The Palace Museum has collected more than 6,543,800 pieces (sets) of cultural relics. These movable cultural relics include ceramics, jade articles, bronzes, rubbings, calligraphy books, paintings, treasures, lacquerware, enamel, sculptures, inscriptions, furniture, rare books of ancient books, school stationery, imperial seals, clocks and ceremonial weapons.
Among the precious cultural relics (Grade I, II and III) collected by state-owned cultural and cultural institutions in China, the collection of precious cultural relics in the Palace Museum accounts for about 4 1.98%, and the cultural relics in the Palace Museum have an inverted pyramid structure, with the first-class cultural relics being the most, the second-class cultural relics being the second, and the third-class cultural relics being the least. Therefore, some people say that almost all the cultural relics in the Forbidden City are national treasures, which is not an exaggeration, because every cultural relic is irreplaceable.
In terms of time, the cultural relics collected by the Palace Museum date back to the Neolithic Age, spanning Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Five Dynasties, Song, Liao, Xixia, Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, and today.
Forbidden city structure:
1. Distribution of the outer court: The outer court is the place where the emperor handles political affairs. There are three main halls: Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Zhonghe and Hall of Baohe. Among them, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the highest and most brilliant. The emperor's accession to the throne, wedding, conferring, ordering and going to war will all be held here. At that time, thousands of people "shouted three times" and hundreds of ritual vessels rang bells and drums, which was extremely royal. The Zhonghe Hall behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the place where the emperor rests and sacrifices before attending major ceremonies, while the Baohe Hall in the northernmost part is the place where the emperor holds banquets and palace examinations.
2. Forbidden City: The second half of the Forbidden City building is called the Forbidden City. The gate of the Forbidden City, Gan Qing Gate, is surrounded by glazed walls on the left and right, and the rear three palaces are inside. The Forbidden City is centered on Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, and its east and west wings are East Sixth Palace and West Sixth Palace respectively. It is the place where the emperor handles daily affairs, and it is also the place where the emperor and his queens live and live. The second half is different from the first half in architectural style. The first half of the building symbolizes the supremacy of the emperor. The second half of the Forbidden City is mostly a self-contained courtyard.
It is behind the "inner court" of the Forbidden City. Double-eaved Kunning Palace is the queen's bedroom before Yong Zhengdi in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with warm pavilions at both ends. In the Qing Dynasty, it was changed into a place of worship. After Yongzheng, Xinnuange was a place where shamans offered sacrifices. Among them, Dongnuange is the bridal chamber of the emperor's wedding, and Kangxi, Tongzhi and Guangxu all held weddings here.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Beijing Forbidden City.