The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe are all built on an 8-meter-high white marble I-shaped abutment, with the Hall of Supreme Harmony in front, the Hall of Zhonghe in the back and the Hall of Baohe in the back. The abutment has three overlapping layers, and the upper edge of each platform is decorated with railings, sentries and faucets carved with white marble. Among the three platforms, there are three stone steps carved with dragons, which set off the "Royal Road" with waves and flowing clouds. Their respective functions are as follows:
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is the highest and most splendid, with a width of 60. 1 m, a depth of 33.33 m and a height of 35.05 m.. 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.
Zhonghe Hall is a place where emperors rest and receive worship before attending major ceremonies. Before going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the emperor stopped here for a short time, accepted the salute of cabinet ministers and officials of the Ministry of Rites, and then entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony to hold a ceremony. In addition, before the emperor worships heaven and earth and the ancestral temple, he should also review the "classes" written in eulogy here; Before going to farm in Zhongnanhai, you should also look at the farm tools here.
Baohe Hall is 29 meters high and rectangular in plan, with a building area of 1240 square meters. Baohe Hall is the place where the emperor fetes foreign princes and ministers every New Year's Eve. Baohe Hall is also the place where imperial examinations are held.
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The overall layout of the Forbidden City is characterized by:
1, Long live the Mountain in the north and Jinshui River in the south, just in line with the ancient saying that "negative yin embraces yang, and rushing gas is harmony". Long live the Mountain is a man-made mountain specially built to create the geomantic omen of the imperial city. The piling of this mountain not only satisfies the principle of "negative yin" in the imperial city, but also suppresses the geomantic omen of the previous dynasty, so long live the mountain. "
2. Miyagi is surrounded by a palace wall with a height of 12 meters and a length of 3,400 meters. It is rectangular and surrounded by a moat with a width of 52 meters, forming a fortified castle.
There are four doors in the Forbidden City, the main entrance is called Wumen, the east entrance is called Donghuamen, the west entrance is called Xihuamen, and the north entrance is called Shenwumen. Facing the Shenwumen in the north gate, there is a Jingshan made of earth and stone. In the overall layout, Jingshan can be said to be the barrier of the Forbidden City complex.
The Forbidden City consists of an outer court and an inner court. The outer court is centered on the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Hall of Zhonghe and the Hall of Baohe, with Wenhua Hall in the east and Wuying Hall in the west as its wings, which is the place where the imperial court held the ceremony. Behind the outer court is the Imperial Palace, including Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace, Imperial Garden and Six Palaces of East and West. It is the place where the emperor handles daily affairs and the emperor and queen live.
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