Exhibition information By 2020, the Forbidden City will have a history of 600 years. The Palace Museum will hold an exhibition "Immortality-600 Years after the Forbidden City was built". From three themes and 18 historical nodes, this paper introduces the planning and layout, architecture, palace life, building renovation and protection of the Forbidden City, so as to let the audience know the history and culture that runs through the "time" and "space" of the Forbidden City, experience the highest state of palace architecture technology with perfect combination of art and feel the infinite charm of Chinese excellent traditional culture.
The exhibition will be officially opened to the public in September 2020 10, and will end in September 2020 10/0/5. Tickets for this exhibition are not sold separately. Admission is free with tickets of the Palace Museum.
From the meridian gate of the Forbidden City to the three halls facing outwards.
The meridian gate is also the "imperial gate" for the emperor to go in and out. First of all, you can use your mobile phone to use the navigation function in the official account of the Micro Palace Museum, or you can choose the voice guide rental office on the west side. However, not every interpreter has enough strength to accompany you through the whole journey.
Through the meridian gate, you can see the open air of the Forbidden City connecting heaven and earth. Don't cross the Neijinshui Bridge in a hurry when the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs walks through the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square. On the west side of Wumen Gate, you can reach the Tower and the East Corner Building. This is a good location for shooting palaces and squares from the south.
Might as well spend an hour to the Wenhua Hall and Wuyingtang on the east and west sides of the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which are the Ceramic Hall and the Painting and Calligraphy Hall respectively. This is a place with relatively few tourists, and the selected cultural relics are no less than other collections of central axis buildings.
The resplendent three halls are the place where the most grand ceremony is held, and also the place where many "group friends" must go. Outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, one of the largest and most tightly managed wooden buildings, not afraid of crowds, missed the opportunity to watch the carved golden dragon chair and the screen behind it. The furnishings in the hall still imitate the appearance of the emperor when he got up and sat up, which is respectful and solemn.
Go through the Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall on the north side of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and don't forget to look at the decorative paintings on large wooden structures, the glazed animals on the roof eaves, and the Yunlong stone carvings on the north side of Baohe River. Every detail shows you the originality of China craft.
Three palaces in the Forbidden City
Before you start your trip to the Forbidden City, you might as well find a place to eat and replenish your strength. A new book bar and coffee shop opened in the ice room east of the palace. Compared with scattered snack bars, it is more cost-effective, and you can also read books published by the Forbidden City for free. You can see the daily life of the royal family in the palace walls with carved beams and painted buildings.
Looking in from Gan Qing Palace and Jiaotai Hall, the plaques with the words "aboveboard" and "governing by doing nothing" are the imperial pens of Shunzhi and Kangxi respectively, which contain the way of governing the country handed down from the royal family. The Kunning Palace in the north used to be the wedding rooms of many emperors, and it was also a special place for shamanism to worship the gods, reflecting that Manchu people still maintained their beliefs after entering the customs.
The east and west sides of the last three palaces are the East Sixth Palace and the West Sixth Palace respectively. This is the residence of the queens, and many exhibitions are held here irregularly.
How to play after watching the exhibition?
After visiting the Forbidden City Expo, you may wish to continue this journey about history and continue to walk in the Forbidden City. From the Forbidden City to Jingshan, strolling from Beihai to Houhai, this land connecting princes and nobles and humble people ended thousands of years of feudal autocracy in China.
Here, history is piled up like a mountain, reflecting the epitome of China's culture and society from ancient times to the present; Here, with the continuous development of history, this imperial city root is still the representative of a national capital.
Although it took less than half an hour to reach the top of the mountain, Jingshan Park was still the commanding height of the Forbidden City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it was also the choice for many tourists to watch the panoramic view of the Forbidden City. You can stand on the top of the Forbidden City and look down at the world, or you can walk among the pines and cypresses.
Jingshan Park is not only the back garden visited by members of the royal family, but also has many functions such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, stopping spirits and practicing archery. In the yuan dynasty, it was designated as the royal garden for the emperor to visit. The reason why it was named "Jingshan" is not only the location of the emperor's "imperial scenery", but also the meaning of "seeking Jingshan pine and cypress pills" in the Book of Songs. The spring pavilion and the splendor of Ming and Qing architecture are the essence here.
Depart from Shenwumen of the Forbidden City, cross Jingshan Front Street and directly enter the south gate of Jingshan. Qiwanglou, built at 1750, is the place where Jingshan official school students worship Confucius.
Along the two sides, you can reach the Wanchunge at the top of the mountain. The Forbidden City is in the south, the Bell and Drum Tower in the north and the White Pagoda in the North Sea in the west, which is the best scenic spot of the Forbidden City. 1March 644, Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide with a belt. Unfortunately, the old pagoda tree was cut into "four old", and the existing pagoda tree was transplanted from Jianguomen.
Beihai Park Beihai Park is one of the most romantic places in Beijing and a common memory of generations of Beijingers. This is the oldest and most complete palace in Beijing.
As early as the Liao Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty built the "White Lotus Pond" in the northeast suburb of Yanjing. Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled naval military expenses in the Qing Dynasty, and not only built the Summer Palace, but also built a small train from the Forbidden City to Beihai Zen Hall. At the beginning of the 20th century, the plundered Beihai became the headquarters of Eight-Nation Alliance. 1925 opens.
There are four scenic spots in the park: North Shore, East Shore, Qiongdao and Tuancheng, which can be reached from the south, north and east gate. Entering the garden from the south gate, the majestic town in the west is Tuancheng Scenic Area. This battlement received many foreign guests, and Liang Qichao also lived here for a period of time. A 1.5-meter-high white jade Buddha statue was displayed in Chengguang Hall in the center of Tuancheng City. The knife mark on the jade Buddha's left arm is said to have been left by Eight-Nation Alliance. Walking down Tuancheng, the white tower on the mountain and the top of the mountain is Qiongdao.
It takes about 10 minutes to climb the White Pagoda from Yong 'an Bridge. The White Pagoda was built in A.D. 165 1 year. It is 35.9 meters high and has a distinctive Tibetan style. The Tibetan pattern on the Tayan Gate shows the inextricable connection between the Qing Dynasty and Tibetan Buddhism.
Down the mountain from the north, the promenade near the water is like a ribbon around the north bank of Qiongdao. At the western end of the corridor is Reading Gu Lou, which contains calligraphers' works in Wei, Jin and Ming Dynasties. After crossing the Shengshan Bridge on the east side of the corridor, you can go to the East Coast Scenic Area or take the East Gate exit to Doushanmen Street.