Forbidden Cityis located in the center of Beijing, Tiananmen Square North, 1 km south gate of Jingshan opposite thing width 753 meters, 961 meters long north and south, covering an area of 72 square meters, is the world';s largest palace complex. Outside the Forbidden City is a 52 meters wide, 6 m deep moat; Hanoi is the circumference of 3 km, nearly 10 meters high walls, the walls had doors on all sides, south Meridian Gate, the North has Shenwu Men, east Donghuamen, west, West Gate; wall still stands four corner turrets, modeling unique, exquisitely carved. In 1987 the "World Heritage List."

National Palace Museum can be roughly divided into twoPart of the South for the work area, the outer court; north living area, the inner court. All of its buildings arranged in the axis of the things symmetrical and orderly.

Outer Court where emperors handled political affairs, there are three halls: Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Preserving Harmony. Hall of Supreme Harmony is most of them tall, brilliant, it is wide and 60.1 m, depth 33.33 m, 35.05 m high. The emperor ascended the throne, wedding, canonized, life would be, set off such a grand ceremony to be held here, when thousands of its "three cheers", hundreds of ritual bells and drums, gongs, doing royal style. Bring up the rear of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the emperor before the break to attend a major ceremonyAnd accept the place of worship, the most northern of Preserving Harmony is the place where the emperor Ciyan and the successful candidates.

Inner court, including dry clean, cross-tai, Kun Ning Gong and three east and west sides of the East and West Liu Liu Gong, which is the emperor concubines and place of residence, commonly known as the "three palaces and six homes." In the residential area north of the Imperial Garden has a small and unique, is the play of the royal staff.

Some of the palace in the Forbidden City now has a comprehensive exhibition, a large number of ancient art collections, totaling over 1.05 million, accounting for the total number of Chinese cultural relics 1 / 6, is the richest collection of Chinese antiquities museum, the famous ancient worldCulture and Arts Museum.

Roaming Palace

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Meridian Gate:is the main entrance of the Forbidden City, is very majestic, tower on the main hall, side profile of nine, five deep, is reflected, "Ninth Five of the statue." Main hall with the four corners of the square pavilion, like five peaks, patchwork, known as "Wufeng Lou."

Tai door:the door into the afternoon, in front of the square in front of Supreme Harmony is the. First, the eye isFive Golden Water Bridge, standing on the Golden Water Bridge on the left to see, is the way to Wu Yingdian the Hee and doors. Wu Yingdian this is precisely where Li Zicheng hastily ascended the throne, but also the land of Prince Regent Dorgon office. The right side of the bridge is the gateway to Wenhua Dian Concorde Gate, Wenhua Dian is the main hall of the early Qing Dynasty Prince, the ceremony is held at the famous place Jingyan. The apse is the famous Wenhua Dian Wen Yuan Ge, Ming and Qing dynasties it was the palace library, is the imitation of Ningbo Tianyi Pavilion built. Wo to the front door to see that, it';s Chen-degree left and right doors constitute the Seven Generations of the door leading to the three main hall of the portal.

Three main hall: Tai Wo, and in Bulgaria and the three main hall, toward the outer part of the Forbidden City. Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as the throne room, the Forbidden City and the country is the highest and largest palace, surface profile 11, Zhong Yan Dianding veranda, is a place where the court held a major ceremony. The Hall, is a square pavilion building, which is the emperor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony site preparation activities, but also in the emperor worship, and play equipment in place prior cultivation. Hall of Preserving Harmony, is a minister of the Qing Dynasty New Year';s Eve banquet place for the kings, but also in the Qing Dynasty Imperial Examination of successful candidates at the highest level the place.

Dry clean door: Connect the gateway to the Outer Court and Inner Court, which is split after the first three Sannomiya house and the door, also known as Royal door. Dry clean the west side of the door toward the foot of a row house is the famous Grand Council.

AC Thai Temple:Temple';s second after the third temple and the temple building form and in similar, but slightly smaller scale. Ming is the Queen';s palace, Qing Dynasty is the Queen';s birthday gift He accepted the place. Thai Temple in ancient throne of delivery timing Tonghudilou east and west is the palace of modern large chime clock time and the whole cityBetween the baseline and the bell tower chime Shenwu Men are as subject.

Kunning:Sannomiya after the third house is the Queen of the Palace of Ming, Qing Dynasty emperor, the East two set wedding bridal chamber when the West is to sacrifice five Shentang shamanism. Junji the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi, wen, Guang Xu, Pu Yi had used Kunning bridal chamber.

Imperial Garden:OverKunning, the Kun Ning came to the door to the Imperial Garden, Imperial Garden, there were Diange, pavilions. More than 20, more than 160 old trees, trees, rockeries and ponds of the two. Qinan Hall is the center of imperial garden architecture, the Ming emperors to worship Taoist gods Jiajing built. Xiushan is the tallest building in the hospital heap, mountain Royal Pavilion, Double Ninth Festival is the place where the emperor climb. Park Pavilion and what future generations on both sides million Shouting. The northern end of the Shun Ching Imperial Garden Gate, this is the place where the assassination of Emperor Jiaqing, the Shun Chen door to Shenwu Men, Forbidden City, the central axis to an end.

East

East Palaces:Jade Palace, including bell, bearingDry Palace, Jingren Gong, Jing Yang Gong, Yonghe Gong, Yan Xi Palace. Middle East Queen Mother lived in the bell Tsui Tsz Temple. In addition, Yan Xi Gong also known as the Forbidden City, the only building on a Western Yanxi palace, which is widely circulated folk Crystal Palace. Unfortunately Yanxi Palace have not yet opened.

Ningshou Gong:the former palace complex is divided into two parts and post-sleep precise layout, luxurious decoration. Garden which is well known Ningshou Gong. Currently under repair, there is no opening. When the most famous garden Ningshou GongPavilion is a flow cup. March each year, the emperor and several ministers sitting around the kiosks, the glass on the water, with the water line, the line to someone in front stops moving, the person must drank a cup of wine, and poetry one. Chang Music Club is the largest palace stage, some sleep in the back Ningshou Gong, divided into three layers, the lowest level 210 square meters. Mei Lanfang and Tan Xinpei acted drama are all here.

Zhen Fei well:the most northern located outside the East is the last stop visiting the Forbidden City.

West

West Liu: including Chuxiu Gong, Yi Kun Gong, Yong Shou Gong, Gong Fu Xian, Changchun Gong, Tai Jidian. Each house is something Palaces, 50 meters wide deep square, both sides take a positive, the pattern of the two courtyards. West Liu Changchun Gong in order to Dream is known for murals. Chu Xiugong has maintained the original appearance of the Empress Dowager Cixi 50 birthday, when the Empress Dowager Cixi regardless of national crisis, wantonly waste, removal of the reservoir shows the door, and Yi Kun Gong fused into the big four into the courtyard, the courtyard decorated luxury It Tianmu.

Hall of Mental Cultivation: Public-shaped building, divided into the former and post-sleep, the middle of the hallway connected. Three front hall, the middle of a deal for the emperor summoned the Chief Minister of the place, between the East is "behind a screen," the place. Emperor Yongzheng between West handwritten "diligent pro-Yin" the plaque, is the place where the emperor summoned the military ministers. Hall of Mental Cultivation in the West Snappers are the famous San Hsi Tang, known by the three at home and copybook. They are Wang's "fast Clearing After Snowfall," young boy's "Mid-Autumn quote," and Wang Xun's "Bo far post." Three posts in the "fast Clearing After Snowfall," in Taipei, the other two posts are now hidden in the Forbidden City.

Cining Gong: Hall of Mental Cultivation and West Liu, West Road, within five formed in this way there all the way west of the building construction, known as the foreign West, Empress Dowager Ci Ning live Temple is located here. But this building is not open all the way.

Shu Fangzhai:Imperial Garden on both sides of the East and West five of five, is the palace of the kindergarten, the Qianlong emperor in the West live in five had two, so it became a potential Di, ascended the throne after Emperor Qianlong then converted into Wa here palace. Chung Wah Palace Road is the famous Shufang Zhai, Shu Fangzhai that there was a stage, is second only to the smooth sounds of a House stage large stage. Annual flood the temple, the Qianlong emperor in a tea party here to entertain civil and military ministers. Shu Fangzhai not open.

Explain the import of electronic ticket control at lease 10 / times, there are even a small map, easy to use, or see the Forbidden City tour guide map.

Palace grand scale, layout rigorous, majestic, Furama expensive, there are many rare collection of relics of ancient architecture in China, culture, the essence of art.