Forbidden City

Section 4

 


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Palace of Tranquil Longevity



The group of structures were first built in 1689, and named Ningshougong (Palace of Tranquil Longevity). When rebuilt in 1772, the name was replaced with Huangjidian (Hall of Imperial Supremacy). However, the rear hall was still named Ningshougong (Palace of Tranquil Longevity). The structures here were shrunken Forbidden City since it was rebuilt for Emperor's abdication.

Now painting exhibition is held here to show famous paintings dated from the Jin dynasty to the Qing dynasty. The halls and adjacent houses have a collection of more than 100,000 pieces.

Standing at Huangjimen, the Gate of Imperial Supremacy, look south and you can see Nine Dragon Screen.

The north side of Ningshougong (Palace of Tranquil Longevity) is Leshoutang (Hall of Joyful Longevity).
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