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Palace of Terrestrial
Tranquility
Kunninggong, Palace
of Terrestrial tranquility, was first built in 1420 and restored in 1655.
It was the only Manchurian architecture in the Forbidden City and
residence palace of the empress during the Ming dynasty and the Qing
dynasty. However, in the Qing dynasty, the bridal emperor and empress only
lived in the East Warmth Chamber of this palace for a few days. Later the
emperor would move to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The empress would
move to other palace. The emperor's bridal chamber in the East Warmth
Chamber was painted red and there were palace lamps pasted with red Double
Happiness to heat up happy atmosphere. The delicate and exquisite
embroidered bed curtain and quilt both features a hundred playing
children. The emperors all expected more children to show imperial
family's prosperity.
In the West Warmth
Chamber, sacrifice would be held every day. On important occasions,
emperors and empresses would preside over the ceremonies themselves.
Behind the palace, it
is the Kunningmen, the Gate of Terrestrial Tranquility, with imperial
doctors' duty room, dispensary and eunuchs duty room flanking it.
Do you
smell a garden? Go north to Yuhuayuan (Imperial Garden). |
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SECTION 1
Introduction
Guide
Meradian Gate
SECTION 2
Taihemen
Supreme
Harnony
Central
Harmony
Preserved
Harmony
SECTION 3
Huge Stone Carving
Gate of
Celestial Purity
Palace of
Celestial Purity
Palace of Terrestrial Treanquility
Hall of Mental Cultivation
SECTION 4
Six Western
Palaces
Hall for
Ancestral Worship
Six Eastern Palaces
Nine Dragon Screen
Palace of
Tranquil Longevity
Hall of Joyful Longevity
Imperial Garden
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