Among them, the last three palaces are Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, which are the main palaces where emperors and empresses live.
Followed by the imperial garden. On both sides of the last three palaces, there are six palaces in the east and west, which are places where empresses live and rest.
The Eastern Sixth Palace refers to Ren Jing Palace, Chenggan Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace and Yan Xi Palace, while the Western Sixth Palace refers to Yongshou Palace, Yikun Palace, Palace of Gathered Elegance, Xianfu Palace, Changchun Palace and Qixiang Palace (Taiji Hall).
The sixth house of things is sometimes called the twelfth house of things. They sandwich the last three houses like two axes, thus corresponding to the so-called Ye Ting in ancient times.
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East sixth house:
1, Ren Jing Palace, built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), was originally named Chang 'an Palace, and was renamed Ren Jing Palace in the 14th year of Jiajing (1535). In the Qing Dynasty, the old name of the Ming Dynasty was used and rebuilt in the 12th year of Shunzhi (1655).
2. Chenggan Palace was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), formerly known as Yongning Palace, and renamed as Chenggan Palace in August in the 5th year of Chongzhen (1632). Remove the old along the edge.
3. Zhongcui Palace, built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), was originally named Xianyang Palace. In the 14th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1535), it was renamed Zhongcui Palace. In the 5th year of Qin Long (157 1), the front hall of Zhongcui Palace was called Xinglong Hall, where the Crown Prince lived.
Jingyang Palace is located to the east of Zhongcui Palace and to the north of Yonghe Palace. In the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), it was originally named Changyang Palace, and it was renamed Jingyang Palace in the 14th year of Jiajing. Remove the old along the edge. In the Ming Dynasty, this was the place where concubines lived. In the Qing Dynasty, it was converted into a place for collecting and storing books.
5. Yonghe Palace, built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), was originally named Yong 'an Palace. In the 14th year of Jiajing, it was even more famous. It was rebuilt in the twenty-fifth year of Kangxi, where the empresses lived in the Qing Dynasty.
6. Yan Xi Palace was built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, formerly known as Changshou Palace. In the 14th year of Jiajing, it was renamed Yanqi Palace. It was renamed Yan Xi Palace in Qing Dynasty, and concubines lived in Ming and Qing Dynasties.
West Sixth Palace:
1, Yongshou Palace, built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, was originally named Changle Palace. In the fourteenth year of Jiajing, it was renamed Yude Palace, and in the forty-fourth year of Wanli it was renamed Yongshou Palace.
2. Yikun Palace, built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, was originally named Wan 'an Palace, and changed to Yikun Palace in the 14th year of Jiajing. Renovated many times in the Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of concubines in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Palace of Gathered Elegance is the most important palace in the life of Empress Dowager Cixi, so it was later connected with Yikun Palace in front of Palace of Gathered Elegance.
4. Xianfu Palace, built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty, was originally named Shou 'an Palace. In the 14th year of Jiajing, it was renamed Xianfu Palace.
5. Changchun Palace and Qixiang Palace are completely connected, and there is no palace wall between them, only a sports hall is used as the front hall.
6. Qixiang Palace (Taiji Hall). When Empress Dowager Cixi lived in Changchun Palace, Changchun Palace was connected with the Seven-phase Palace in front of this palace, and the palace wall and door between the two palaces were demolished, and a new body palace was built in situ. Renamed Tai Chi Hall, Sports Institute Palace is generally used as the front hall of Changchun Palace.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-six palaces of east and west