The Forbidden City is located in the center of the city of Beijing, is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, is the world's largest existing, the most majestic architecture, the most complete preservation of the ancient royal palaces. The Forbidden City is also known as the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City was the supreme center of power in China for more than five centuries, and with its landscaped gardens and vast complex of 9,000 rooms housing furniture and artifacts, it has become a priceless historical testimony to Chinese civilization during the Ming and Qing eras.In 1987, the Forbidden City in Beijing was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
The Forbidden City is located in the north and faces south, with four gates. Friends, this is the main gate of the Forbidden City, called the Noon Gate, which means that the sun shines brightly at noon. Please look! In the 10-meter-high city wall towers five Chong building, the top of the building eaves wing up, from above like five wings of the phoenix, so the Noon Gate is also known as the five phoenix building. It was built in 1420 AD, located in the north of the Duanmen, majestic.
Friends, now we have entered the Forbidden City. Here is the first courtyard of the Forbidden City, first appeared in front of us are five white jade stone bridge, they symbolize the five virtues, that is, benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom, faith, is the emperor set of good qualities for the meaning of the whole. Under the Jinshui Bridge is the Inner Jinshui River, across the Jinshui Bridge came to the Taihemen Square, which is the place where all the officials wait for the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty when he listened to the government at the Royal Gate.
Well, please visit the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where the last emperor Puyi held his enthronement ceremony. Now we have come to the most important compound in the Forbidden City - the Hall of Supreme Harmony and its square, this is where the Royal Family held a grand ceremony. Right! Here you can take a panoramic view of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the distance, you can leave a picture here, after a while, I'll introduce you to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Friends, we are in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the entire Forbidden City, the highest level of construction, only the emperor held a grand ceremony will be used to symbolize the supremacy of the emperor, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as the Palace of the Golden Emperor, is China's existing wooden structure of the Hall of the outstanding example of the work. The Hall of Supreme Harmony was built in 1420 AD, then called Fengtian Hall. Later, it was called the Imperial Palace. Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty ascended the throne, the three halls were rebuilt, and the Hall of Huangji was changed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The Hall of Supreme Harmony is 35 meters high, 64 meters long east-west, 33 meters wide north-south, with an area of 2,377 square meters. It is eleven rooms wide, 5 rooms deep, the scale of the Forbidden City, the most large hall. Decorated with the highest level of coloring for the gold dragon and seal. The form of the roof of the highest level of heavy eaves hipped roof, even the ridge of the hall on the kissing beast is also the largest in our country, in short, everywhere show "first", that is the emperor that "Laozi world first" thought embodiment.
After seeing the Hall of Supreme Harmony, we look at the Hall of Central Harmony. Everyone please see! Zhonghe Temple is the emperor in the ceremony before waiting for the auspicious time, rest place. Next, please come with me to visit the Hall of Peace, which was the state banquet hall at that time.
Friends, this hall is the last of the three great halls of the former dynasty of the Forbidden City, called the Hall of Baohe. This hall was known as the state banquet hall and imperial examination hall of the Qing Dynasty, and since Emperor Qianlong, it has become the royal imperial examination hall every four years.
Well! The first three halls of the Forbidden City to explain the end of this, now please visit the Hall of Bohol and take a short break, we will gather in 10 minutes, thank you