The construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing began in the fourth year of Yongle, the Ming emperor, and was based on the Forbidden City in Nanjing, and was completed in the eighteenth year of Yongle. It is a rectangular city with a length of 96 1 m from north to south and a width of 753 m from east to west. Surrounded by a wall with a height of 10 meter, there is a moat with a width of 52 meters outside the city. The architecture of the Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court.
The center of the outer court is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, which are collectively called the three halls, and are the places where the country holds ceremonies. The center of the Forbidden City is Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the last three palaces, which are the main palaces where emperors and empresses live.
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The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, at No.4 Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, north of Tiananmen Square 1 km, opposite the south gate of Jingshan.
Architectural layout According to its layout and function, the architecture of the Forbidden City is divided into two parts: the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard. The dividing line between "outer court" and "inner court" is Gan Qing Gate, with the outer court in the south and the inner court in the north. The architectural atmosphere of the Forbidden City is very different from that of the Imperial Palace.
The outer court, centered on the three halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, is the place where the emperor held the court meeting, also known as the "former court". It was a place where feudal emperors exercised their power and held grand ceremonies. In addition, there are Wenhua Hall, Wenyuan Pavilion, Shangyuanyuan and Sonan on the east side of the two wings; There are buildings such as Wuying Hall and Interior Office in the west.
The Forbidden City is centered on Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, flanked by hall of mental cultivation, East Palace, West Palace, Zhai Palace and Yuqing Palace, followed by the Imperial Garden. This is the residence of the feudal emperor and empress. Ningshou Palace in the east of the Forbidden City was built after Emperor Qianlong abdicated. There are Cining Palace and Shou 'an Palace in the west of the palace. In addition, there are buildings such as China Palace and Beiwu.
According to China's ancient astrology theory, Ziweiyuan (i.e. Polaris) is located at the zenith where the Emperor of Heaven lives, and heaven corresponds to human beings, so it is also called the Forbidden City. After the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty seized the throne, Judy decided to move the capital to Beijing and began to build the palace, which was completed in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420).
19 1 1 year, the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the last feudal monarchy in China-the Qing Dynasty. 1924, the emperor Puyi was expelled from the palace. In more than 500 years, a total of 24 emperors lived here and ruled the whole country.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Forbidden City