From 0 10 to 10 10, the Forbidden City will have a history of 600 years. The Palace Museum will hold an exhibition entitled "600th Anniversary of the Forbidden City in Chen Dan, Gu Yong". From three themes and 18 historical nodes, this paper introduces the general situation of the planning and layout, architecture, palace life, building repair and protection of the Forbidden City, so that the audience can understand the history and culture of the Forbidden City, experience the highest level of palace architecture technology which is perfectly combined with art, and feel the infinite charm of Chinese excellent traditional culture.
The exhibition will be officially opened to the public on September 10, 2008, and will end on September 10/15, 2008. Tickets for this exhibition are not sold separately. Admission is free with tickets of the Palace Museum.
Exhibition information
From the meridian gate to the three halls facing outwards.
The meridian gate is also the "imperial gate" for the emperor to go in and out. First of all, you can use your mobile phone to use the navigation function in the official account of "Micro Palace Museum", or you can choose the voice guide rental office on the west side. However, not every interpreter has enough strength to accompany you all the time.
Through the meridian gate, you can see the open air of the Forbidden City connecting heaven and earth. Don't cross the Neijinshui Bridge in the lobby of Heping Square. The west side of Wumen Gate can reach the Middle Tower and the East Corner Building. This is a good location for shooting palaces and squares from the south.
Take an hour to the Wenhua Hall and Wuyingtang on the east and west sides of the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square, which are the Ceramic Hall and the Painting and Calligraphy Hall respectively. This is a place with relatively few tourists, and the selected cultural relics are no less than the collections of other central axis buildings.
The resplendent three halls are the place where the most grand ceremony is held, and also the place where many "group friends" must go. Outside the Harmony Hall, one of the largest and most tightly managed wooden buildings, not afraid of the crowds, missed the opportunity to watch the golden dragon carved chair and the screen behind it. The furnishings in the hall still imitate the appearance of the emperor when he got up and sat up, respectful and solemn.
Go through the Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall on the north side of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and don't forget to look at the decorative paintings on large wooden structures, the glazed animals on the roof eaves, and the Yunlong stone carvings on the north side of Baohe River. Every detail shows you the originality of China craft.
Imperial capital
Before you start your trip to the palace, you might as well find a place to eat and replenish your strength. A new book bar and coffee shop have opened in the ice room on the east side of the palace. Compared with scattered snack bars, it is more cost-effective, and you can also read books published by the Forbidden City for free. The daily life of the royal family can be seen on the carved wall of Dong Palace.
Looking in from the Qing Palace and the Jiaotai Hall, the plaques with the words "aboveboard" and "governing by doing nothing" are the imperial pens of Shunzhi and Kangxi respectively, which contain the way of governing the country handed down from the royal family. The Kunning Palace in the north used to be the wedding rooms of many emperors, and it was also a special place for shamanism to worship the gods, which reflected that Manchu people still maintained their faith after entering the customs.
The east and west sides of the last three palaces are the East Sixth Palace and the West Sixth Palace respectively. This is the residence of the queens, and many exhibitions are held here irregularly.
How to play after watching the exhibition?
After visiting the Forbidden City Expo, you may wish to continue this journey about history and continue to stroll in the Forbidden City. From the Forbidden City to Jingshan, strolling from Beihai to Houhai, this land connecting nobles and civilians ended thousands of years of feudal autocracy in China.
Here, history is piled up like a mountain, reflecting the epitome of China's culture and society from ancient times to the present; Here, history continues to develop, and this imperial city root is still the representative of a national capital.
: Forbidden City
Jingshan Park is not only the back garden visited by members of the royal family, but also has many functions such as offering sacrifices to ancestors, stopping spirits and practicing archery. In the yuan dynasty, it was designated as the royal garden for the emperor to visit. The reason why it was named "Jingshan" is not only the seat of the emperor's "imperial scenery", but also the meaning of "Jingbishan, Baisongwan" in the Book of Songs. Spring Pavilion and splendid Ming and Qing architecture are the essence here.
Come out from Shenwumen of the Forbidden City, cross Jingshan Front Street, and you can directly enter the south gate of Jingshan. Wang Lou, built in 1750, is the place where Jingshan official school students pay homage to Confucius.
Along the two sides, you can reach the Wanchunge at the top of the mountain. The Forbidden City is in the south, the Bell and Drum Tower in the north and the White Pagoda in the North Sea in the west. It is the best scenic spot in the Forbidden City. On March 1644, Emperor Chongzhen cut his belt. Unfortunately, the old pagoda tree was cut into "four old", and the existing pagoda tree was transplanted from Jianguomen.
Jingshan Park
Beihai Park is one of the most romantic places in Beijing and a common memory of generations of Beijingers. This is the oldest and most complete palace in Beijing.
As early as the Liao Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Liao Dynasty built the "White Lotus Pond" in the northeast suburb of Yanjing. Empress Dowager Cixi embezzled naval military expenses in the Qing Dynasty, and not only built the Summer Palace, but also built a small train from the Forbidden City to Beihai Zen Room. At the beginning of the 20th century, the plundered Beihai became the headquarters of Eight-Nation Alliance. 1925 opens.
There are four scenic spots in the park: North Shore, East Shore, Qiongdao and Tuancheng, and the south gate, north gate and east gate can all be reached. Entering the garden from the south gate, the magnificent town in the west is Tuancheng Scenic Area. This battlement has received many foreign guests, and Liang Qichao also lived here for some time. A 1.5-meter-high white jade Buddha statue is displayed in the Chengguang Hall in the center of the group. The knife mark on the jade Buddha's left arm is said to have been left by Eight-Nation Alliance. Walking down Tuancheng, the White Pagoda on the mountain and the top of the mountain are Joan Island.
It takes about 10 minutes to climb the White Pagoda from Yong 'an Bridge. The White Pagoda was built in A.D. 165 1 year, with a height of 35.9 meters and a distinctive Tibetan style. The Tibetan pattern on the tower gate shows the inextricable relationship between the Qing Dynasty and Tibetan Buddhism.
Down the mountain from the north, the promenade near the water is like a ribbon around the north bank of Qiongdao. At the western end of the corridor is reading Gu Lou, where calligraphers' works in Wei, Jin and Ming Dynasties are stored. After crossing the Shengshan Bridge on the east side of the corridor, you can go to the East Coast Scenic Area or take the East Gate exit to Doushanmen Street.