No one can visit the Forbidden City without marveling at its unique application of color. Yellow and vermilion are the...
Beijing Forbidden City
The Forbidden City, also known as the Palace Museum, is where 24 emperors of the Ming(1368-1644) and Qing (1616-1911) dynasties...
After a long lunch in the Peking Duck, with new things for my palate, asweet soup made from lily bulbs,...
Geomancy or feng shui is a belief based on spaces. It is thought that the universe is a harmonious whole...
When the Yongle Emperor decided to move the capital, both for strategicand for sentimental reasons-the north was always under threat...
Ladies and gentlemen， What we are now approaching is the Meridian Gate.Entering the Meridian Gate，there are five marble bridges on...
1.A Brieflntroduction This is the map ofthe Forbidden City.The Forbidden City covers an area of 72 hectares①with a total floor...
The abode of 24 Ming and Qing emperors of the Celestial Empire, the Forbidden City gugong is a fittingly awe-inspiring...
Architecture Styles As a large country，the architectural styles of different regions and nationalities in China may vary in characteristics and...
Say some friends come to Beijing and have only one day to be introduced to traditional Chinese culture. They might...
Taihe Hall (Hall of Supreme Harmony) is known as "throne room". It is the lar gest and the highestclass construction...
The Palace Museum of Beijing was formerly known as the Forbidden City. It was the imperial palace of the Ming...
Lying at the center of Beijing，the Forbidden City，called Gugong in Chinese，was the Imperial Palace during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.Now...
Puyi's abdication did not force him to leave the Forbidden City. According to the Articles of Favorable Treatment of the...
The Manchurian rulers attached great importance to the function of literature in governing the nation. Many books were compiled under...
In 353, when the sage calligrapher Wang Xizhi had party with friends in the Orchid Pavilion, he wrote down the...
Under the reign of Emperor Shunzhi, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Yongzheng, the Qing dynasty enjoyed political stability and economic prosperity...
If we look at the parts of the Forbidden City separately, we will find out that it is composed of...
The layout of the Forbidden City focuses on the Central Axis.In the Ming dynasty，it started from the Great Ming Gate（Daming...
The ancient Chinese philosophers regarded Yin and Yang as two opposing bodies of the world. Yin and Yang work together...