{"id":27834,"date":"2025-08-10T03:15:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T03:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/?p=27834"},"modified":"2025-08-23T05:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T05:14:46","slug":"pourquoi-tous-les-toits-de-la-cite-interdite-etaient-ils-jaunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/why-were-all-the-roofs-in-the-forbidden-city-yellow\/","title":{"rendered":"Pourquoi tous les toits de la Cit\u00e9 interdite \u00e9taient-ils jaunes ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27834\" class=\"elementor elementor-27834\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8032c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d8032c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36214b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b36214b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background-color: #f8f8f8; border-left: 4px solid #FF9870; border-radius: 8px; padding: 16px 20px; margin-bottom: 24px; box-shadow: 0 2px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n  <p style=\"margin: 0; font-weight: bold; color: #FF9870;\">Question: <span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: black;\">Pourquoi tous les toits de la Cit\u00e9 interdite \u00e9taient-ils jaunes ?<\/span><\/p>\n  <p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; font-weight: bold; color: #FF9870;\">R\u00e9ponse rapide : <span style=\"font-weight: normal; color: #000;\">Dans la Chine ancienne, les toits jaunes de la Cit\u00e9 interdite signifiaient l\u2019autorit\u00e9 imp\u00e9riale, le symbolisme culturel et la stricte hi\u00e9rarchie architecturale r\u00e9serv\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019empereur.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7128a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7128a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"640\" data-end=\"699\">Signification principale : le jaune comme symbole imp\u00e9rial exclusif<\/h2><p data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"1082\">La Cit\u00e9 interdite a servi de palais imp\u00e9rial \u00e0 24 empereurs du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/dynastie-ming\/\">Ming<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/dynastie-qing\/\">Qing<\/a> dynasties. Dans la Chine ancienne, le jaune \u00e9tait le <strong data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"855\">couleur royale exclusive<\/strong>Seules les r\u00e9sidences imp\u00e9riales, les mausol\u00e9es et certains temples pouvaient utiliser des carreaux verniss\u00e9s jaunes. Toute utilisation non autoris\u00e9e par des fonctionnaires ou des roturiers \u00e9tait consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme ill\u00e9gale. <em data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1022\">Jin Yue<\/em> (d\u00e9passement de rang), ce qui pourrait entra\u00eener une sanction s\u00e9v\u00e8re.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1135\">Pourquoi le jaune est devenu la \u00ab couleur de l&#039;empereur \u00bb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b43544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4b43544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22265\" alt=\"La Cit\u00e9 interdite, P\u00e9kin Une vue panoramique captivante de la Cit\u00e9 interdite, mettant en valeur la vaste \u00e9tendue de l&#039;architecture traditionnelle et son importance historique.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-A-captivating-panoramic-shot-of-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-the-vast-expanse-of-traditional-architecture-and-historical-significance.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f5c4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f5c4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1191\">1) Racines culturelles dans la th\u00e9orie des cinq \u00e9l\u00e9ments<\/h3><p data-start=\"1192\" data-end=\"1276\">L&#039;ancienne cosmologie chinoise reliait les couleurs \u00e0 la <strong data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1273\">Les cinq \u00e9l\u00e9ments et les directions<\/strong>:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1411\"><li data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1305\"><p data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1305\">Est \u2192 Bois \u2192 Bleu-vert<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1306\" data-end=\"1328\"><p data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1328\">Sud \u2192 Feu \u2192 Rouge<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1329\" data-end=\"1353\"><p data-start=\"1331\" data-end=\"1353\">Ouest \u2192 M\u00e9tal \u2192 Blanc<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1354\" data-end=\"1379\"><p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1379\">Nord \u2192 Eau \u2192 Noir<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1411\"><p data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1411\"><strong data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1409\">Centre \u2192 Terre \u2192 Jaune<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1664\">En tant que \u00ab\u00a0Fils du Ciel\u00a0\u00bb, l&#039;empereur \u00e9tait per\u00e7u comme le centre du monde, r\u00e9gnant sur toutes les directions. Le jaune, repr\u00e9sentant l&#039;\u00e9l\u00e9ment central de la Terre, devint sa couleur. <strong data-start=\"1568\" data-end=\"1587\">identit\u00e9 visuelle<\/strong>, tout comme l\u2019utilisation exclusive du motif du dragon et du pronom \u00ab Zhen \u00bb (\u6715).<\/p><p data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1664\"><strong>Voir aussi :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/wuxing-cinq-elements\/\">Guide ultime du Wuxing\/Cinq \u00e9l\u00e9ments<\/a><\/p><h3 data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1716\">2) Symbolisme du prestige et de la bonne fortune<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9601002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9601002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22266\" alt=\"La Cit\u00e9 Interdite, P\u00e9kin Superbe vue a\u00e9rienne de la Cit\u00e9 Interdite (Mus\u00e9e du Palais) avec ses toits rouges et dor\u00e9s embl\u00e9matiques sous un ciel bleu vif.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/The-Forbidden-City-Beijing-Stunning-aerial-view-of-the-Forbidden-City-Palace-Museum-with-its-iconic-red-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-bright-blue-sky.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d4acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d4acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1717\" data-end=\"1765\">Le jaune avait des significations de bon augure suppl\u00e9mentaires :<\/p><ul data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"2053\"><li data-start=\"1766\" data-end=\"1855\"><p data-start=\"1768\" data-end=\"1855\">Le <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/riviere-jaune\/\"><strong data-start=\"1772\" data-end=\"1788\">Rivi\u00e8re Jaune<\/strong><\/a>, berceau de la civilisation chinoise, symbolisait la vie et la prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1952\"><p data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1952\"><strong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1866\">Dor\u00e9<\/strong>, le m\u00e9tal le plus pr\u00e9cieux, a renforc\u00e9 l&#039;association du jaune avec la richesse et le prestige.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1953\" data-end=\"2053\"><p data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"2053\">La couleur dor\u00e9e des r\u00e9coltes m\u00fbres en automne repr\u00e9sentait l\u2019abondance, la stabilit\u00e9 et un royaume prosp\u00e8re.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2107\">3) Appliqu\u00e9 par les lois de la hi\u00e9rarchie architecturale<\/h3><p data-start=\"2108\" data-end=\"2225\">Les codes de construction Ming et Qing, tels que le <em data-start=\"2150\" data-end=\"2179\">Gongbu Gongcheng Zuofa Zeli<\/em> (\u5de5\u90e8\u5de5\u7a0b\u505a\u6cd5\u5219\u4f8b), couleurs de toit strictement r\u00e9glement\u00e9es\u00a0:<\/p><div style=\"overflow-x: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 500px;\"><div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\"><div class=\"_tableWrapper_1rjym_13 group flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\"><table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2678\"><thead data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2289\"><tr data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2289\"><th data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2249\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Rang<\/th><th data-start=\"2249\" data-end=\"2274\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Couleur du toit<\/th><th data-start=\"2274\" data-end=\"2289\" data-col-size=\"md\">Autoris\u00e9 pour<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2678\"><tr data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2486\"><td data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2375\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2366\">Le plus \u00e9lev\u00e9<\/strong><\/td><td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2375\" data-end=\"2400\">Tuiles \u00e9maill\u00e9es jaunes<\/td><td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2486\">Palais imp\u00e9riaux, Temple ancestral imp\u00e9rial, Temples confuc\u00e9ens (par d\u00e9cret sp\u00e9cial)<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2580\"><td data-start=\"2487\" data-end=\"2509\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2489\" data-end=\"2504\">Deuxi\u00e8me niveau<\/strong><\/td><td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2509\" data-end=\"2534\">Tuiles \u00e9maill\u00e9es vertes<\/td><td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2534\" data-end=\"2580\">R\u00e9sidences princi\u00e8res, certains temples royaux<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2678\"><td data-start=\"2581\" data-end=\"2603\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"2583\" data-end=\"2598\">Niveaux inf\u00e9rieurs<\/strong><\/td><td data-col-size=\"sm\" data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2630\">Carreaux gris \/ Carreaux noirs<\/td><td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"2630\" data-end=\"2678\">Maisons des roturiers, quelques b\u00e2timents c\u00e9r\u00e9moniels<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><p data-start=\"2680\" data-end=\"3007\">Les salles principales de la Cit\u00e9 interdite, telles que la salle de l&#039;harmonie supr\u00eame, le palais de la puret\u00e9 c\u00e9leste et la salle de la culture mentale, pr\u00e9sentaient des tuiles \u00e9maill\u00e9es jaunes, et m\u00eame le nombre et le style des b\u00eates de cr\u00eate \u00e9taient strictement codifi\u00e9s (par exemple, la salle de l&#039;harmonie supr\u00eame avait de mani\u00e8re unique <strong data-start=\"2955\" data-end=\"2974\">10 b\u00eates de cr\u00eate<\/strong>, symbolisant l&#039;autorit\u00e9 supr\u00eame).<\/p><h2 data-start=\"3014\" data-end=\"3058\">Tous les toits de la Cit\u00e9 interdite \u00e9taient-ils jaunes ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f88907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f88907\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-1024x574.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22222\" alt=\"Toits de la Cit\u00e9 interdite Toits traditionnels chinois et \u00e9l\u00e9ments d\u00e9coratifs de la Cit\u00e9 interdite, avec des statues symboliques se d\u00e9tachant sur un ciel clair et lumineux.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-768x430.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-1536x860.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forbidden-City-Rooftops-Traditional-Chinese-roofs-and-decorative-elements-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-symbolic-statues-set-against-a-bright-clear-sky.webp 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d0802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d0802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3059\" data-end=\"3130\">Pas exactement. Les exceptions ont mis en \u00e9vidence des besoins fonctionnels ou hi\u00e9rarchiques\u00a0:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3358\"><li data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3250\"><p data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3250\"><strong data-start=\"3133\" data-end=\"3153\">Pavillon Wenyuan<\/strong> (biblioth\u00e8que imp\u00e9riale) \u2192 Les tuiles noires, car le noir symbolisait l&#039;eau, cens\u00e9e prot\u00e9ger du feu.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3251\" data-end=\"3358\"><p data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3358\"><strong data-start=\"3253\" data-end=\"3295\">Logements des domestiques et b\u00e2timents mineurs<\/strong> \u2192 Tuiles grises, refl\u00e9tant leur rang inf\u00e9rieur dans l&#039;ordre du palais.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3360\" data-end=\"3473\">Ces variations renfor\u00e7aient l&#039;exclusivit\u00e9 du jaune : tout toit jaune signifiait imm\u00e9diatement la zone imp\u00e9riale centrale.<\/p><h2 data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3534\">Conclusion : Une fusion de culture, de droit et de pouvoir<\/h2><p data-start=\"3535\" data-end=\"3791\">Les toits jaunes de la Cit\u00e9 interdite \u00e9taient un <strong data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3600\">langage visuel<\/strong> Ancr\u00e9s dans la th\u00e9orie des Cinq \u00c9l\u00e9ments, le symbolisme imp\u00e9rial et une hi\u00e9rarchie architecturale rigide, ils disaient \u00e0 tous ceux qui les voyaient\u00a0: <em data-start=\"3720\" data-end=\"3789\">C&#039;est le centre de l&#039;empire et la demeure du Fils du Ciel.<\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"3793\" data-end=\"3959\">Des traditions comparables existaient ailleurs, comme l&#039;usage exclusif du violet par la royaut\u00e9 europ\u00e9enne, mais le syst\u00e8me de classement bas\u00e9 sur la couleur en Chine \u00e9tait beaucoup plus syst\u00e9matique et d\u00e9taill\u00e9.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cccde elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"d4cccde\" 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interdite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737b335 elementor-grid-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"737b335\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts 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class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/why-were-all-the-roofs-in-the-forbidden-city-yellow\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPourquoi tous les toits de la Cit\u00e9 interdite \u00e9taient-ils jaunes ?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27827 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faqs tag-forbidden-city tag-why\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/why-are-there-9999-rooms-in-the-forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPourquoi la Cit\u00e9 interdite compte-t-elle 9 999 pi\u00e8ces ?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27822 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faqs tag-forbidden-city tag-why\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/why-cant-you-enter-the-forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas entrer dans la Cit\u00e9 interdite ?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27814 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faqs tag-does tag-forbidden-city\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/fr\/does-anyone-live-in-the-forbidden-city-now\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tEst-ce que quelqu\u2019un vit actuellement dans la Cit\u00e9 interdite ?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-22263 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