culture) was important, in a hall of the palace of Emperor Yongzheng, since most of the emperors lived and worked in public affairs here. North of Yangxindian Xiliugong (Six Western Palace) is located, which is Yongshougong (Palace of Eternal Longevity) Yikungong) (Palace of the Queen, Chuxiugong (Palace Collection elegance) Taijidian (Hall of Supreme Pole), Changchungong (Palace of Eternal Spring) and Xianfugong (Palace of Universal Happiness). The first three are on the right hand side and the other three, who left along a track north-south.

Forbidden City Map

Bronze plant tank fire with water to potential FireOne the right side of the atrium, ie. East side, there Ancestry Hall, worship, Zhaigong) (Palace of abstinence, where the emperors practiced abstinence for a few days before she has to offer sacrifices in the Temple of Heaven or the Temple of Earth and Dongliugong (Six of the Eastern Palace), by Jingrengong exists (Palace of Great Benevolence), Chengqiangong (palace) of the heavenly grace, Yonghegong (palace) of the eternal harmony, Jingyanggong (Palace of Great Brilliance), Zhongcuigong (Palace of Purity) and Yanxigong (Palace of Lasting Happiness). Further east, a complex of small buildings that looks like the Forbidden City, the Emperor Qianlong built for his retirement. The facility is divided into three parts: part of the central hall of the imperial power are shared, the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Treasure Gallery (the Hall of intellectual culture, Hall of Joyful Longevity, well Belvedere Harmony) and jing nourished Room, Western Qianlong Garden, including the Pavilion a good omen (Fuwangge) and the Well of Consort Zhen (Zhenfeijing) wait, and this is also part of the Pavilion of Pleasant Sounds (Changying), The Viewing Room Opera (Yueshilou) Palace landscapes and happiness (Jingfugong).

North of the court, the Imperial Garden. Though small, it is glorious, decorated with towers, pavilions, artificial hills, springs, rocks, trees, flowers and lawns – a replica of the gardens of southern China.

Just behind the garden is Shenwumen (Gate of Divine Prowess), the rear door of the Forbidden City. At the door there was a drum and a bell. The bell used to ring 108 times aware of a new day, while the drum rataplaned hours in the night.

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The construction of the Forbidden City:

Qing Dynasty Forbidden City:

Forbidden City after the Revolution:

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The construction of the Forbidden City

The Ming Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of the Forbidden City

The site of the Forbidden City was the imperial palace is under the Mongol Yuan dynasty. After the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor moved the Ming capital of Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the south, and ordered in 1369 that destroyed the Yuan palace. His son, Zhu Di was created Prince of Yan, which has its headquarters in Beijing. In 1402, Zhu Di usurped the throne and became Emperor Yongle. Beijing, he made a second capital of the Ming empire, and construction began in 1406, which is the center of the Forbidden City: Forbidden City plan is designed by many architects and designers, and then has been in the ministry of the emperor’s chief architect work.The considered Cai Xin and eunuchs An Nguyen, a Vietnamese, and chief engineers were Kuai Xiang Xiang and Lu.

The construction took 15 years and employed in the work of 100,000 skilled craftsmen, and up to one million laborers.The pillars of the main rooms of all logs of precious Phoebe Zhennan wood (they were Chinese, pinyin: nanmu), found in jungles of South-West China. Such a feat is not repeated in future years – the major pillars of our time have been reconstructed with several pieces of pine in the great Qing Dynasty.The terraces and stone sculptures were made of stone quarries near Beijing. The larger pieces are transported unconventional. Instead, wells were dug on the road, and the well water was poured on the way into the depths of winter, a layer of ice. The stones were dragged across the ice. TOP

The floors of the halls were Chinese with “gold bricks” (: Pinyin jīnzhuān paved), terracotta in seven counties of Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures. Each batch took months for cooking, resulting in smooth stones that cycle with a metallic sound. Many original interior plaster six years.

Soil during construction of the trench was dug, piled in the north of the palace to create an artificial hill, the Jingshan hill.
Has been completed even before the palace, went to Beijing, Zhu Di, under the guise of “tourism and hunting”: administrative center of the kingdom gradually shifted from Nanjing to Beijing. When the palace was completed in 1420, she moved Zhu Di and primary capital of Beijing officially empire.However still barely nine months after its construction, have been burned three large warehouses, including the throne room, and he would be 23 years before they established.

From 1420 to 1644, was the Forbidden City, the seat of the Ming dynasty. Conducted in April 1644, rebels captured and Li Zicheng Chongzhen Emperor, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, hanged himself at Jingshan Hill. Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor of the Shun Dynasty in the Hall of Military Eminence. Soon, however, fled before the combined armies of former Ming general Wu Sangui and Manchu troops set fire to parts of the Forbidden City in this process.

Qing Dynasty Forbidden City

In October, the Manchu rule in northern China has achieved, and the Prince Regent Dorgon proclaimed the Qing dynasty as the successor of the Ming. A ceremony was held at the Forbidden City to proclaim the Shunzhi young as ruler of China. The Qing Ming dynasty rulers largely retained control of the palace, except the names of the main building. The Ming Dynasty, the names of people disadvantaged ji, which means “rule” or “end”, while the Qing names and new names mean “peace” and “harmony” is preferred, as Huangji Dian, the Hall of Imperial Supremacy “was changed to Taihe Dian, the Hall of Supreme Harmony. ”

Furthermore, signs and nameplates of bilingual (Chinese and Manchu were), and the most important part of the Official Chamber of the Empress, the Temple of Peace in the world, was a shamanistic shrine.

The Forbidden City was the center of power of the Qing dynasty. In 1860, during the Second Opium War, the Anglo-French forces took control of the Forbidden City and occupied it until the end of 1900 war.In Empress Dowager Cixi fled from the Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion and leaves it to be forces occupied the Treaty Powers to the following year. TOP

Once home twenty-four emperors, fourteen of the Ming dynasty and ten from the Qing Dynasty, ending the Forbidden City to the political center of China in 1912 with the abdication of Pu Yi, last emperor of China. However, under an agreement between the Qing imperial house and the new government of the People’s Republic of China, Pu Yi was signed has indeed necessary to live within the walls of the Forbidden City. Pu Yi and his family retained the use of the court, while the outer courtyard has been turned over to Republican. A museum has been created in the outer court in 1914.

Forbidden City after the Revolution

Resistance Puyi stay in the palace was built during the Beiyang Government of the Republic of China.

In 1923, Reginald Johnston, a professor of English Pu Yi, said the wealth of smuggling Puyi palace eunuchs and sell them in antique stores. Pu Yi has ordered an audit of the collections of the castle. Before launch, a fire destroyed the palace gardens of the institution in which well-being most of the collection of the Qianlong emperor was saved by works of art. In his memoirs, Puyi said the fire started by the eunuchs, to conceal his wrongdoing. The fire fed also sentiments of the public against the continued occupation of Puyi palace.The gardens were not established until 2005.
In 1924, Feng Yuxiang took control of Beijing in a coup. Termination of the prior authorization of the Imperial Qing Feng Puyi expelled from the palace. On October 10, 1925 (Double Ten Day), was created in the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. The large amount of treasures and curiosities, it houses gradually cataloged and displayed in public. TOP

Soon, however, has threatened Japanese invasion of China, the safety of these national treasures, and they were moved from the Forbidden City. From 1933, major artifacts were packed and removed. They were delivered only in Nanjing and from there to Shanghai. But Japanese troops quickly threatened Shanghai. The Executive Yuan has decided to evacuate the surveys for the Far West. The subjects were divided into three lots. They took the road north to Shaanxi. One was transported along the Yangtze River in Sichuan. The last match was moved southwards towards Guangxi. The pace of growth in Japan forced the artifacts are gone too quickly to escape bombs and record, often with a period of several hours. Ultimately, all three collections from the relative safety of Sichuan Province reached, where they remained until the end of the war.

Meanwhile, the Japanese army conquered remove the Forbidden City in Beijing, but only in a position a couple of bronze, bath and some guns. Most of them were after the war, in Tianjin.

At the end of the Second World War in 1945, the artifacts were returned to Nanjing and Beijing. Remarkably, there was no lost or damaged.

In 1947, the Kuomintang lost the Chinese civil war, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the artifacts from the Forbidden City and the National Museum of Nanjing, will be moved to Taiwan. In cases where no artifacts were shipped from Beijing, but saved many of the best collections of Nanjing have been shipped to Taiwan and now form the nucleus of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
Under the People’s Republic of China
Middle Glorious Gate under renovation as part of the process of restoration of 19.

Forbidden City Today

In 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established in Tiananmen Square, opposite the Forbidden City.
The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987 as the Imperial Palace “of the Ming and Qing Dynasties” because of its strong position in the development of Chinese architecture and culture.

Currently, the Palace Museum for preservation and restoration of the Forbidden City is responsible. The height of buildings around the Forbidden City are limited. In 2005, a sixteen-year project has begun to rebuild, repair and restoration of all buildings in the Forbidden City in their pre-1912 state. It is the largest restoration of the Forbidden City, in two centuries and includes sections of gradual eviction of the Forbidden City in the evaluation, repair and restoration.Also in the project, parts of abandoned or destroyed are reconstructed. Destroyed the palace gardens of wealth creation, by fire in 1923, was rebuilt in 2005, but remains closed to the public. The interior was also decorated in a different style, and buildings are used by visiting dignitaries. TOP

Although efforts have been made to prevent the marketing of the castle, a variety of commercial enterprises, such as gift shops and photography is available. These corporations frequently controversial. Starbucks, which opened in 2000, has raised objections and ends July 13, 2007. The Chinese media also took note of a few souvenir shops that refused to Chinese citizens in 2006.According reports admit that the goal was to have an atmosphere in which foreigners may be victims of price gouging to preserve. The Palace Museum promised to investigate the matter. Some commentators, how influential television presenter Phoenix Luqiu Luwei, questioned the whole practice of renting rooms in the Forbidden City as an area of retail.

In 2005, IBM and Palace Museum Corporation announced a joint project to build a World Wide Web-based virtual model of the Forbidden City and associated sites Beijing.The online project of cultural heritage called the Forbidden City: In – Beyond space and time is presented in English and Chinese, and interactive three-dimensional representations of the Forbidden City, and cultural structures. The Virtual Forbidden City will consist of approximately 800 buildings, and sometimes begin in 2008.

Meridian Gate – Forbidden City

Anyone who entered the Forbidden City to observe strict rules regarding the use of the Meridian Gate. The central arch was the emperor for the exclusive use. However, an empress was granted the privilege to use this entry only once, on their wedding day. For him to honor the three finalists, who had won the highest awards in national examinations, chaired by the emperor, he would be allowed to march through the arch after their meeting with the emperor. The lowest arc in the east was used by ministers, while in the West has been used by the royal family. The remaining arches were used by petty officials. Ordinary people were forbidden to enter the city.

Above the Meridian Gate arches are a series of buildings. The center is the palace of nine bays wide, with double roofs. At each site, the 13-bay building, roofing, connects the two pavilions on top. The Emperor of China, reviewed his troops from this city during the Ming and Qing.

Its structure is also known as “Phoenix five laps, because it consists of five buildings.Imperial almanacs and proclamations were issued by the gatehouse. After the success of campaigns, Emperor received prisoner of war here soon followed by mass beheadings. The door has five goals.

A series of events will be held at the Meridian Gate. For the equivalent of October 1 issue of the emperor would be the solar calendar for the coming year. The timing would mean that the days when the various ceremonies will take place. At first, Mark Kaiser, Meals on ministers to give an important day in the solar year. After the war would, Kaiser prisoners here. Would be too close to the Imperial Way, which passes through the central arch on the left, those who have offended the emperor to receive the lash as punishment.

Although Beijing urban legend that senior officers were executed in imperial China, in reality, only the corporal punishment was actually carried out.

Behind the spectator Duanmen Gate, the main entrance of the Forbidden City.

In a proceeding north through the Meridian Gate, came the next goal is the gate of Supreme Harmony.

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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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On the west side of the Gate of Harmony wealthy (Xihemen), western courtyard of the Forbidden City is the Hall of Martial Valor (Wuyingdian). The building is 工-shaped structure with a hall connecting the main hall and back room. The Hall of Martial Valor is in the main room on the south side. Five bays wide and three bays deep, is a unique structure eaved yellow glazed tiles. The back room is the Hall of respect and thinking (Jingsidian) in the architectural style of the Hall of Martial Valor. In the northeast of the complex is the last house of longevity (Hengshouzhai) and north-west of Bath. The Hall of Martial Valor and the Hall of Literary Glory Echoes from a distance, one for the military and the other for literature.

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At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor lived and worked in the Hall of Martial Valor, then the Hall of Literary Glory. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng, the peasant rebel leader who seized Beijing and set up his regime here. However, the army quickly shocked if they are not against the armies of the Qing struggle. It proved to be a hasty introduction into the Hall of Valor 29th marriage April and a retreat from Beijing the next day. In the early years of the military control of the Qing, was the first ruler Duoergun here and the Hall of Martial Valor because the job won. The first number of the Qing emperors held ceremonies to small religious rituals in this room. In 1669, the eighth year of the reign of Kangxi, Emperor, moved into the Hall of Martial Valor only live once because of the renovation of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Opened during the reign (1661-1722) Kangxi, a library was in this room. In 1701, the fortieth year of the reign of Kangxi, a large number of pounds were produced. With dry out point method of printing and custom magazines, books are works of art, words and images exquisitely delicate. In the twentieth year of King Daoguang (1820-1850) some books were published and those who were released are not yet recorded, all were taken in the hotel and transfer of thinking. Received in 1814, the nineteenth year of the reign of Jiaqing (1796-1820), after an examination of the books, the healthier are delivered in the Hall of Martial Valor, and most were deformed sold. In 1869, the eighth year of Tongzhi (1861-1875), the Hall of Martial Valor was damaged by a fire, destroying all the books. That same year she was rebuilt.
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The Hall of Martial Valor is now the Art Gallery of the Palace Museum, the many ancient Chinese paintings, among which only a few books, and only the Jin, Tang, Song and Yuan dynasty paintings and masterpieces of the various groups of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The exhibitions are organized every year, but a copy at the beginning or the works as national treasures rarely show their faces. To the traditional view of time courts are available only when the temperature and humidity are likely to protect them, especially in all of September and October. Tourists are allowed to take any photos in Photopaint. However, there is a space of several film and video equipment for the tourists to photograph without flash, an.

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The gate was built during the Ming Dynasty, when it Fengtianmen (奉天 门) method was built. After the conquest of Qing China, the gate its name in Chinese and Manchu was given.

Gate of Supreme Harmony – Forbidden City

It is flanked by two doors minor Zhendu gateway to the west and east Zhaode goal. This gate and the Meridian Gate form the north and south borders of a large site (Shi Zi) is divided by a meandering stream through the “Golden River Bridges” is created. On the north side of the Harmony Square and the door is the entrance to the Great Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Articulated by the stairs a number of incense burners are.

The central staircase was reserved exclusively for the emperor and his immediate consequences, as well as the entry of Central Meridian Gate was.

Gate of Supreme Harmony

Behind Wumen The Meridian Gate, one can see five bridges with a courtyard. Make the heart of the north shore of the court is Taihemen, The Gate of Supreme Harmony.

The Inner Golden River flowing under the bridges, which are thus referred to as the Inner Golden River Bridges. The central bridge has been used exclusively by the emperor. The accompanying two, are designed to be used by members of the royal family. Both bridges were external to court officials. The bridges were carved marble balustrades patterns of dragon and phoenix rich. With the ever-present threat of fire in the palace buildings, the river served as a water reservoir and as a decorative element.

The large courtyard side of the river extends to ten thousand square meters. It is regarded as devoid of trees, in imperial China, the emperor was the son of heaven. Born in the control area, was its highest position and nothing could appear later. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the tallest building in the Forbidden City and could not even the shade of trees there. There are many other examples of this particular provision of the entire city.

You will be surprised to learn that the foundations of the palace in a special way on the bottom – seven layers lengthwise and eight layers cross in every two layers. This precaution should prevent attackers tunnels in the palace. paving bricks were specially made to make a pleasant sound when walking. The rooms on each side would serve as a warehouse for storage of terms such as fur, porcelain, silver, tea, silk, satin and clothing.

Taihemen, north of the square is the main entrance to the backyard and is large enough. The gate is guarded by two bronze lions. They symbolize imperial power. The lion on the east side of the page. His right front paw on a globe call placed the imperial power extended worldwide. The lioness, on the west side is his left front paw on a cub. This means that a strong and prosperous imperial family.

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The Hall of Supreme Harmony (Chinese 殿 太和; pinyin: Tai He Dian; Manchu: Amba Deyen hūwaliyambure) is the largest hall in the Forbidden City. It is located on the central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built on three levels: marble base surrounded by incense burners made of bronze, is the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the largest wooden buildings in China. It was where the Ming and Qing emperors their enthronement and wedding ceremonies take place.

In collaboration with the Hall of Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony, the three rooms in the heart of the courtyard of the Forbidden City.

The Hall of Supreme Harmony is about 30 feet above the level of the place around. It is the ceremonial center of imperial power, and the largest surviving wooden structure in China. It is nine bays wide and five bays deep, the numbers nine and five being symbolically connected to the majesty of the emperor. The six pillars that are closest to the imperial throne covered with gold, and the whole area is decorated with a dragon. The Imperial Dragon Throne, and in particular has five dragon wrapped around the back and laid on the hands. The screen behind the properties of the sets of nine dragons, as an expression of “Nine to Five” symbolic.

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Set in the ceiling directly above the throne of the residential complex is decorated with a coiled dragon, from the mouth of issuing a chandelier-like set of metal balls. Called the “Xuanyuan Mirror” coming back to this article Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor, the legendary first emperor of China. In the Ming dynasty, gave the emperor his court here to discuss state affairs. During the Qing Dynasty, emperors held court much more frequently. Therefore, the situation has changed in the courtyard and the Hall of Supreme Harmony was used for ceremonial purposes such as coronations, royal weddings and investiture.

Forbidden City Hall of Supreme Harmony was built in 1406 and has many later repairs. As the heart of  the Forbidden City, which uses so-called Golden Carriage Palace, to the place where emperors received high officials and exercised their rule over the people be. Grand ceremonies would be held here, when a new emperor ascended the throne. Celebrations also marked Kaiser birthdays, weddings and other important events like the Winter Solstice, the Chinese New Year and the dispatch of generals in the fields of war.

Next to the stairs and ascend the three steps of the terrace, there are eighteen bronze thing, a kind of ancient Chinese vessel, which the eighteen provinces of national at the time. On the balustrade luxurious terrace are a bronze crane and a bronze tortoise, symbols of eternal power and longevity. The marble Rigui, an old sundial on the east side and the Jialiang, an ancient measuring vessel on the western side shows that the emperor was both just and fair. Front of the hall there are a few barrels of gilded bronze, which was to keep the water in case of fire.

Forbidden City – Hall of Supreme Harmony

Since the Hall of Supreme Harmony was the symbol of imperial power, it was the tallest building in the kingdom during the Ming and Qin Dynasty. No other building could be higher where everyone in the kingdom. The heavily glazed hall is 35.02 meters (37.44 feet, including rooftop decoration). It is 63.96 meters wide and 37.2 meters in length respectively. There are 72 columns, six rows on the roof. The doors and windows are marked with clouds and dragons.

Inside the hall is the soil with special stones, polished long and then by being soaked in tungoil paved dismissed. As a symbol of imperial power, the sandalwood throne is on a two-meter-high platform in the middle of the hall, surrounded by six thick gold-painted columns decorated with dragons. Dragons are carved around the golden throne. Around the throne stand two bronze cranes, an elephant-shaped incense burner and tripods in the form of mythical creatures. The hall is decorated heavily with dragons, what an aura of solemnity and mystery. In the center of the ceiling design of two dragons playing with pearls is. They were made of glass and painted with mercury. The Pearl was said to be able to recognize a usurper of the imperial power. If someone who is not usurped the descendant of the Emperor Huang Di the throne, would be the pearl drop down and strike him dead

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Hall of Central Harmony - Forbidden City

The Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghedian) between the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihedian) and the Hall of Harmony preserves (Baohedian) is located. These three areas, as the three great halls called by the outer courtyard, on the central axis of the Forbidden City. Of the three rooms, the hall of harmony is the smallest. Covering a total area of 580 square meters, the hall is a square structure as a pavilion on each side, spanning five of which is built measuring 24.15m. The room has a unique roof top of a shiny golden brilliance eaved in the sun. Bird’s-eye view shows the architectural design of the three rooms to avoid monotony, the charm of Chinese architecture, indicating a high professional level of the old master builders.

Built in 1420, the eighteenth year of the reign of Emperor Yongle (1403-1424), the room with the name “Huagaidian” at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) was. During the reign of Emperor Jiajing (1522-1566), the room was ransacked and renamed “Zhongjidian” after the reconstruction. The ink marks of the three Chinese characters (Zhong Ji Dian) can still be seen. The Qing imperial household was in the Forbidden City in the first year of the reign of Emperor Shunzhi (1644-1661) life, and called the area “Zhonghedian” instead of “Zhongjidian” next year. The two Chinese characters “Zhong” and “it” means that each party can be satisfied if they are treated impartially, the promotion of “balance” of Confucius. After he takes three fires, the room now the look of what he was after reconstruction in 1627, the seventh year of Emperor Tianqi (1621-1627) of Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

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The Hall of Central Harmony served as a resting place for the Emperor, when he organized on his way to the ceremonies

in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. When all was finished, he went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, to receive the honor. There he is consulted his ministers and officials. Each year before their departure for important sacrificial rituals at the Temple of Heaven Temple of Earth or el

sewhere, he would come in this room to prepare the elegiac address. Before I cultivate the altar of the God of Agriculture (Xiannongtan) to the country and even sewing the seeds every spring, the emperor would regularly used seeds and agricultural tools at the ceremony in this room. The tree of the imperial family of the Qing Dynasty was observed once every ten years. When compiling is finished, it will be sent to the Emperor to be investigated what happened in Harmony Hall.

In the hall, visitors can see a pair of golden unicorns standing on both sides of the throne in the middle. “Luduan” Called in Chinese, the unicorns mythological animals were introduced and assumed to go multilingual and capable of 5592.34 miles (9000 km) in one day. Therefore, the gargoyle of this mythical creature that served as sandalwood burners to the throne as a symbol of great wisdom and intelligence of the emperor. Bronze incense burner on a flat surface is used for firewood to keep warm. Next to the throne used two litters available for the shuttle to the Emperor in the Forbidden City. There were strict regulations on the occasion and the way to take the chair of the emperor.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Forbidden City – Gate of Heavenly Purity

The Gate of Heavenly Purity was founded in 1420 and built in 1655. Five bays wide and three bays deep and sixteen feet high, is the Gate of Heavenly Purity, a structure with a unique roof eaved, resting on the base 1.5-meter-high white marble building surrounded by stone balustrades Buddhist .

Opposite the door is a pair of bronze lions guard slipped them. As we know, the Forbidden City has numerous bronze lions, but those who are above the door of Heavenly Purity somewhat different. Sharp acknowledges that the eyes of two lions have ears Flipperty-flopperty, while others have made statues of the lion in the Forbidden City with their ears ears. The experts from the Palace Museum said, discouraged that in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) of the imperial family, courtiers came into the yard and vice versa (prohibition of women interfering in state affairs) . These two lions with ears alert Flipperty-flopperty courtyard concubines and maids of honor, they prefer us to take care of government business in the front yard as little as possible.

Before the door there are four major glossy gilded bronze vats. Although they are decorative, their main task was to maintain the combat excessive amount of water on the fire. Each barrel weighs four tons and is expected to contain more than 200 gallons of
Gate of Heavenly Purity
Gate of Heavenly Purity
Water. Three hundred and eight barrels around the Forbidden City, of which 22 are in the same design as the sight of the objective distribution.

In 1644, the first emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Shunzhi published (1644-1661), Bill of forgetting this. During the following period of the Qing Dynasty, some emperors held court at the door. Ministers and officials gathered here in the morning, waiting to get to the emperor. A temporary throne has been defined and the Emperor sat here for submissions to him to hear the knees in the order of the Minister in charge of the Commission of Revenue, Rites, War, Civil Works and Office. Decisions would be taken by the Emperor. As the most diligent of Emperor Kangxi Qing emperors ruled for 61 years from 1662 to 1722 and has made many important decisions at the Gate of Heavenly Purity. But after the reign of Xianfeng (1851-1861), no courts were held here.

The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (Chinese: 清宫 干; pinyin: Qianqing Gong) is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three rooms of the courtyard (the other two being the Union Hall and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility), located at the north end of the Forbidden City. During the Qing Dynasty, the palace has often served as the courtroom of the emperor, where he held a council with the Grand Council.

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The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a double-eaved building and located on a platform of white marble at one level. It is connected to the Gate of Heavenly Purity, the south by a raised walkway. Under the Ming Dynasty, it was the residence of the Emperor. The large space was divided into nine rooms on two levels, with twenty-seven beds. For added security, on a night the Emperor chooses randomly from one of these beds. This continued through the beginning of the Qing dynasty. However, when Emperor Yongzheng ascended the throne, he would not live in the palace occupied by his father during the sixties. He has lived and subsequent emperors held in the Small Hall of mental culture in the west. The Palace of Heavenly Purity then became a courtroom of the emperor, where he held court, received the ministers and envoys, and banquets held. At the center of the palace, set atop a platform developed, is a throne and a desk, on which the emperor wrote notes and signed documents during government meetings. A housing is mounted on the roof, with a coiled dragon.

Above the throne hangs a tablet with a right to left script “正大光明” (Zheng Da Guang míng), written by Emperor Shunzhi. This tablet was revealed in several ways. It is often used as a Chinese Idiom, which means “To be decent, honest and generous,” or “do not have secrets or making an indecent act.”

From the Emperor Yongzheng emperor’s designated heir in secret, with a copy of the will hidden behind the shelf and another worn at all times by the emperor.

The Palace of Heavenly Purity is a smaller version of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. As it was considered inferior to the Hall of Supreme Harmony everything that is smaller than similar items in the palace of superior quality. However, it is the largest palace in the courtyard of the Forbidden City and is superior to all other structures there. It was built in 1420 and rebuilt in 1798 after fire damage Ming emperors and the first two Qing emperors lived in the palace where they attended the daily affairs of the state. Here they also read and signed the documents, interviewed ministers and ambassadors. Sometimes, banquets and other ceremonies take place here too. Twice, in 1722 and 1785, a “Banquet for the elderly Mille has taken place here. Men aged over 60 of the nation have participated in these events. The Emperor Qianlong even gave gifts. Later, Emperor Yongzheng moved its headquarters to the Hall of mental culture, which is located west of the palace. Nevertheless, the Palace of Heavenly Purity has continued to play an important role in imperial life.

In addition, the Qing dynasty, no matter where the emperor died, his coffin will be placed in the palace for a few days for commemorative ceremonies. Later, the coffin would be moved to Jinshan, and buried in the mausoleum on the date selected.

In the center of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, the throne is on a dais, surrounded by incense burners cloisonne, long red candles, and large mirrors, which were placed next to the throne to ward off evil spirits. On columns around, there are two pairs of couplets written by Qing emperors. Over the throne hangs a plaque engraved with four Chinese characters written by Emperor Yongzheng, which means “justice and brightness. Time of the Emperor Yongzheng, the name of each heir would be written on the duplication of documents and a copy is placed in a box behind the plate. The other copy will be retained by the emperor. Only if the name of each document was the same thing to take the crown prince appointed to the death of the emperor.

Forbidden City - Hall of Celestial & Terrestrial Union

Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union

The Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union (JiaoTaiDian), was first built in 1420 and rebuilt in 1655 and 1798. One meaning of the name is the wish that the Kaiser (heavenly) and the Empress (terrestrial) have a good marriage. This hall is like the hall of perfect harmony (ZhongHeDian) in the form and its smaller twin. It is the smallest of the three major palaces in the courtyard.

Normally empresses formal birthday greetings would get here. Empresses would also inspect preparations before going to preside over commemorations of the Silkworm God and practice sericulture. Shunzhi Emperor’s eunuchs that were made here was to be banned from attending to state affairs.

Equivalent to an hourglass – - and is on the left side, a chime Clock on the right side of the throne, the visitors an ancient Chinese water pot will see Clock. These two counters were a reference to the Drum Tower and Bell Tower.

The large clock tower on the left side of the palace built in 1798 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and works in a miraculous way, the clock yet. Water Clock on the right was built in 1745. It is one of the most important inventions of China and is about 2,500 years ago. First, the mechanical clock was in China after the reign of Emperor Qianlong (1736-1795) established that the use was abandoned in the water clock.

Qianqiu Festival Celebration
In the Qing Dynasty, on the Qianqiu Festival, the birthday of the Empress, Empress of the celebrations held in the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union and received congratulations from service and high-ranking concubines, princesses and other ladies. On the occasions of the winter solstice and the spring festival, people also come here to pay their respects to the Empress.

Royal Jade Seals Storage
In 1748 during the Qianlong (1736-1795) period, put the Emperor 25 “Bao” (jade royal seal) used for the exercise of power in the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union in the Forbidden City. The royal seals were in control of the Cabinet and could only be used if the approval was given to the Empress. The royal seal here were saved for special purposes: “huangdizhibao” rescript was to declare and Jinshi (third-degree scholar) Name-declaration to be used; “zhifazhibao” and “mingdezhibao” command to the emperor and in honor of his vassals, and the “zhiyuliushizhibao” for military affairs. The royal seal was set covered in delicate boxes with yellow silk damask. These fields are still in their original place in this hall of the Palace Museum.

Inside the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union

Big Clock Chime
The great Gong Clock in the Hall of Celestial and Terrestrial Union in 1798, made the third year of the reign of Jiaqing (1796-1820). The shell is a wooden vessel mimic the style of a Chinese pavilion. With an overall height of 5.80 meters, the clock has three stages. may have on the back of the clock there is a staircase, level on which people wind the clock. The Bell Clock has run for more than two centuries, but its bell is so clear and stentorian voice as ever. What superior craftsmanship!

Bronze Clepsydra
aged over 3,000 years, the Chinese people invented the method for measuring the time with drip. The bronze water meter (water clock) was issued in this room, made in 1745 and it is the only of the resulting water meters that are still in good condition.