The Forbidden City in Beijing, formerly known as the Forbidden City, was included in the World Heritage List in December 1987. Located in the center of Beijing, it was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and 24 emperors successively ascended the throne here. Founded in 1406, it has been nearly 600 years. The Forbidden City is the largest and most complete ancient wooden building complex in the world. It covers an area of ??720,000 square meters, with a construction area of ??about 150,000 square meters. It has more than 9,000 palaces, among which the Hall of Supreme Harmony (also known as the Golden Palace) is The place where the emperor held grand ceremonies such as his enthronement, birthday celebrations, and military expeditions. The Forbidden City has yellow tiles and red walls, gold doors and red couplets, white jade carved railings, and overlapping palace palaces. It is majestic and majestic. It is the essence of ancient Chinese architecture. The palace now houses about 1 million precious cultural relics and works of art from past dynasties. In 1987, it was rated as a cultural heritage by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO and included in the World Heritage List.
The Forbidden City in Beijing, formerly known as the Forbidden City, was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is located in the center of Beijing, with Tiananmen Gate in front, Jingshan Mountain in the back, Wangfujing Market in the east, and Zhongnanhai in the west. The Forbidden City is the most complete and largest ancient palace complex in my country and the world.
The Forbidden City was built in the fourth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1406 AD) and completed in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420 AD). Since Zhu Di, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, moved his capital to Beijing, 24 emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties lived here and ruled the country. In 1911, the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty in China, and the history of the Forbidden City as a feudal palace came to an end. In 1924, the late emperor Puyi was expelled from the palace. On October 10, 1925, the Palace Museum was officially established.
The architecture of the Forbidden City is magnificent and huge in scale. It is 961 meters long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west. It covers an area of ??more than 720,000 square meters, with a total construction area of ??more than 160,000 square meters and more than 8,700 existing houses. It is surrounded by a city wall about 10 meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. There is a city gate on each side of the city wall, the Meridian Gate in the south, which is the main entrance of the Forbidden City, the Shenwu Gate in the north, the Donghua Gate in the east, and the Xihua Gate in the west. At each corner of the city wall stands an exquisite and unique turret. The architectural layout of the Forbidden City spreads out to the east and west along the north-south central axis. The red walls, yellow tiles, carved beams and painted buildings are magnificent. The buildings and towers of the palace are scattered in different heights and are spectacular and majestic. The architecture of the Forbidden City embodies the excellent traditions and unique style of ancient Chinese architectural art, and is a classic of ancient Chinese architecture.
The Forbidden City is generally divided into two parts: the "Front Palace" in the south and the "Back Chamber" in the north. The southern part is centered on the three main halls of Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall, supplemented by Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall on both sides. It is the place where the emperor went to court to receive congratulations, meet with ministers and hold large-scale ceremonies. The three main halls are built on a three-story Xumizuo-style platform with a height of more than 8 meters and are surrounded by stone railings. They are the most spectacular buildings in the Forbidden City and show their extraordinary and lofty status. Among them, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the highest-level and largest building in the Forbidden City. It is also the largest ancient wooden structure palace existing in my country. The northern half is centered on the Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, the three rear palaces of Kunning Palace, the East and West Six Palaces and the Imperial Garden. On the east side are Fengxian Palace, Huangji Palace, etc., and on the west side is Yangxin Palace. , Yuhua Pavilion, Cining Palace, etc. are the places where the emperor and his concubines, princes and princesses live, hold sacrifices and religious activities, and handle daily government affairs. The architectural layout of the Forbidden City is rigorous and orderly, and every brick and tile follows the hierarchical etiquette of feudal society, reflecting the emperor's supreme authority.
Today’s Palace Museum not only has magnificent ancient buildings dating back nearly 600 years, but also houses nearly one million pieces of ancient treasures, including bronzes, jade, gold and silver, ceramics, and lacquerware. , enamelware, bamboo and wood carvings, silk embroidery, the four treasures of the study, paintings and calligraphy, as well as a large number of clothing, materials and furniture of the emperors and concubines. In addition, there are a large number of books, classics, documents and archives, including tens of thousands of Chinese treasures, representing the highest level of Chinese culture and art in past dynasties.