{"id":1195,"date":"2025-08-03T07:41:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T07:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2026-04-25T05:42:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T05:42:27","slug":"cidade-proibida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/forbidden-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Cidade Proibida"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1195\" class=\"elementor elementor-1195\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b475bc9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b475bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7dfb1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7dfb1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin e-font-icon-svg e-eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M500 975V858C696 858 858 696 858 500S696 142 500 142 142 304 142 500H25C25 237 238 25 500 25S975 237 975 500 763 975 500 975Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c06142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c06142\" 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 class=\"p1\">The Forbidden City, located in the heart of Beijing, was the imperial palace of China&#8217;s Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Covering 720,000 square meters, it features over 8,700 rooms and magnificent halls, including the iconic Hall of Supreme Harmony.<\/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-d83ff7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d83ff7e\" 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=\"The Forbidden City, Beijing A captivating panoramic shot of the Forbidden City, showcasing the vast expanse of traditional architecture and historical significance.\" 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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 class=\"p1\">Constructed between 1406 and 1420, it housed 24 emperors over five centuries.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Surrounded by a 10-meter-high wall and a 52-meter-wide moat, its four grand gates and intricate corner towers reflect unparalleled architectural mastery.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">The palace is divided into the Outer Court, where major state ceremonies were held, and the Inner Court, the emperor\u2019s residence.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Recognized as the largest surviving wooden palace complex, it was declared a national heritage site in 1961 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.<\/p><p>For first-time visitors planning a China trip, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/china-travel-tips\/\">China Travel Tips<\/a>.<\/p><h2>How to Get to the Forbidden City (2025 Updated Info)<\/h2><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 95px; top: 318.5px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\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-91119d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"91119d6\" 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\/Nine-Dragon-Wall-Beijing-Colorful-glazed-tile-wall-with-nine-majestic-Chinese-dragons-in-the-Forbidden-City-under-blue-sky-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-23129\" alt=\"Nine Dragon Wall, Beijing Colorful glazed tile wall with nine majestic Chinese dragons in the Forbidden City under blue sky.\" 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City.<\/p><ul data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"854\"><li data-start=\"340\" data-end=\"537\"><p data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"537\"><strong data-start=\"342\" data-end=\"388\">Line 1 \u2013 Tian\u2019anmen East Station (Exit B):<\/strong><br data-start=\"388\" data-end=\"391\" \/>Closest to the main Meridian Gate entrance (Wumen). Expect crowds and a security check at Duanmen Square. About a 5-minute walk to the entrance.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"691\"><p data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"691\"><strong data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"587\">Line 1 \u2013 Tian\u2019anmen West Station (Exit C):<\/strong><br data-start=\"587\" data-end=\"590\" \/>A quieter option with fewer people. About an 8-minute walk to the entrance, passing Zhongshan Park.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"854\"><p data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"854\"><strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"736\">Line 8 \u2013 Wangfujing Station (Exit F):<\/strong><br data-start=\"736\" data-end=\"739\" \/>Best for travelers coming from the east. About a 15-minute walk to Wumen, including crossing Dongchang\u2019an Street.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"968\"><strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"873\">Subway Hours:<\/strong> First train around 5:30 AM, last train around 11:30 PM (check official schedules for updates).<\/p><h3 data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"990\">By Bus<\/h3><p data-start=\"991\" data-end=\"1045\">Several public buses drop you near the Forbidden City.<\/p><ul data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1509\"><li data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1180\"><p data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1180\"><strong data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1061\">Route 1:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1061\" data-end=\"1064\" \/>From Sihui Hub or Laoshan Terminal \u2192 Tian\u2019anmen East Stop (5-min walk to Wumen)<br data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1148\" \/>Runs from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1278\"><p data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1278\"><strong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1196\">Route 2:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1196\" data-end=\"1199\" \/>From Shuangmiao or Kuanjie South \u2192 Tian\u2019anmen West Stop (8-min walk to Wumen)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1280\" data-end=\"1393\"><p data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1393\"><strong data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1295\">Route 52:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1298\" \/>From Pingleyuan or Beijing West Railway Station \u2192 Tian\u2019anmen East Stop (10-min walk to Wumen)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1395\" data-end=\"1509\"><p data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1509\"><strong data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1415\">Other Options:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1418\" \/>Routes 82, 141 and more connect via nearby stops. Use a navigation app to plan transfers.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3 data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1548\">By Taxi or Ride-Hailing<\/h3><p data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1584\">If you prefer door-to-door comfort:<\/p><ul data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1831\"><li data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1705\"><p data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1705\"><strong data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1627\">Drop-off near Tian\u2019anmen East Road:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1627\" data-end=\"1630\" \/>Just 5 minutes from the main entrance (note: must pass security on foot).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1707\" data-end=\"1831\"><p data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1831\"><strong data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1753\">Drop-off near National Museum West Road:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1753\" data-end=\"1756\" \/>About an 8-minute walk, good for arrivals from the west side of the city.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2 data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"220\">Ticketing<\/h2><h4 data-start=\"164\" data-end=\"220\">General Admission Tickets<\/h4><ul data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"359\"><li data-start=\"257\" data-end=\"309\"><p data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"309\"><strong data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"292\">Peak Season (Apr 1 \u2013 Oct 31):<\/strong> \u00a560 per person<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"359\"><p data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"359\"><strong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"344\">Off-Season (Nov 1 \u2013 Mar 31):<\/strong> \u00a540 per person<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4 data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"396\">Special Exhibition Tickets<\/h4><ul data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"537\"><li data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"469\"><p data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"469\"><strong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"420\">Treasure Gallery:<\/strong> \u00a510 per person (requires separate reservation)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"537\"><p data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"537\"><strong data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"490\">Clock Gallery:<\/strong> \u00a510 per person (requires separate reservation)<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2 data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"582\">Reservation Rules<\/h2><h4 data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"775\">Official Booking Channels Only<\/h4><p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"775\">Reservations must be made via the <em data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"695\">Palace Museum WeChat Mini Program<\/em> or the official website.<\/p><p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"775\">\u274c <em data-start=\"727\" data-end=\"775\">Third-party booking services are NOT accepted.<\/em><\/p><h4 data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"992\">Booking Window<\/h4><p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"992\">Tickets open for booking <strong data-start=\"828\" data-end=\"860\">7 days in advance at 8:00 PM<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"992\">For example, tickets for <strong data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"903\">August 8<\/strong> become available at <strong data-start=\"924\" data-end=\"947\">8:00 PM on August 1<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"992\">\u26a0\ufe0f <em data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"992\">Same-day bookings are not allowed.<\/em><\/p><h4 data-start=\"996\" data-end=\"1019\">Real-Name Policy<\/h4><p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1081\">Mainland visitors must use a valid <strong data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1078\">Chinese ID card<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1203\">Non-mainland visitors must use a <strong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1149\">Home Return Permit<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1151\" data-end=\"1185\">Taiwan Compatriot Permit<\/strong>, or <strong data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1202\">passport<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1203\">For entry rules and visa options, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/visa-strategies-for-foreigners-visiting-china\/\">Visa Strategies for Foreigners Visiting China<\/a>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1303\">\ud83d\udccc <em data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1303\">Each ID\/passport can only reserve one ticket per day and must be used by the same individual.<\/em><\/p><div 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data-widget_type=\"hotspot.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"699\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Map-of-the-Forbidden-City-showing-the-symmetrical-layout-key-palaces-and-inner-courtyards-699x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1302\" alt=\"Map of the Forbidden City showing the symmetrical layout key palaces and inner courtyards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Map-of-the-Forbidden-City-showing-the-symmetrical-layout-key-palaces-and-inner-courtyards-699x1024.webp 699w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Map-of-the-Forbidden-City-showing-the-symmetrical-layout-key-palaces-and-inner-courtyards-205x300.webp 205w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Map-of-the-Forbidden-City-showing-the-symmetrical-layout-key-palaces-and-inner-courtyards-768x1125.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Map-of-the-Forbidden-City-showing-the-symmetrical-layout-key-palaces-and-inner-courtyards-1049x1536.webp 1049w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Map-of-the-Forbidden-City-showing-the-symmetrical-layout-key-palaces-and-inner-courtyards.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-f09a66d  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hall of Supreme Harmony<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-885c620  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hall of Central Harmony<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-2d4dda5  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hall of Preserving Harmony<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-2fce352  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Palace of Heavenly Purity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-4a6ca6c  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hall of Union<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-e331f9c  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Palace of Earthly Tranquility<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-aaaa55e  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Hall of Mental Cultivation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot elementor-repeater-item-b6b743d  e-hotspot--position-left e-hotspot--position-top   e-hotspot--icon\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__button e-hotspot--soft-beat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map-marker-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M172.268 501.67C26.97 291.031 0 269.413 0 192 0 85.961 85.961 0 192 0s192 85.961 192 192c0 77.413-26.97 99.031-172.268 309.67-9.535 13.774-29.93 13.773-39.464 0zM192 272c44.183 0 80-35.817 80-80s-35.817-80-80-80-80 35.817-80 80 35.817 80 80 80z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hotspot__tooltip  e-hotspot--tooltip-position e-hotspot--fade-grow \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Imperial Garden<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d75517 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0d75517\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2637bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2637bf\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"51\">The Grand Layout of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City follows the traditional Chinese principle of &#8220;left ancestor, right society, front court, back market,&#8221; aligning with Beijing\u2019s central axis for symmetry and balance.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The palace is flanked by the Imperial Ancestral Temple and Shejitan Altar to the left and right, with Jingshan Hill to the north as a protective barrier.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Surrounded by 12-meter-high walls and a 52-meter-wide moat, it resembles a fortified city.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The four gates\u2014Meridian Gate (south), Shenwu Gate (north), Donghua Gate (east), and Xihua Gate (west)\u2014define its structure.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Inside, the Outer Court houses grand halls for ceremonies, while the Inner Court contains the emperor\u2019s living quarters, including the Six Eastern and Western Palaces and the Ningshou Palace complex built for Emperor Qianlong\u2019s retirement.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 232px; top: 52.9141px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11c017 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b11c017\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b6a4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04b6a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc61f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fc61f29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-b0efc19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0efc19\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"50\">The Grand Scale of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"683\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City, built by Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, was designed by Kuai Xiang and constructed over 14 years with one million laborers.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"683\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Covering 720,000 square meters, it measures 961 meters long and 753 meters wide, with a built area of 150,000 square meters.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"683\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Historically, it was said to have 9,999.5 rooms, but a 1973 survey confirmed 980 buildings with 8,707 rooms across 90 courtyards.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"683\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This vast imperial complex stands as one of the largest and most complete ancient wooden structures in the world, showcasing the architectural brilliance of ancient China.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 272px; top: -4.09375px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c1498 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12c1498\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7066d68 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7066d68\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdcdb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fdcdb53\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Decorative-Eaves-Beijing-Exquisite-multicolored-eaves-and-glazed-tiles-of-the-Forbidden-City-against-a-clear-blue-sky-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11151\" alt=\"Forbidden City Decorative Eaves Beijing Exquisite multicolored eaves and glazed tiles of the Forbidden City against a clear blue sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Decorative-Eaves-Beijing-Exquisite-multicolored-eaves-and-glazed-tiles-of-the-Forbidden-City-against-a-clear-blue-sky-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Decorative-Eaves-Beijing-Exquisite-multicolored-eaves-and-glazed-tiles-of-the-Forbidden-City-against-a-clear-blue-sky-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Decorative-Eaves-Beijing-Exquisite-multicolored-eaves-and-glazed-tiles-of-the-Forbidden-City-against-a-clear-blue-sky-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Decorative-Eaves-Beijing-Exquisite-multicolored-eaves-and-glazed-tiles-of-the-Forbidden-City-against-a-clear-blue-sky.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fed138 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fed138\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf4de1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf4de1\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"60\">The Majestic Architecture of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"854\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City is a masterpiece of traditional Chinese architecture, designed for imperial grandeur and symmetry.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"854\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The front palaces are vast and majestic, with spacious courtyards symbolizing the emperor\u2019s supreme power.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"854\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Taihe Hall, at the central axis, is adorned with ten auspicious beasts, emphasizing imperial authority.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"854\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The inner court is compact and enclosed, with six palaces arranged symmetrically, each having its own gates and walls.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"854\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The central axis extends beyond the Forbidden City, aligning with Beijing\u2019s historic landmarks.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"854\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Every palace roof features chiwen, one of the dragon\u2019s nine sons, and chaofeng, mythical creatures believed to ward off evil spirits, reflecting the deep symbolism in Chinese architecture.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 270px; top: -4.09375px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63eb3e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63eb3e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9b3e0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b9b3e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd09012 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fd09012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dragon-themed-throne-in-a-palace-room-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726382911506.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1291\" alt=\"Dragon themed throne in a palace room in the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dragon-themed-throne-in-a-palace-room-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726382911506.webp 1079w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dragon-themed-throne-in-a-palace-room-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726382911506-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dragon-themed-throne-in-a-palace-room-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726382911506-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dragon-themed-throne-in-a-palace-room-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726382911506-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Dragon-themed-throne-in-a-palace-room-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726382911506-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hall of Supreme Harmony<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The largest building in the Forbidden City, used for important ceremonies like the emperor\u2019s enthronement and major celebrations.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf0fba elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"adf0fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-view-of-the-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-imperial-throne-and-traditional-decorations-e1726384534767.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1301\" alt=\"Interior view of the Hall of Central Harmony in the Forbidden City featuring the imperial throne and traditional decorations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-view-of-the-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-imperial-throne-and-traditional-decorations-e1726384534767.webp 1081w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-view-of-the-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-imperial-throne-and-traditional-decorations-e1726384534767-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-view-of-the-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-imperial-throne-and-traditional-decorations-e1726384534767-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-view-of-the-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-imperial-throne-and-traditional-decorations-e1726384534767-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-view-of-the-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-imperial-throne-and-traditional-decorations-e1726384534767-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hall of Central Harmony<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Located behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony, this smaller hall was where emperors rested before ceremonies and reviewed documents.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13651df elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"13651df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-of-the-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-grand-imperial-throne-and-ornate-decorations-e1726383411812.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1293\" alt=\"Interior of the Hall of Preserving Harmony in the Forbidden City featuring the grand imperial throne and ornate decorations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-of-the-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-grand-imperial-throne-and-ornate-decorations-e1726383411812.webp 800w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-of-the-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-grand-imperial-throne-and-ornate-decorations-e1726383411812-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-of-the-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-grand-imperial-throne-and-ornate-decorations-e1726383411812-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Interior-of-the-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-in-the-Forbidden-City-featuring-the-grand-imperial-throne-and-ornate-decorations-e1726383411812-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hall of Preserving Harmony<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Previously used for banquets and the imperial examinations, this hall now displays historical Chinese art and treasures.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8834b4 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b8834b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1081\" height=\"1081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-inside-the-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-in-the-Forbidden-City-with-intricate-golden-carvings-and-royal-decor-e1726383623879.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1295\" alt=\"Throne inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity in the Forbidden City with intricate golden carvings and royal decor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-inside-the-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-in-the-Forbidden-City-with-intricate-golden-carvings-and-royal-decor-e1726383623879.webp 1081w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-inside-the-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-in-the-Forbidden-City-with-intricate-golden-carvings-and-royal-decor-e1726383623879-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-inside-the-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-in-the-Forbidden-City-with-intricate-golden-carvings-and-royal-decor-e1726383623879-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-inside-the-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-in-the-Forbidden-City-with-intricate-golden-carvings-and-royal-decor-e1726383623879-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-inside-the-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-in-the-Forbidden-City-with-intricate-golden-carvings-and-royal-decor-e1726383623879-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1081px) 100vw, 1081px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Palace of Heavenly Purity<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The main palace where emperors lived and conducted daily affairs; also used for family banquets and temporary resting of imperial coffins.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e205f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"94e205f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"812\" height=\"812\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-room-interior-with-golden-decor-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726383685402.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1296\" alt=\"Throne room interior with golden decor in the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-room-interior-with-golden-decor-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726383685402.webp 812w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-room-interior-with-golden-decor-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726383685402-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-room-interior-with-golden-decor-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726383685402-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Throne-room-interior-with-golden-decor-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726383685402-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hall of Union<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Used for empresses' birthdays, this hall houses imperial seals and ancient timepieces like the Qing dynasty\u2019s self-ringing clocks.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396ca8f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"396ca8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Intricate-carved-wood-interior-of-the-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-in-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-royal-seating-and-decor-e1726383924947.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1297\" alt=\"Intricate carved wood interior of the Palace of Earthly Tranquility in the Forbidden City showcasing royal seating and decor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Intricate-carved-wood-interior-of-the-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-in-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-royal-seating-and-decor-e1726383924947.webp 1079w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Intricate-carved-wood-interior-of-the-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-in-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-royal-seating-and-decor-e1726383924947-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Intricate-carved-wood-interior-of-the-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-in-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-royal-seating-and-decor-e1726383924947-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Intricate-carved-wood-interior-of-the-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-in-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-royal-seating-and-decor-e1726383924947-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Intricate-carved-wood-interior-of-the-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-in-the-Forbidden-City-showcasing-royal-seating-and-decor-e1726383924947-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Palace of Earthly Tranquility<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Once the residence of the empress, it later became a ceremonial space for worship and royal weddings.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ebe4e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"57ebe4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Antique-seating-arrangement-in-an-interior-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384118607.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1298\" alt=\"Antique seating arrangement in an interior of the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Antique-seating-arrangement-in-an-interior-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384118607.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Antique-seating-arrangement-in-an-interior-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384118607-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Antique-seating-arrangement-in-an-interior-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384118607-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Antique-seating-arrangement-in-an-interior-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384118607-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Antique-seating-arrangement-in-an-interior-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384118607-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Palace of Gathered Elegance<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A residence for imperial concubines, it\u2019s notable for housing Empress Dowager Cixi during significant periods of her life.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc71511 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dc71511\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-staircase-leading-to-an-imperial-throne-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384178925.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1299\" alt=\"Grand staircase leading to an imperial throne in the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-staircase-leading-to-an-imperial-throne-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384178925.webp 1079w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-staircase-leading-to-an-imperial-throne-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384178925-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-staircase-leading-to-an-imperial-throne-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384178925-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-staircase-leading-to-an-imperial-throne-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384178925-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Grand-staircase-leading-to-an-imperial-throne-in-the-Forbidden-City-e1726384178925-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hall of Mental Cultivation<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">This palace served as the living quarters and office of emperors during the Qing Dynasty, reflecting a blend of politics and daily life.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-839ebdf elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"839ebdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rooftop-pavilion-peeking-through-trees-in-the-Forbidden-City-1-e1726384250611.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1300\" alt=\"Rooftop pavilion peeking through trees in the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rooftop-pavilion-peeking-through-trees-in-the-Forbidden-City-1-e1726384250611.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rooftop-pavilion-peeking-through-trees-in-the-Forbidden-City-1-e1726384250611-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rooftop-pavilion-peeking-through-trees-in-the-Forbidden-City-1-e1726384250611-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rooftop-pavilion-peeking-through-trees-in-the-Forbidden-City-1-e1726384250611-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rooftop-pavilion-peeking-through-trees-in-the-Forbidden-City-1-e1726384250611-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Imperial Garden<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">A beautifully landscaped garden, originally named \"Palace Rear Garden,\" with over 20 structures and a central pavilion for imperial leisure.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf8c06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bf8c06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-865726d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"865726d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e571aff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e571aff\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Moat-and-Gates-Beijing-Majestic-Forbidden-City-entrance-with-a-curved-moat-reflecting-its-grand-architecture-under-a-bright-sky-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11152\" alt=\"Forbidden City Moat and Gates Beijing Majestic Forbidden City entrance with a curved moat reflecting its grand architecture under a bright sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Moat-and-Gates-Beijing-Majestic-Forbidden-City-entrance-with-a-curved-moat-reflecting-its-grand-architecture-under-a-bright-sky-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Moat-and-Gates-Beijing-Majestic-Forbidden-City-entrance-with-a-curved-moat-reflecting-its-grand-architecture-under-a-bright-sky-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Moat-and-Gates-Beijing-Majestic-Forbidden-City-entrance-with-a-curved-moat-reflecting-its-grand-architecture-under-a-bright-sky-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Moat-and-Gates-Beijing-Majestic-Forbidden-City-entrance-with-a-curved-moat-reflecting-its-grand-architecture-under-a-bright-sky.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4cf49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb4cf49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc2742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbc2742\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"50\">The Outer Court of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"804\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Outer Court of the Forbidden City was where emperors handled state affairs and conducted grand ceremonies.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"804\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">At its heart are the Three Great Halls: Taihe Hall (Hall of Supreme Harmony), Zhonghe Hall (Hall of Central Harmony), and Baohe Hall (Hall of Preserving Harmony).<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"804\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Taihe Hall, the largest and most magnificent, hosted major events such as imperial coronations, royal weddings, and military commands.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"804\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During these occasions, thousands of officials chanted praises while ceremonial bells and drums resonated.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"804\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Behind it, Zhonghe Hall served as a resting place for the emperor before major ceremonies.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"804\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The northernmost Baohe Hall was used for imperial banquets and the final stage of the highest imperial exams.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 287px; top: -4.09375px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a75ae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01a75ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4511be8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4511be8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ee39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4ee39a\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Colorful-Architecture-Forbidden-City-Intricate-roof-details-and-vibrant-colors-of-a-palace-building-in-the-Forbidden-City-Beijing-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11153\" alt=\"Colorful Architecture Forbidden City Intricate roof details and vibrant colors of a palace building in the Forbidden City Beijing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Colorful-Architecture-Forbidden-City-Intricate-roof-details-and-vibrant-colors-of-a-palace-building-in-the-Forbidden-City-Beijing-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Colorful-Architecture-Forbidden-City-Intricate-roof-details-and-vibrant-colors-of-a-palace-building-in-the-Forbidden-City-Beijing-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Colorful-Architecture-Forbidden-City-Intricate-roof-details-and-vibrant-colors-of-a-palace-building-in-the-Forbidden-City-Beijing-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Colorful-Architecture-Forbidden-City-Intricate-roof-details-and-vibrant-colors-of-a-palace-building-in-the-Forbidden-City-Beijing.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ecd1e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ecd1e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5506b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e5506b\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"50\">The Inner Court of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"824\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Inner Court of the Forbidden City served as the imperial residence and daily governance area.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"824\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">It begins at Qianqing Gate, adorned with glazed walls, leading to the Three Rear Palaces: Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Hall, and Kunning Palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"824\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The East and West Six Palaces housed concubines and empresses.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"824\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Unlike the grandiose Outer Court, the Inner Court features smaller, self-contained courtyards, reflecting a more private royal life.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"824\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Kunning Palace, once the empress&#8217;s residence, later became a sacred site for rituals.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"824\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">After Emperor Yongzheng, the West Warm Chamber was used for Shamanistic ceremonies, while the East Warm Chamber hosted imperial weddings, including those of Emperors Kangxi, Tongzhi, and Guangxu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eaaf16 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0eaaf16\" 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-de0a337 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de0a337\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Four Gates of the Forbidden City<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306814f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"306814f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2753134 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2753134\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e604d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e604d6e\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11096\" alt=\"Meridian Gate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316824b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"316824b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-691fbbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"691fbbd\" 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=\"53\" data-end=\"83\">1. Meridian Gate<\/h3><p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"791\">The Meridian Gate serves as the main entrance to the Forbidden City.<\/p><p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"791\">Also known as Wufeng Tower (Five Phoenix Tower), its structure is concave-shaped, with a central double-eaved hall flanked by two extending wings and four corner pavilions.<\/p><p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"791\">The central passage was reserved exclusively for the emperor, while the empress entered only once for her wedding, and top scholars in the imperial exam exited through it once.<\/p><p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"791\">Civil and military officials used the eastern side gate, while royal family members used the western side gate.<\/p><p data-start=\"84\" data-end=\"791\">The Meridian Gate was also where imperial edicts were announced, and generals were sent off for expeditions.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 204px; top: -6.28125px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a2f7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a2f7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b84095 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b84095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a04fba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a04fba4\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shenwu-Gate-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11097\" alt=\"Shenwu Gate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shenwu-Gate-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shenwu-Gate-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shenwu-Gate-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shenwu-Gate.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc6e80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdc6e80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d26a2d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d26a2d7\" 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=\"793\" data-end=\"822\">2. Shenwu Gate<\/h3><p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1423\">Originally named Xuanwu Gate during the Ming Dynasty, this gate was renamed Shenwu Gate during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty to avoid using a revered name.<\/p><p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1423\">In Chinese cosmology, Xuanwu represents the north as one of the four mythical creatures.<\/p><p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1423\">Shenwu Gate follows the highest-ranked palace gate style, with a double-eaved hip roof, though its structure is simpler than Meridian Gate, having only five bays without extended wings.<\/p><p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1423\">It was the main daily entrance for palace officials and is now the main entrance to the Palace Museum.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 163px; top: 43.7188px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bfcba3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bfcba3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbdd47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1bbdd47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375ac96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"375ac96\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donghua-Gate-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11098\" alt=\"Donghua Gate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donghua-Gate-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donghua-Gate-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donghua-Gate-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Donghua-Gate.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18f4566 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18f4566\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc900dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc900dc\" 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=\"1425\" data-end=\"1477\">3. Donghua Gate &amp; 4. Xihua Gate<\/h3><p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"2089\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Donghua Gate (East Glorious Gate) and Xihua Gate (West Glorious Gate) are symmetrically positioned on the east and west sides of the Forbidden City.<\/p><p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"2089\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Both gates feature a rectangular red fortress base with white marble pedestals, three arched entrances with an outer square and inner round design, and an elevated tower with a yellow glazed tile roof.<\/p><p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"2089\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Each gate has a stone bridge crossing the Jinshui River, which flows north to south.<\/p><p data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"2089\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A dismounting stele stands outside, where officials and visitors were required to dismount from horses before entering.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 154px; top: 43.7188px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4ce55 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd4ce55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a6eeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27a6eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777f5ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"777f5ce\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Pathway-Beijing-A-long-pathway-flanked-by-red-walls-and-golden-rooftops-inside-the-Forbidden-City-leading-into-history-e1740147262866-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11154\" alt=\"Forbidden City Pathway Beijing A long pathway flanked by red walls and golden rooftops inside the Forbidden City leading into history\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Pathway-Beijing-A-long-pathway-flanked-by-red-walls-and-golden-rooftops-inside-the-Forbidden-City-leading-into-history-e1740147262866-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Pathway-Beijing-A-long-pathway-flanked-by-red-walls-and-golden-rooftops-inside-the-Forbidden-City-leading-into-history-e1740147262866-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Pathway-Beijing-A-long-pathway-flanked-by-red-walls-and-golden-rooftops-inside-the-Forbidden-City-leading-into-history-e1740147262866-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Pathway-Beijing-A-long-pathway-flanked-by-red-walls-and-golden-rooftops-inside-the-Forbidden-City-leading-into-history-e1740147262866.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c825806 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c825806\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c570e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7c570e\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"60\">The Outer Court Architecture of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"913\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Outer Court of the Forbidden City features the Three Great Halls\u2014Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony, and Hall of Preserving Harmony.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"913\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">These halls sit on an 8-meter-high white marble platform in a tiered &#8220;I&#8221;-shaped structure.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"913\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The platform is adorned with carved marble balustrades, ornamental pillars, and dragon-head spouts.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"913\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The central staircases feature intricate dragon, ocean wave, and cloud carvings, symbolizing imperial authority.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"913\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The platform includes 1,415 balustrades, 1,460 dragon-phoenix pillars, and 1,138 dragon-head spouts, which serve as a functional drainage system.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"913\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During rainfall, water flows gracefully through small carved holes and dragon heads, showcasing the ingenuity of ancient Chinese architecture, where art and engineering merge seamlessly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e9b2a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14e9b2a\" 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-4fe0c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fe0c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Grand Halls of the Forbidden City<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9cb4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c9cb4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4e94f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b4e94f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f792e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3f792e1\" 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=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Gate-of-Supreme-Harmony-769x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11099\" alt=\"Taihe Gate Gate of Supreme Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Gate-of-Supreme-Harmony-769x1024.webp 769w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Gate-of-Supreme-Harmony-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Gate-of-Supreme-Harmony-768x1023.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Gate-of-Supreme-Harmony-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Gate-of-Supreme-Harmony.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9db1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec9db1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-974b5e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"974b5e8\" 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=\"49\" data-end=\"96\">Taihe Gate (Gate of Supreme Harmony)<\/h3><p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"657\">Taihe Gate is the largest palace gate in the Forbidden City and serves as the main entrance to the Outer Court.<\/p><p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"657\">Built in 1420 during the Yongle reign, it was originally called Fengtian Gate, later renamed several times.<\/p><p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"657\">The gate spans nine bays in width and three in depth, with a total area of 1,300 square meters.<\/p><p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"657\">It features a double-eaved hip roof and a white marble base, adorned with traditional imperial decorations.<\/p><p data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"657\">In the Ming Dynasty, it was where emperors held court hearings, and in early Qing, it was also used for issuing royal decrees.<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -1px; top: -6.28125px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec34fd2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec34fd2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f318e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f318e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f8db0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06f8db0\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Plaza-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11100\" alt=\"Taihe Gate Plaza\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Plaza-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Plaza-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Plaza-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Gate-Plaza.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ff72a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38ff72a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08e4b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b08e4b1\" 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=\"659\" data-end=\"686\">Taihe Gate Plaza<\/h3><p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"992\">The Taihe Gate Plaza is a 26,000-square-meter space with the Inner Golden Water River meandering through it.<\/p><p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"992\">Five marble bridges, known as the Inner Golden Water Bridges, span the river.<\/p><p data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"992\">Flanking the square are Eastern and Western Morning Rooms, historically used for government affairs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feb0b0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"feb0b0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0b8e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d0b8e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af4813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3af4813\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11101\" alt=\"Taihe Hall Hall of Supreme Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taihe-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de25297 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de25297\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67cbc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67cbc30\" 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=\"994\" data-end=\"1041\">Taihe Hall (Hall of Supreme Harmony)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1562\">Also known as the Golden Throne Hall, Taihe Hall is the largest and most significant hall in the Forbidden City.<\/p><p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1562\">It was originally built in 1420, suffered multiple fires, and was last rebuilt in 1695 during the Kangxi reign.<\/p><p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1562\">The hall stands 35.05 meters tall, with an 11-bay-wide facade.<\/p><p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1562\">It is the venue for major imperial ceremonies, including coronations, weddings, and royal banquets.<\/p><p data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1562\">The roof features ten imperial guardian figures, the highest number permitted in Chinese architecture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a60dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8a60dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7eb9a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7eb9a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6631b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6631b3\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhonghe-Hall-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11102\" alt=\"Zhonghe Hall Hall of Central Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhonghe-Hall-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhonghe-Hall-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhonghe-Hall-Hall-of-Central-Harmony-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhonghe-Hall-Hall-of-Central-Harmony.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492f3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8492f3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54321ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54321ec\" 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=\"1564\" data-end=\"1613\">Zhonghe Hall (Hall of Central Harmony)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1986\">Zhonghe Hall, located behind Taihe Hall, is a square-shaped building standing 27 meters tall, with a single-eaved pyramidal roof topped with a golden finial.<\/p><p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1986\">This hall served as a preparation chamber for the emperor before grand ceremonies.<\/p><p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1986\">Here, the emperor would review rituals and take brief rests before proceeding to Taihe Hall for important events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f35b58 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f35b58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2aea648 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2aea648\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8e41ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8e41ff\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baohe-Hall-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11103\" alt=\"Baohe Hall Hall of Preserving Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baohe-Hall-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baohe-Hall-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baohe-Hall-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Baohe-Hall-Hall-of-Preserving-Harmony.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e51c16e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e51c16e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2f99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad2f99e\" 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=\"1988\" data-end=\"2038\">Baohe Hall (Hall of Preserving Harmony)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2431\">Baohe Hall, situated behind Zhonghe Hall, is 29 meters tall with a double-eaved hip roof.<\/p><p data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2431\">Unlike other halls, it has a distinctive nine-ridge design, characteristic of its hip-and-gable structure.<\/p><p data-start=\"2039\" data-end=\"2431\">It was used for imperial banquets on New Year&#8217;s Eve and later became the venue for the highest level of the imperial civil examination\u2014 the Palace Examination (Di\u00e0nsh\u00ec).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e2b67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11e2b67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6dd057 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6dd057\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e662b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e662b3\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiren-Pavilion-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11104\" alt=\"Tiren Pavilion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiren-Pavilion-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiren-Pavilion-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiren-Pavilion-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Tiren-Pavilion.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1697653 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1697653\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b4dee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b4dee8\" 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=\"2433\" data-end=\"2458\">Tiren Pavilion<\/h3><p data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2789\">Located east of Taihe Hall Plaza, Tiren Pavilion was originally named Wenlou during the Ming Dynasty and later renamed.<\/p><p data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2789\">The two-story structure, with a yellow-glazed hip roof, was used for imperial poetry contests and literary gatherings.<\/p><p data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2789\">In the Qing Dynasty, it served as the imperial silk storage facility.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b45de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b45de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9272758 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9272758\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0b1780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0b1780\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hongyi-Pavilion-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11105\" alt=\"Hongyi Pavilion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hongyi-Pavilion-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hongyi-Pavilion-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hongyi-Pavilion-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Hongyi-Pavilion.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c57d61e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c57d61e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e043c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e043c3\" 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=\"2791\" data-end=\"2817\">Hongyi Pavilion<\/h3><p data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"3239\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Situated southwest of Taihe Hall, Hongyi Pavilion, formerly known as Wucheng Pavilion, was built during the Yongle reign and renamed in the Qing Dynasty to symbolize &#8220;promoting righteousness.&#8221;<\/p><p data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"3239\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">It stands 23.8 meters high, featuring a two-story hip-roof structure.<\/p><p data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"3239\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">It was primarily used for storing imperial gold and silver artifacts and now houses an exhibition on imperial court music and rituals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee05a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ee05a3\" 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-17596b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17596b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Middle Route of the Inner Court in the Forbidden City\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca296e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ca296e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18e876e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18e876e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04be0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04be0ac\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Gate-Gate-of-Heavenly-Purity-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11106\" alt=\"Qianqing Gate Gate of Heavenly Purity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Gate-Gate-of-Heavenly-Purity-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Gate-Gate-of-Heavenly-Purity-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Gate-Gate-of-Heavenly-Purity-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Gate-Gate-of-Heavenly-Purity.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3425965 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3425965\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c137ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c137ed\" 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=\"49\" data-end=\"99\">Qianqing Gate (Gate of Heavenly Purity)<\/h3><p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"668\">Qianqing Gate serves as the main entrance to the Inner Court. Originally built in 1420 and reconstructed in 1655, the gate stands 16 meters high with a single-eaved hip roof atop a white marble base.<\/p><p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"668\">It features five bays in width and three in depth, flanked by gold-gilded bronze lions.<\/p><p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"668\">The gate was a crucial passage between the Outer Court and the Inner Court.<\/p><p data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"668\">During the Qing Dynasty, it also functioned as a site for imperial ceremonies, including the emperor\u2019s public audiences and rituals for receiving royal seals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e080c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e080c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-891db31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"891db31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce2865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fce2865\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Palace-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11107\" alt=\"Qianqing Palace Palace of Heavenly Purity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Palace-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Palace-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Palace-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Qianqing-Palace-Palace-of-Heavenly-Purity.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be6b2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9be6b2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39e7d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39e7d3\" 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=\"670\" data-end=\"724\">Qianqing Palace (Palace of Heavenly Purity)<\/h3><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1348\">Qianqing Palace is the largest and most prestigious palace within the Inner Court.<\/p><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1348\">Built in 1420, it was repeatedly destroyed by fire and rebuilt, with the current structure completed in 1798.<\/p><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1348\">The palace features a double-eaved hip roof and spans 1,400 square meters.<\/p><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1348\">It served as the residence of 14 Ming emperors and the early Qing emperors, including Shunzhi and Kangxi.<\/p><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1348\">In later Qing rule, it became the location for the Imperial Succession Decree, stored behind the &#8220;Right and Just&#8221; (\u6b63\u5927\u5149\u660e) plaque.<\/p><p data-start=\"725\" data-end=\"1348\">The palace also hosted the Grand Banquet for Elders under Kangxi and Qianlong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8b838 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd8b838\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6497f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6497f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee9698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ee9698\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jiaotai-Hall-Hall-of-Union-and-Peace-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11108\" alt=\"Jiaotai Hall Hall of Union and Peace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jiaotai-Hall-Hall-of-Union-and-Peace-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jiaotai-Hall-Hall-of-Union-and-Peace-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jiaotai-Hall-Hall-of-Union-and-Peace-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jiaotai-Hall-Hall-of-Union-and-Peace.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbc6338 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbc6338\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcbc21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fcbc21\" 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=\"1350\" data-end=\"1399\">Jiaotai Hall (Hall of Union and Peace)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1949\">Situated between Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace, Jiaotai Hall was constructed during the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1949\">It has a square layout with a single-eaved pyramidal roof and housed 25 imperial seals during the Qing Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1949\">The emperor would visit this hall for ceremonial blessings, including the annual Spring Silkworm Festival, where the empress inspected silk-making tools.<\/p><p data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1949\">Inside, a plaque inscribed with &#8220;Wu Wei&#8221; (\u65e0\u4e3a), meaning &#8220;governance through non-interference,&#8221; was bestowed by Emperor Kangxi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea4036d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea4036d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91bcd28 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91bcd28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a6699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6a6699\" 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=\"769\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kunning-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-769x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11109\" alt=\"Kunning Palace Palace of Earthly Tranquility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kunning-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-769x1024.webp 769w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kunning-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kunning-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-768x1023.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kunning-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kunning-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Tranquility.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f675f5a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f675f5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba5f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ba5f4d\" 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=\"1951\" data-end=\"2008\">Kunning Palace (Palace of Earthly Tranquility)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2457\">Originally built in 1420, Kunning Palace was the empress\u2019s residence in the Ming Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2457\">However, after 1655, it was repurposed as the main sacrificial site for Shamanic rituals in the Qing Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2457\">Its layout includes nine bays in width and three in depth, with an intricately carved wooden interior.<\/p><p data-start=\"2009\" data-end=\"2457\">Many Qing emperors, including Kangxi, Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Puyi, held their wedding ceremonies in this palace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5345211 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5345211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a70e06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a70e06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4994eaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4994eaa\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Imperial-Garden-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11110\" alt=\"Imperial Garden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Imperial-Garden-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Imperial-Garden-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Imperial-Garden-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Imperial-Garden.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f61731e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f61731e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e952d2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e952d2a\" 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=\"2459\" data-end=\"2485\">Imperial Garden<\/h3><p data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"3026\">Located at the northern end of the Inner Court, the Imperial Garden was formerly known as the Palace Rear Garden during the Ming Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"3026\">It was established in 1420 and spans 12,000 square meters.<\/p><p data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"3026\">Its central pavilion, Qinan Hall, sits along the central axis of the Forbidden City, surrounded by rockeries, pine, cypress, and bamboo, creating a serene year-round landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"3026\">The garden\u2019s symmetrical layout includes pavilions, bridges, and corridors, blending natural beauty with architectural elegance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7e6de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec7e6de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b715ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b715ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd57909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd57909\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yujing-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Imperial-View-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11111\" alt=\"Yujing Pavilion Pavilion of Imperial View\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yujing-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Imperial-View-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yujing-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Imperial-View-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yujing-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Imperial-View-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yujing-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Imperial-View.webp 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dd4f67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9dd4f67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a5fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53a5fa0\" 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=\"3028\" data-end=\"3082\">Yujing Pavilion (Pavilion of Imperial View)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3603\">Perched atop a rockery on the eastern side of the Imperial Garden, Yujing Pavilion was originally built during the Ming Dynasty and later modified.<\/p><p data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3603\">It features a square floor plan, a green-glazed tiled roof, and golden finials, representing imperial grandeur.<\/p><p data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3603\">The pavilion served as the site where emperors and empresses observed the Double Ninth Festival, a traditional ceremony of ascension.<\/p><p data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3603\">The elevated location provides a panoramic view of the Forbidden City and Jingshan Park.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b05d1cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b05d1cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6100fd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6100fd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840a98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"840a98a\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chizao-Hall-Hall-of-Literary-Brilliance-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11112\" alt=\"Chizao Hall Hall of Literary Brilliance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chizao-Hall-Hall-of-Literary-Brilliance-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chizao-Hall-Hall-of-Literary-Brilliance-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chizao-Hall-Hall-of-Literary-Brilliance-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chizao-Hall-Hall-of-Literary-Brilliance.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ec3d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65ec3d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48b4795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48b4795\" 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=\"3605\" data-end=\"3657\">Chizao Hall (Hall of Literary Brilliance)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"4066\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Located on the eastern side of the Imperial Garden, Chizao Hall has five bays in width and a hard-gabled roof covered in yellow glazed tiles.<\/p><p data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"4066\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Built with an adjoining study area, it functioned as a library hall for palace collections.<\/p><p data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"4066\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1779, it housed selections of the Siku Quanshu (Imperial Collection of Four), one of the most comprehensive literary works of the Qing Dynasty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f1a02 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69f1a02\" 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-dc15827 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc15827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Western Route of the Inner Court in the Forbidden City\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed15c4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed15c4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfd891 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdfd891\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ed034 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6ed034\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxin-Hall-Hall-of-Mental-Cultivation-e1740132635755-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11113\" alt=\"Yangxin Hall Hall of Mental Cultivation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxin-Hall-Hall-of-Mental-Cultivation-e1740132635755-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxin-Hall-Hall-of-Mental-Cultivation-e1740132635755-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxin-Hall-Hall-of-Mental-Cultivation-e1740132635755-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxin-Hall-Hall-of-Mental-Cultivation-e1740132635755.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e1c65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60e1c65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c704f8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c704f8a\" 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=\"70\" data-end=\"122\">Yangxin Hall (Hall of Mental Cultivation)<\/h3><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"876\">Located south of the Western Six Palaces, Yangxin Hall was initially built during the Jiajing reign (16th century) and served as an auxiliary palace for Ming emperors.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"876\">During the Qing Dynasty, starting from Emperor Yongzheng, it became the primary residence and political center for emperors.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"876\">The hall features a functional yet compact layout, including a throne room, study, sleeping chambers, and spaces for discussions and ceremonies.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"876\">It was ideal for highly centralized governance.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"876\">Notable rooms include Yongzheng\u2019s &#8220;Diligence and Virtue&#8221; chamber, Qianlong\u2019s Sanxi Hall, and the Eastern Warm Pavilion, where Empress Dowager Cixi presided over court affairs behind a curtain during the late Qing era.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee09a09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee09a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a80a0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a80a0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b625a44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b625a44\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changchun-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Spring-1024x679.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11114\" alt=\"Changchun Palace Palace of Eternal Spring\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changchun-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Spring-1024x679.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changchun-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Spring-300x199.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changchun-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Spring-768x509.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changchun-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Spring-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changchun-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Spring.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here closed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-693db34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"693db34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a27970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a27970\" 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=\"878\" data-end=\"932\">Changchun Palace (Palace of Eternal Spring)<\/h3><p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1446\">Built in 1420 and later renovated in 1683, Changchun Palace was one of the Western Six Palaces where imperial consorts resided.<\/p><p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1446\">In 1859, Emperor Xianfeng ordered the removal of Changchun Gate, connecting the Changchun and Qixiang Palaces into a larger four-section courtyard.<\/p><p data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"1446\">The five-bay-wide main hall is topped with a yellow-glazed hip roof and flanked by Tiyuan Hall (\u4f53\u5143\u6bbf), Suishou Hall (\u7ee5\u5bff\u6bbf), and Chengxi Hall (\u627f\u79a7\u6bbf), forming a symmetrical architectural ensemble.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e847c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7e847c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6e0f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c6e0f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bd7054 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7bd7054\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yikun-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Honor-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11115\" alt=\"Yikun Palace Palace of Earthly Honor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yikun-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Honor-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yikun-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Honor-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yikun-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Honor-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yikun-Palace-Palace-of-Earthly-Honor.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e89881 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e89881\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4f1fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd4f1fb\" 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=\"1448\" data-end=\"1497\">Yikun Palace (Palace of Earthly Honor)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"2025\">Originally built in 1420, Yikun Palace housed consorts and empresses throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p><p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"2025\">In the late Qing period, the rear hall was modified to form a passageway leading to Chuxiu Palace, creating a four-section interconnected courtyard.<\/p><p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"2025\">The main hall is five bays wide, topped with a hip roof, and adorned with Su-style painted beams and ornamental carvings.<\/p><p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"2025\">In front of the palace stand bronze phoenixes, cranes, and incense burners, symbolizing peace and prosperity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d5c11d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d5c11d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c61e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6c61e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed38a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed38a22\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chuxiu-Palace-Palace-of-Gathered-Elegance-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11116\" alt=\"Chuxiu Palace Palace of Gathered Elegance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chuxiu-Palace-Palace-of-Gathered-Elegance-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chuxiu-Palace-Palace-of-Gathered-Elegance-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chuxiu-Palace-Palace-of-Gathered-Elegance-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chuxiu-Palace-Palace-of-Gathered-Elegance.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ee64b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05ee64b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14af25f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14af25f\" 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=\"2027\" data-end=\"2081\">Chuxiu Palace (Palace of Gathered Elegance)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2547\">Initially constructed in 1420, Chuxiu Palace underwent a major renovation in 1884 for Empress Dowager Cixi\u2019s 50th birthday, costing 630,000 taels of silver.<\/p><p data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2547\">Originally a two-section courtyard, it was later connected with Yikun Palace through a shared rear hall, forming a four-section courtyard.<\/p><p data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2547\">The palace is notable for its opulent interior decorations and its association with Cixi, who lived here before assuming power.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb584ec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb584ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5a6e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f5a6e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d6642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6d6642\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiji-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-e1740132898552-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11117\" alt=\"Taiji Hall Hall of Supreme Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiji-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-e1740132898552-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiji-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-e1740132898552-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiji-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-e1740132898552-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Taiji-Hall-Hall-of-Supreme-Harmony-e1740132898552.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2393711 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2393711\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf86e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbf86e7\" 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=\"2549\" data-end=\"2596\">Taiji Hall (Hall of Supreme Harmony)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"3019\">First built in 1420, Taiji Hall was originally called Weiyang Palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"3019\">It was renamed Qixiang Palace in 1535 to honor Emperor Jiajing\u2019s father and later changed to Taiji Hall during the late Qing Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"2597\" data-end=\"3019\">The structure was integrated into the Changchun Palace complex, forming an interconnected courtyard with passageways and corridors, allowing for seamless movement between sections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51c947 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a51c947\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-153f4e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"153f4e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7680898 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7680898\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yongshou-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Longevity-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11118\" alt=\"Yongshou Palace Palace of Eternal Longevity\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yongshou-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Longevity-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yongshou-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Longevity-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yongshou-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Longevity-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yongshou-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Longevity.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here closed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db4c1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9db4c1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be876aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be876aa\" 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=\"3021\" data-end=\"3077\">Yongshou Palace (Palace of Eternal Longevity)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3499\">Constructed in 1420 under the name Changle Palace, Yongshou Palace later became a residence for imperial consorts.<\/p><p data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3499\">The main hall features a five-bay width, a hip roof, and an interior decorated with calligraphy plaques inscribed by Emperor Qianlong.<\/p><p data-start=\"3078\" data-end=\"3499\">In 1741, Qianlong issued an order that all palace name plaques should follow the Yongshou Palace style, forbidding any modifications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9720f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9720f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e91117d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e91117d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa52ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fa52ef\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chonghua-Palace-Palace-of-Double-Glory-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11119\" alt=\"Chonghua Palace Palace of Double Glory\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chonghua-Palace-Palace-of-Double-Glory-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chonghua-Palace-Palace-of-Double-Glory-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chonghua-Palace-Palace-of-Double-Glory-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chonghua-Palace-Palace-of-Double-Glory.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a575ccc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a575ccc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9f880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9f880\" 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=\"3501\" data-end=\"3552\">Chonghua Palace (Palace of Double Glory)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"4210\">Located north of the Western Six Palaces, Chonghua Palace was originally part of the Five Western Residences in the Ming Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"4210\">In 1733, Emperor Yongzheng designated it as the residence for his son Hongli (future Emperor Qianlong), renaming it &#8220;Le Shan Tang&#8221; (Hall of Joy and Virtue).<\/p><p data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"4210\">After Qianlong ascended the throne, it was renamed Chonghua Palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"4210\">The palace retained its three-section courtyard layout, featuring a central hall and banquet areas.<\/p><p data-start=\"3553\" data-end=\"4210\">Qianlong hosted poetry gatherings and literary events here, establishing a tradition of imperial poetry contests that lasted until Emperor Xianfeng\u2019s reign.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d8ba37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d8ba37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18d964a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18d964a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad2f2df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad2f2df\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Xianfu-Palace-Palace-of-Universal-Happiness.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11120\" alt=\"Xianfu Palace Palace of Universal Happiness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Xianfu-Palace-Palace-of-Universal-Happiness.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Xianfu-Palace-Palace-of-Universal-Happiness-300x209.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Xianfu-Palace-Palace-of-Universal-Happiness-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here closed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68315db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68315db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e158404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e158404\" 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=\"4212\" data-end=\"4268\">Xianfu Palace (Palace of Universal Happiness)<\/h3><p data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4725\">Xianfu Palace was a residence for imperial consorts, featuring a double courtyard layout.<\/p><p data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4725\">The front gate, Xianfu Gate, was adorned with glazed tiles and ornamental carvings.<\/p><p data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4725\">The rear hall, named Tongdao Hall, had an elaborately decorated interior with partitioned chambers and gilded ceilings.<\/p><p data-start=\"4269\" data-end=\"4725\">Concubines of Emperor Daoguang, including Consort Zhuangshun, Consort Cheng, and Consort Tong, lived in this palace.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1fea02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1fea02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2e686 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f2e686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e3f968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e3f968\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\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\/01\/Shufangzhai-Study-of-Cultivated-Fragrance-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11121\" alt=\"Shufangzhai Study of Cultivated Fragrance\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shufangzhai-Study-of-Cultivated-Fragrance-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shufangzhai-Study-of-Cultivated-Fragrance-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shufangzhai-Study-of-Cultivated-Fragrance-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shufangzhai-Study-of-Cultivated-Fragrance-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shufangzhai-Study-of-Cultivated-Fragrance.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here closed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb39eaf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb39eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e77679 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e77679\" 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=\"4727\" data-end=\"4781\">Shufangzhai (Study of Cultivated Fragrance)<\/h3><p data-start=\"4782\" data-end=\"5336\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Originally part of the Five Western Residences, Shufangzhai was transformed into a banquet and theater pavilion under Emperor Qianlong.<\/p><p data-start=\"4782\" data-end=\"5336\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The structure included a grand stage, where Qianlong hosted opera performances for his mother, Empress Dowager Chongqing.<\/p><p data-start=\"4782\" data-end=\"5336\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Celebrations were held during important festivals and birthdays, where royal family members, ministers, and officials attended banquets while enjoying performances.<\/p><p data-start=\"4782\" data-end=\"5336\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The last emperor, Puyi, continued this tradition until he was expelled from the Forbidden City.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e588b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21e588b\" 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-10234aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10234aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Eastern Route of the Inner Court in the Forbidden City<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d5532 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0d5532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-342faf0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"342faf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b105324 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b105324\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fengxian-Hall-Hall-of-Ancestral-Worship-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11122\" alt=\"Fengxian Hall Hall of Ancestral Worship\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fengxian-Hall-Hall-of-Ancestral-Worship-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fengxian-Hall-Hall-of-Ancestral-Worship-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fengxian-Hall-Hall-of-Ancestral-Worship-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Fengxian-Hall-Hall-of-Ancestral-Worship.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c8eda e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53c8eda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d293e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d293e06\" 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=\"70\" data-end=\"122\">Fengxian Hall (Hall of Ancestral Worship)<\/h3><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"787\">Located on the eastern side of the Inner Court, Fengxian Hall served as the imperial ancestral shrine for the Ming and Qing dynasties.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"787\">It was initially built in the early Ming Dynasty and rebuilt in 1657 under the Qing rule.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"787\">The hall covers 1,225 square meters and features a double-eaved hip roof with golden-glazed tiles and elaborate painted decorations.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"787\">Rituals were conducted here for important events, including the emperor&#8217;s birthday, New Year celebrations, and national ceremonies.<\/p><p data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"787\">The rear hall was used for reporting major imperial occasions such as investitures, imperial tours, and ancestral offerings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33ad8e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f33ad8e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf5cf33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf5cf33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d7ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52d7ec3\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chengqian-Palace-Palace-of-Celestial-Favor.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11123\" alt=\"Chengqian Palace Palace of Celestial Favor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chengqian-Palace-Palace-of-Celestial-Favor.webp 562w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chengqian-Palace-Palace-of-Celestial-Favor-241x300.webp 241w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chengqian-Palace-Palace-of-Celestial-Favor-10x12.webp 10w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here closed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31f1a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a31f1a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad18e4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad18e4b\" 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=\"789\" data-end=\"844\">Chengqian Palace (Palace of Celestial Favor)<\/h3><p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1269\">Chengqian Palace is one of the Eastern Six Palaces, constructed in 1420 and originally named Yongning Palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1269\">It consists of two courtyards, with a five-bay-wide rear hall.<\/p><p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1269\">In the Ming Dynasty, it was the residence of imperial concubines, while in the Qing Dynasty, it housed noble consorts, including Consort Donggo of Emperor Shunzhi and Empress Xiaoquancheng of Emperor Daoguang.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89307f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89307f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47564ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47564ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f840a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f840a46\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingren-Palace-Palace-of-Great-Benevolence-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11124\" alt=\"Jingren Palace Palace of Great Benevolence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingren-Palace-Palace-of-Great-Benevolence-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingren-Palace-Palace-of-Great-Benevolence-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingren-Palace-Palace-of-Great-Benevolence-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingren-Palace-Palace-of-Great-Benevolence.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69bb17a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69bb17a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b292404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b292404\" 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=\"1271\" data-end=\"1326\">Jingren Palace (Palace of Great Benevolence)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1840\">Built in 1420 as Chang\u2019an Palace, Jingren Palace was later renamed and became a residence for imperial consorts.<\/p><p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1840\">Emperor Kangxi was born here in 1654, and it was also the home of Empress Dowager Xiaoshengxian (Qianlong\u2019s mother), Concubine Wan of Emperor Xianfeng, and Consort Zhen of Emperor Guangxu.<\/p><p data-start=\"1327\" data-end=\"1840\">The courtyard layout includes a stone screen wall, believed to be a Yuan Dynasty relic, and the palace is five bays wide with traditional Qing-style decorations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69d63b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69d63b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c84d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c84d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452fe09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"452fe09\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yanxi-Palace-Palace-of-Prolonged-Happiness-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11125\" alt=\"Yanxi Palace Palace of Prolonged Happiness\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yanxi-Palace-Palace-of-Prolonged-Happiness-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yanxi-Palace-Palace-of-Prolonged-Happiness-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yanxi-Palace-Palace-of-Prolonged-Happiness-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yanxi-Palace-Palace-of-Prolonged-Happiness.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369d063 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"369d063\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f87e03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f87e03\" 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=\"1842\" data-end=\"1897\">Yanxi Palace (Palace of Prolonged Happiness)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2372\">Originally constructed in 1420 as Changshou Palace, Yanxi Palace was redesigned in 1909 to house a Western-style three-story building known as the Water Palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2372\">It featured surrounding pools filled with water from Jade Spring Hill, and each floor contained nine rooms, with a wraparound balcony.<\/p><p data-start=\"1898\" data-end=\"2372\">The palace was damaged in 1917 when warlord Zhang Xun attempted to restore the Qing Dynasty, and aircraft bombed the Forbidden City.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e35b3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e35b3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d3050 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40d3050\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1939cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1939cd8\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingyang-Palace-Palace-of-Radiant-Sunlight-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11126\" alt=\"Jingyang Palace Palace of Radiant Sunlight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingyang-Palace-Palace-of-Radiant-Sunlight-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingyang-Palace-Palace-of-Radiant-Sunlight-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingyang-Palace-Palace-of-Radiant-Sunlight-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jingyang-Palace-Palace-of-Radiant-Sunlight.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60db607 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60db607\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d7a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66d7a83\" 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=\"2374\" data-end=\"2429\">Jingyang Palace (Palace of Radiant Sunlight)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2963\">Located east of Zhongcui Palace and north of Yonghe Palace, Jingyang Palace was originally Changyang Palace in the Ming Dynasty and renamed in 1535.<\/p><p data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2963\">In the Qing Dynasty, it became a library and storage place for imperial books and documents.<\/p><p data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2963\">Unlike other Eastern Six Palaces, its main hall features a hip roof instead of a gabled design, making it architecturally distinct.<\/p><p data-start=\"2430\" data-end=\"2963\">The rear hall was used as the imperial study, adorned with calligraphy, painted beams, and dragon motifs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c454d78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c454d78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a37635 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a37635\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7996d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7996d76\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yonghe-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Harmony-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11127\" alt=\"Yonghe Palace Palace of Eternal Harmony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yonghe-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Harmony-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yonghe-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Harmony-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yonghe-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Harmony-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yonghe-Palace-Palace-of-Eternal-Harmony.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7047220 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7047220\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15d199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15d199\" 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=\"2965\" data-end=\"3017\">Yonghe Palace (Palace of Eternal Harmony)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3544\">Built in 1420, Yonghe Palace housed imperial consorts throughout the Ming and Qing Dynasties.<\/p><p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3544\">Empress Xiaogongren, mother of Emperor Qianlong, resided here for many years, as did Consort Jing of Emperor Daoguang and Consort Li of Emperor Xianfeng.<\/p><p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3544\">The palace features a five-bay-wide main hall with intricate lattice windows, ornate beams, and a plaque inscribed by Emperor Qianlong.<\/p><p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3544\">The interior includes ceremonial spaces used for seasonal rituals and imperial celebrations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3684cd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3684cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666f2f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"666f2f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4491d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb4491d\" 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<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"618\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yuqing-Palace-Palace-of-Nurtured-Joy.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11128\" alt=\"Yuqing Palace Palace of Nurtured Joy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yuqing-Palace-Palace-of-Nurtured-Joy.webp 618w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yuqing-Palace-Palace-of-Nurtured-Joy-300x207.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yuqing-Palace-Palace-of-Nurtured-Joy-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Here closed<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e32a4a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e32a4a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627c167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"627c167\" 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=\"3546\" data-end=\"3595\">Yuqing Palace (Palace of Nurtured Joy)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"4049\">Located between Fengxian Hall and the Abstinence Hall, Yuqing Palace was built in 1679 on the site of the former Fuci Hall.<\/p><p data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"4049\">The four-section compound includes guardhouses, a central courtyard, and residential chambers.<\/p><p data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"4049\">It was initially constructed as the residence of Crown Prince Yinreng but later became a study hall for Qing emperors.<\/p><p data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"4049\">Both Emperor Tongzhi and Emperor Guangxu received their early education here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cda0b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cda0b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae511e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aae511e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b792ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b792ee4\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhai-Palace-Palace-of-Abstinence-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11129\" alt=\"Zhai Palace Palace of Abstinence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhai-Palace-Palace-of-Abstinence-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhai-Palace-Palace-of-Abstinence-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhai-Palace-Palace-of-Abstinence-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhai-Palace-Palace-of-Abstinence.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a13fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f0a13fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8130ab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8130ab8\" 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=\"4051\" data-end=\"4096\">Zhai Palace (Palace of Abstinence)<\/h3><p data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4675\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Situated south of the Eastern Six Palaces, Zhai Palace was used for ritual purification before the emperor conducted sacrificial ceremonies to Heaven and Earth.<\/p><p data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4675\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Prior to Qing rule, emperors fasted outside the palace, but later, Zhai Palace was used for these purposes.<\/p><p data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4675\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The structure consists of two courtyards, with a five-bay-wide front hall featuring a hip roof and an attached antechamber.<\/p><p data-start=\"4097\" data-end=\"4675\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The emperor would stay here for fasting, and wooden abstinence plaques were hung around the palace as reminders of the sacred observance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56710b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b56710b\" 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-7de9853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7de9853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other Notable Buildings in the Forbidden City<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d175d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d175d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a3c50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82a3c50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac28be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ac28be\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wuying-Hall-Hall-of-Martial-Valor-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11130\" alt=\"Wuying Hall Hall of Martial Valor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wuying-Hall-Hall-of-Martial-Valor-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wuying-Hall-Hall-of-Martial-Valor-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wuying-Hall-Hall-of-Martial-Valor-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wuying-Hall-Hall-of-Martial-Valor.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aad453 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8aad453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dae855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4dae855\" 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=\"57\" data-end=\"103\">Wuying Hall (Hall of Martial Valor)<\/h3><p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"511\">Built in the early Ming Dynasty, Wuying Hall is located west of Xihe Gate in the Outer Court.<\/p><p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"511\">The five-bay-wide main hall features a hip roof with yellow glazed tiles, flanked by side halls named Ningdao Hall and Huanzhang Hall.<\/p><p data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"511\">It played a key role during the early Qing period, serving as the governing office of Regent Prince Dorgon after the Manchu conquest of Beijing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f45fa9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f45fa9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d368222 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d368222\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef28b36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef28b36\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Huangji-Hall-Hall-of-Imperial-Supremacy-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11131\" alt=\"Huangji Hall Hall of Imperial Supremacy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Huangji-Hall-Hall-of-Imperial-Supremacy-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Huangji-Hall-Hall-of-Imperial-Supremacy-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Huangji-Hall-Hall-of-Imperial-Supremacy-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Huangji-Hall-Hall-of-Imperial-Supremacy.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d299f7d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d299f7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279f0c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279f0c3\" 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=\"513\" data-end=\"565\">Huangji Hall (Hall of Imperial Supremacy)<\/h3><p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"991\">As the main hall of the Ningshou Palace complex, Huangji Hall was originally built in 1689 and later renamed.<\/p><p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"991\">The nine-bay-wide structure symbolizes imperial supremacy.<\/p><p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"991\">Flanked by sundials and measuring instruments, it represents the emperor\u2019s command over time and space.<\/p><p data-start=\"566\" data-end=\"991\">Six double-eaved pavilions stand on either side, each adorned with engraved Chinese &#8220;shou&#8221; (longevity) characters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eac16d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eac16d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b10a121 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b10a121\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b31c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b31c9\" 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=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cining-Palace-Palace-of-Compassion-and-Tranquility-e1740135468719-766x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11132\" alt=\"Cining Palace Palace of Compassion and Tranquility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cining-Palace-Palace-of-Compassion-and-Tranquility-e1740135468719-766x1024.webp 766w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cining-Palace-Palace-of-Compassion-and-Tranquility-e1740135468719-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cining-Palace-Palace-of-Compassion-and-Tranquility-e1740135468719-768x1026.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cining-Palace-Palace-of-Compassion-and-Tranquility-e1740135468719-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cining-Palace-Palace-of-Compassion-and-Tranquility-e1740135468719.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b502cb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b502cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61871b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61871b1\" 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=\"993\" data-end=\"1056\">Cining Palace (Palace of Compassion and Tranquility)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1427\">Built in 1536, Cining Palace was expanded in 1769 under Emperor Qianlong.<\/p><p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1427\">It features a double-eaved hip roof and intricate lattice windows, designed as the imperial residence for empress dowagers.<\/p><p data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1427\">The front courtyard is lined with gilded bronze incense burners, while the rear hall served as a private retreat for the emperor\u2019s mother.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630fc11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"630fc11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523228a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"523228a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f88ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f88ca3\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wenyuan-Pavilion-Imperial-Library-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11133\" alt=\"Wenyuan Pavilion Imperial Library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wenyuan-Pavilion-Imperial-Library-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wenyuan-Pavilion-Imperial-Library-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wenyuan-Pavilion-Imperial-Library-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Wenyuan-Pavilion-Imperial-Library.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e91f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5e91f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38dd298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38dd298\" 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=\"1429\" data-end=\"1475\">Wenyuan Pavilion (Imperial Library)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1827\">Built in 1776, Wenyuan Pavilion is a two-story library modeled after the famous Tianyi Pavilion in Zhejiang.<\/p><p data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1827\">The black-glazed roof tiles symbolize water, representing fire resistance in accordance with Chinese geomantic principles.<\/p><p data-start=\"1476\" data-end=\"1827\">It housed the Complete Library of the Four Treasuries and other imperial manuscripts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-172db7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"172db7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2209aa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2209aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9752bb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9752bb4\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changyin-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Flourishing-Sounds-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11134\" alt=\"Changyin Pavilion Pavilion of Flourishing Sounds\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changyin-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Flourishing-Sounds-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changyin-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Flourishing-Sounds-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changyin-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Flourishing-Sounds-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Changyin-Pavilion-Pavilion-of-Flourishing-Sounds.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d420f6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d420f6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcd2717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcd2717\" 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=\"1829\" data-end=\"1890\">Changyin Pavilion (Pavilion of Flourishing Sounds)<\/h3><p data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2293\">The largest opera stage in the Forbidden City, Changyin Pavilion was completed in 1776 and stands 20.7 meters tall.<\/p><p data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2293\">Located within the Ningshou Palace complex, it consists of three levels, named Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity Stages.<\/p><p data-start=\"1891\" data-end=\"2293\">The open-air theater was used for imperial performances, with the emperor and empress seated in the adjacent viewing hall.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bd9034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bd9034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a082c3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a082c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704e4cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"704e4cb\" 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=\"458\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shouan-Palace-Palace-of-Longevity-and-Peace.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11135\" alt=\"Shouan Palace Palace of Longevity and Peace\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shouan-Palace-Palace-of-Longevity-and-Peace.webp 458w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shouan-Palace-Palace-of-Longevity-and-Peace-300x216.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Shouan-Palace-Palace-of-Longevity-and-Peace-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34fb25c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34fb25c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe87e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe87e9\" 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=\"2295\" data-end=\"2352\">Shou\u2019an Palace (Palace of Longevity and Peace)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2669\">Originally named Xianxi Palace, it was rebuilt in 1751 to commemorate the 60th birthday of Emperor Qianlong\u2019s mother.<\/p><p data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2669\">A three-story opera stage was added but later dismantled in 1799.<\/p><p data-start=\"2353\" data-end=\"2669\">The palace served as a residence for imperial dowagers and housed celebrations for imperial birthdays.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a384cb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a384cb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce2c2cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce2c2cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d75528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d75528\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxing-Hall-Hall-of-Cultivating-Nature-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11136\" alt=\"Yangxing Hall Hall of Cultivating Nature\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Yangxing-Hall-Hall-of-Cultivating-Nature-768x1024.webp 768w, 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data-end=\"2724\">Yangxing Hall (Hall of Cultivating Nature)<\/h3><p data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"3065\">Constructed in 1772, Yangxing Hall was modeled after the Yangxin Hall, serving as a retirement palace for Emperor Qianlong.<\/p><p data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"3065\">The hall\u2019s delicate ornamentation included imperial calligraphy, lacquered beams, and gold-painted details.<\/p><p data-start=\"2725\" data-end=\"3065\">It later became a banquet and tea reception hall for Empress Dowager Cixi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b88d18 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b88d18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a09e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99a09e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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\/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25040f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25040f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55590cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55590cb\" 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=\"3067\" data-end=\"3096\">Nine-Dragon Screen<\/h3><p data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3425\">Located outside Huangji Gate, this glazed tile screen was constructed in 1770 as part of the Ningshou Palace expansion.<\/p><p data-start=\"3097\" data-end=\"3425\">Measuring 29.47 meters long and 3.59 meters high, the single-sided wall features nine intricately carved dragons, each representing imperial authority and auspicious fortune.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad6601e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad6601e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7946007 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7946007\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e56c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e56c37\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhenfei-Well-Well-of-Consort-Zhen-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11138\" alt=\"Zhenfei Well Well of Consort Zhen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhenfei-Well-Well-of-Consort-Zhen-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhenfei-Well-Well-of-Consort-Zhen-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhenfei-Well-Well-of-Consort-Zhen-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zhenfei-Well-Well-of-Consort-Zhen.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca278db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca278db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6989319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6989319\" 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=\"3427\" data-end=\"3473\">Zhenfei Well (Well of Consort Zhen)<\/h3><p data-start=\"3474\" data-end=\"3810\">Situated north of Ningshou Palace, Zhenfei Well is a historical site linked to Consort Zhen, a favored concubine of Emperor Guangxu.<\/p><p data-start=\"3474\" data-end=\"3810\">In 1900, as the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi ordered her execution, and she was drowned in this well before the imperial family fled the city.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171b786 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"171b786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89b4ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b89b4ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528dcbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"528dcbf\" 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=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Corner-Towers-e1740135824388-766x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11139\" alt=\"Corner Towers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Corner-Towers-e1740135824388-766x1024.webp 766w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Corner-Towers-e1740135824388-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Corner-Towers-e1740135824388-768x1026.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Corner-Towers-e1740135824388-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Corner-Towers-e1740135824388.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72d2564 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72d2564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c049a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c049a\" 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=\"3812\" data-end=\"3836\">Corner Towers<\/h3><p data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"4166\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Located at each of the Forbidden City\u2019s four corners, the Corner Towers were built in 1420 and later renovated in the Qing Dynasty.<\/p><p data-start=\"3837\" data-end=\"4166\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">These 27.5-meter-high structures feature intricate multi-eaved roofs, each adorned with 72 ridge decorations, making them architectural masterpieces of imperial defense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058303b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"058303b\" 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-eb91005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb91005\" 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=\"520\" data-end=\"589\">3-Hour Essential Route (Perfect for First-Time Visitors)<\/h2><p data-start=\"591\" data-end=\"672\">Follow the central axis from south to north to see the most iconic landmarks:<\/p><p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"900\"><strong data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"900\">Wu Gate \u2192 Taihe Gate Plaza \u2192 Hall of Supreme Harmony \u2192 Hall of Central Harmony \u2192 Hall of Preserving Harmony \u2192 Palace of Heavenly Purity \u2192 Hall of Union \u2192 Palace of Earthly Tranquility \u2192 Imperial Garden \u2192 Shenwu Gate (Exit)<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1355\"><li data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"1024\"><p data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"1024\">Admire the towering golden rooftops of the Hall of Supreme Harmony (Taihe Dian), China\u2019s largest wooden structure.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1155\"><p data-start=\"1027\" data-end=\"1155\">Step into the Inner Court, the emperor\u2019s former residence, and discover where royal weddings and state rituals took place.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1355\"><p data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1355\">End your visit in the Imperial Garden, a serene space of ancient cypress trees and rockeries, before exiting through Shenwu Gate, where you can glimpse Jingshan Park\u2019s hilltop pavilion.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1448\"><strong><em data-start=\"1359\" data-end=\"1370\">Best for:<\/em><\/strong> First-timers, photo lovers, and visitors with limited time (approx. 3 hours).<\/p><h2 data-start=\"1455\" data-end=\"1522\">6-Hour In-Depth Route (For History &amp; Culture Enthusiasts)<\/h2><p data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1624\">Step off the beaten path and explore the palace\u2019s hidden corners, side halls, and curated galleries:<\/p><p data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1906\"><strong data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1906\">Wu Gate \u2192 Wuying Hall (Painting &amp; Calligraphy) \u2192 Supreme Harmony Plaza \u2192 Palace of Heavenly Purity \u2192 Hall of Mental Cultivation \u2192 Six Western Palaces \u2192 Six Eastern Palaces \u2192 Ningshou Palace Area (Treasure Gallery) \u2192 Clock Exhibition Hall \u2192 Imperial Garden \u2192 Shenwu Gate (Exit)<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"2675\"><li data-start=\"1908\" data-end=\"2020\"><p data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"2020\">Discover the replica of \u201cA Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains\u201d and imperial art inside Wuying Hall.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2021\" data-end=\"2153\"><p data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2153\">Count the 11 mythological beasts atop the Hall of Supreme Harmony&#8217;s roof\u2014more than any other building in the Forbidden City.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2154\" data-end=\"2269\"><p data-start=\"2156\" data-end=\"2269\">Walk through the Hall of Mental Cultivation, where emperors once ruled and Empress Dowager Cixi held court.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2407\"><p data-start=\"2272\" data-end=\"2407\">Stroll through the Six Western and Six Eastern Palaces, former residences of concubines and empresses, rich in decorative detail.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2408\" data-end=\"2551\"><p data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2551\">Visit the Treasure Gallery and Clock Exhibition Hall (additional ticket required) to marvel at jade carvings and clockwork wonders.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2552\" data-end=\"2675\"><p data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2675\">Wind down in the Imperial Garden, uncovering symbolic trees, pavilions, and the majestic Nine-Dragon Wall nearby.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"2677\" data-end=\"2796\"><strong><em data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2690\">Best for:<\/em><\/strong> Cultural explorers, return visitors, and those seeking a full-day immersive experience (approx. 6 hours).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46f4d6c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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elementor-element-371f2a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"371f2a4\" 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<div><div dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9f542c7e-c8b3-44d6-9c57-3954b9b284bc\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\"><div><div><h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"59\">The Forbidden City: A Name Rooted in Tradition<\/h2><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City, also known as the Purple Forbidden City (Zijincheng), derives its name from ancient Chinese cosmology and imperial ideology.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In traditional beliefs, the celestial emperor resided in the Purple Palace (Ziwei Palace), located in the central part of the heavens.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Chinese emperor, regarded as the &#8220;Son of Heaven,&#8221; mirrored this celestial order by establishing his palace as the earthly counterpart, symbolizing divine authority.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The term \u201cforbidden\u201d reflected the exclusivity of the imperial palace, as commoners were strictly prohibited from entering.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During the early Ming Dynasty, it was initially referred to as the Imperial City, encompassing both the inner palace and outer defenses.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"932\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">By the mid-Ming period, the &#8220;Forbidden City&#8221; became the distinct name for the palace complex, separating it from the outer Imperial City.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48d2ac6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48d2ac6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb6e21f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb6e21f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535ae22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"535ae22\" 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=\"461\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Architectural-Principles-of-the-Forbidden-City.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11145\" alt=\"Architectural Principles of the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Architectural-Principles-of-the-Forbidden-City.webp 461w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Architectural-Principles-of-the-Forbidden-City-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Architectural-Principles-of-the-Forbidden-City-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acf23c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acf23c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e15f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e15f16\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"59\">Architectural Principles of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"935\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City was meticulously designed following the imperial planning principles outlined in the Kaogong Ji of the Zhou Li, emphasizing a front court for governance and a rear market for residence, with ancestral temples on the left and altars on the right.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"935\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Its layout reflects feudal hierarchy while achieving artistic symmetry and architectural variation.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"935\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The palace complex features over ten different roof styles, each symbolizing status and function.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"935\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The golden glazed tiles dominate major halls, while green tiles are reserved for princes\u2019 residences.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"935\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Additional vibrant hues, such as blue, purple, and black, adorn gardens and decorative walls.<\/p><p data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"935\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The ornate roof ridge beasts, including dragons, lions, and sea horses, enhance both aesthetic grandeur and symbolic meaning, signifying power, protection, and prosperity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3b4db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a3b4db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0f841 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b0f841\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b47b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82b47b6\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Gate-View-A-majestic-view-of-a-grand-palace-building-framed-by-an-arched-gateway-inside-the-Forbidden-City-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11144\" alt=\"Forbidden City Gate View A majestic view of a grand palace building framed by an arched gateway inside the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Gate-View-A-majestic-view-of-a-grand-palace-building-framed-by-an-arched-gateway-inside-the-Forbidden-City-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Gate-View-A-majestic-view-of-a-grand-palace-building-framed-by-an-arched-gateway-inside-the-Forbidden-City-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Gate-View-A-majestic-view-of-a-grand-palace-building-framed-by-an-arched-gateway-inside-the-Forbidden-City-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Gate-View-A-majestic-view-of-a-grand-palace-building-framed-by-an-arched-gateway-inside-the-Forbidden-City.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b9521 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1b9521\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-401d702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"401d702\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"51\">The Construction of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Beijing was originally the fiefdom of Zhu Di, later known as the Yongle Emperor.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">After ascending the throne in 1403, he decided to relocate the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, considering it his place of origin.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1406, he ordered the construction of the Forbidden City, modeled after the Nanjing imperial palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The preparatory phase lasted 11 years, involving the nationwide collection of precious timber and stone.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Workers faced immense hardships, with many perishing in the dangerous process.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The largest stone, located behind the Hall of Preserving Harmony, was transported using an ingenious ice road system over 28 days.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Additionally, golden bricks from Suzhou and tribute bricks from Shandong were transported for construction.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"936\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1420, the Forbidden City was completed, and in 1421, Beijing was officially declared the capital of the Ming Dynasty.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931313f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"931313f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07bbdab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07bbdab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0d44d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb0d44d\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ancient-Sundial-Forbidden-City-A-historic-stone-sundial-used-for-timekeeping-set-against-the-backdrop-of-the-Forbidden-Citys-palatial-structures-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11146\" alt=\"Ancient Sundial Forbidden City A historic stone sundial used for timekeeping set against the backdrop of the Forbidden Citys palatial structures\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ancient-Sundial-Forbidden-City-A-historic-stone-sundial-used-for-timekeeping-set-against-the-backdrop-of-the-Forbidden-Citys-palatial-structures-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ancient-Sundial-Forbidden-City-A-historic-stone-sundial-used-for-timekeeping-set-against-the-backdrop-of-the-Forbidden-Citys-palatial-structures-225x300.webp 225w, 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"51\">The Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty<\/h2><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">After its completion in 1420, the Forbidden City witnessed over 500 years of imperial history, including emperors&#8217; lives, hierarchical systems, political struggles, and religious ceremonies.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">A year after its completion, a fire destroyed the Three Great Halls, which were rebuilt in 1440.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Another major fire in 1557 burned down several key structures, with reconstruction completed in 1561.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Wanli Emperor\u2019s reign saw another devastating fire in 1597, with restoration lasting until 1627.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During the Ming Dynasty, the Qianqing Palace served as the emperor\u2019s primary residence and political center.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Due to assassination fears, emperors slept in different chambers each night.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Political turmoil also struck the palace, including the Renyin Palace Coup (1542) and Red Pill Case (1620), highlighting the Forbidden City\u2019s role in power struggles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ac75d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6ac75d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6263f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c6263f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5d0f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a5d0f6\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronze-Water-Vat-Forbidden-City-A-large-bronze-water-vat-with-lion-shaped-handles-in-the-Forbidden-City-Beijing-under-a-bright-blue-sky-e1740147063100-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11147\" alt=\"Bronze Water Vat Forbidden City A large bronze water vat with lion shaped handles in the Forbidden City Beijing under a bright blue sky\" 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\/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558d926 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"558d926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fd37b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e5fd37b\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"51\">The Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty<\/h2><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1644, the Forbidden City was nearly destroyed when Li Zicheng\u2019s army captured Beijing.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Qing army soon took over and began reconstruction.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During Kangxi\u2019s reign, large-scale renovations shaped the city&#8217;s layout.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Yongzheng Emperor moved the imperial residence from Qianqing Palace to Yangxin Hall, where subsequent emperors ruled.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Qianlong expanded the complex, adding Ningshou Palace, Qianlong Garden, and Wenyuan Pavilion, enhancing its grandeur.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In the late Qing era, Empress Dowager Cixi modified the western palaces, including Changchun Palace, for her exclusive use.<\/p><p data-start=\"53\" data-end=\"858\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City remained the political and cultural center until the last emperor, Puyi, was forced to leave in 1924, marking the end of imperial rule in China.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a345f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86a345f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05a7934 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05a7934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1277b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1277b72\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"60\">The Forbidden City in the Republic of China Era<\/h2><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"752\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">After the 1911 Xinhai Revolution, Emperor Puyi was allowed to reside in the inner court under the Articles of Favorable Treatment.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"752\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Despite the fall of the Qing dynasty, Puyi continued issuing edicts and maintaining imperial traditions, making the Forbidden City a \u201cstate within a state.\u201d<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"752\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1917, warlord Zhang Xun attempted to restore Puyi, leading to China\u2019s first aerial bombing of the palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"752\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1924, General Feng Yuxiang expelled Puyi, and the Palace Museum was officially established in 1925.<\/p><p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"752\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">During the Second Sino-Japanese War, over 13,000 artifacts were relocated to Nanjing to protect them from destruction and looting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5455ff8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5455ff8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc70211 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc70211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd5e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ddd5e97\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-Forbidden-City-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-golden-rooftops-reflecting-in-the-surrounding-moat-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11149\" alt=\"Meridian Gate Forbidden City The main entrance of the Forbidden City with its golden rooftops reflecting in the surrounding moat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-Forbidden-City-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-golden-rooftops-reflecting-in-the-surrounding-moat-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-Forbidden-City-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-golden-rooftops-reflecting-in-the-surrounding-moat-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-Forbidden-City-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-golden-rooftops-reflecting-in-the-surrounding-moat-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Meridian-Gate-Forbidden-City-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-golden-rooftops-reflecting-in-the-surrounding-moat.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a36b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87a36b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57988c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57988c1\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"49\">The Forbidden City in the Modern Era<\/h2><p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since the founding of the People\u2019s Republic of China in 1949, the Forbidden City has undergone extensive restoration and preservation efforts.<\/p><p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1961, it was designated a National Key Cultural Relic Protection Unit, and in 1987, UNESCO listed it as a World Cultural Heritage Site.<\/p><p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">By 2019, the Palace Museum housed over 1.86 million artifacts.<\/p><p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Annual visitors now exceed 6 to 8 million, reflecting its lasting global appeal.<\/p><p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Recent expansions have increased the open area to 76%, with new exhibitions like the Sculpture Hall and Shoukang Palace.<\/p><p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"756\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Restoration projects continue, ensuring the Forbidden City remains a treasured symbol of Chinese heritage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b3bf89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b3bf89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0e4fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e0e4fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4828b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c4828b\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-City-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11156\" alt=\"Treasures of the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-City-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-City-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-City-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-City.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6a685 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b6a685\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6578d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b6578d\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"41\">Treasures of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Forbidden City houses an extraordinary collection of 1,862,690 artifacts, making it China&#8217;s largest and most comprehensive museum.<\/p><p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">These artifacts account for one-sixth of the nation&#8217;s total cultural relics, with over 8,273 first-class national treasures, many of which are unique.<\/p><p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The museum features various specialized galleries, including the Historical and Fine Arts Gallery, Painting Gallery, Ceramics Gallery, Bronze Ware Gallery, Ming and Qing Arts Gallery, Inscription Gallery, Toy Gallery, Scholars&#8217; Studio Gallery, Treasure Gallery, and Clock Exhibition Hall.<\/p><p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Each section preserves invaluable relics showcasing China\u2019s imperial history, craftsmanship, and artistry.<\/p><p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"960\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since 1949, the collection has significantly expanded, with over 1.68 million precious artifacts, solidifying the Forbidden City\u2019s status as one of the world&#8217;s greatest cultural institutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee144d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bee144d\" 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-e7de909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7de909\" 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<table data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"2745\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><thead data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"86\"><tr data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"86\"><th data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"66\"><strong data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"64\">Category<\/strong><\/th><th data-start=\"66\" data-end=\"86\"><strong data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"83\">Description<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"2745\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><tr data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"554\"><td><strong data-start=\"123\" data-end=\"135\">Painting<\/strong><\/td><td>The Forbidden City houses nearly 420 paintings from the Yuan Dynasty and earlier, with 17 listed in China&#8217;s Second Batch of National Treasures Prohibited from Overseas Exhibition. The collection includes masterpieces such as &#8220;Nymph of the Luo River&#8221; by Gu Kaizhi (Eastern Jin), &#8220;Spring Outing&#8221; by Zhan Ziqian (Sui), and &#8220;The Scroll of Emperor Taizong Receiving the Tibetan Envoy&#8221; by Yan Liben (Tang).<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"869\"><td><strong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"572\">Calligraphy<\/strong><\/td><td>The collection includes 310 calligraphy works from the Yuan Dynasty and earlier, with 11 listed as national treasures prohibited from overseas exhibition. Highlights include &#8220;Mid-Autumn Manuscript&#8221; by Wang Xianzhi (Eastern Jin) and &#8220;Boyuan Manuscript&#8221; by Wang Xun (Eastern Jin).<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"870\" data-end=\"1257\"><td><strong data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"885\">Porcelain<\/strong><\/td><td>The Forbidden City holds 350,000 ceramic artifacts, including over 1,100 first-class pieces. The collection covers archaeological finds from 200+ kilns, featuring Three Kingdoms to Tang Dynasty ceramics, Yuan Dynasty porcelain, Qing imperial kiln wares, court display ceramics, purple clay wares, multicolored glaze ceramics, and various folk kilns.<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1627\"><td><strong data-start=\"1260\" data-end=\"1275\">Bronze Ware<\/strong><\/td><td>The museum owns over 15,000 bronze artifacts, including 10,000 pre-Qin bronzes, with 1,600 inscribed pieces, making it the largest collection of Chinese bronzes in the world. It also houses 10,000 ancient coins, 4,000 bronze mirrors, and 10,000 seals. The Bronze Ware Gallery is in Chengqian Palace and Yonghe Palace.<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1882\"><td><strong data-start=\"1630\" data-end=\"1648\">Jade Artifacts<\/strong><\/td><td>The collection consists of 28,461 jade artifacts, spanning major Chinese historical periods, with an emphasis on Qing Dynasty imperial jade. The Jade Gallery is in Zhongcui Palace in the Eastern Six Palaces.<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"2154\"><td><strong data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1905\">Clocks &amp; Watches<\/strong><\/td><td>The Forbidden City houses over 1,500 clocks and watches, including masterpieces from Britain, France, Switzerland, the U.S., and Japan, showcasing 18th to early 20th-century horology. The Clock Gallery is in Fengxian Hall.<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"2155\" data-end=\"2469\"><td><strong data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2173\">Oracle Bones<\/strong><\/td><td>The museum preserves 22,463 oracle bones, accounting for 18% of all Yin Ruins oracle bones worldwide, making it one of the largest collections globally, following the National Library of China (34,512 pieces) and Taiwan&#8217;s Institute of History and Philology (25,836 pieces).<\/td><\/tr><tr data-start=\"2470\" data-end=\"2745\" data-is-last-node=\"\"><td><strong data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2482\">Poetry<\/strong><\/td><td>In 2014, researchers found 28,000 handwritten poems by Emperor Qianlong in the archives. Combined with previously recorded 17,000 poems, the total exceeds 40,000, reinforcing Qianlong\u2019s reputation as China\u2019s most prolific imperial poet.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7c555 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f7c555\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c2e0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92c2e0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1252c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1252c9\" 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=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-Cit-e1740147651389-767x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11157\" alt=\"Treasures of the Forbidden Cit\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-Cit-e1740147651389-767x1024.webp 767w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-Cit-e1740147651389-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-Cit-e1740147651389-768x1025.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-Cit-e1740147651389-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Treasures-of-the-Forbidden-Cit-e1740147651389.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f0308 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14f0308\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c733042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c733042\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"65\">Preserving the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since 1961, the Forbidden City has been a nationally protected cultural site in China.<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1967, Premier Zhou Enlai ordered military protection, preventing damage during political turmoil.<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">By 2001, the Chinese government launched the &#8220;Comprehensive Restoration of the Forbidden City&#8221; project, adhering to international heritage conservation standards.<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2013, the &#8220;Safe Forbidden City&#8221; initiative strengthened preventive preservation.<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2015, a comprehensive protection plan was introduced, covering five major historical sites within 106 hectares, aligning with UNESCO&#8217;s buffer zone.<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2016, the Yangxin Hall Restoration Project became China\u2019s first integrated effort for both immovable and movable cultural relics, setting a model for heritage conservation.<\/p><p data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"979\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">These efforts ensure the Forbidden City remains a global cultural treasure for future generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6eb41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0b6eb41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c3a0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3c3a0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ece2ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ece2ba\" 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=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ornate-Ceiling-Forbidden-City-A-breathtaking-view-of-an-intricately-designed-ceiling-inside-a-palace-hall-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147703412-766x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11155\" alt=\"Ornate Ceiling Forbidden City A breathtaking view of an intricately designed ceiling inside a palace hall of the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ornate-Ceiling-Forbidden-City-A-breathtaking-view-of-an-intricately-designed-ceiling-inside-a-palace-hall-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147703412-766x1024.webp 766w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ornate-Ceiling-Forbidden-City-A-breathtaking-view-of-an-intricately-designed-ceiling-inside-a-palace-hall-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147703412-225x300.webp 225w, 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd1975a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd1975a\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"50\">The Heritage Value of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"987\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 1987, the Forbidden City was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as the center of Chinese imperial power for over five centuries.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"987\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">UNESCO described it as an irreplaceable historical testament to Ming and Qing civilization, with its vast palace complex of 9,000 rooms and exquisite craftsmanship.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"987\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Beyond its imperial past, the Forbidden City embodies mainstream cultural heritage, serving as a unique fusion of an art museum, architectural museum, and historical museum.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"987\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The concept of cultural heritage protection has expanded to include its surrounding environment, leading to a three-year restoration of its moat in the 1990s.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"987\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The site&#8217;s buffer zone, established per UNESCO guidelines, safeguards its historic landscape.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"987\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Beijing Document (2007) praised China\u2019s heritage conservation efforts, affirming the Forbidden City&#8217;s global significance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9786b9e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9786b9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bb829 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84bb829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1fa51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a1fa51\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Entrance-Beijing-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-iconic-sign-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-clear-blue-sky-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11158\" alt=\"Forbidden City Entrance Beijing The main entrance of the Forbidden City with its iconic sign and golden rooftops under a clear blue sky\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Entrance-Beijing-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-iconic-sign-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-clear-blue-sky-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Entrance-Beijing-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-iconic-sign-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-clear-blue-sky-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Entrance-Beijing-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-iconic-sign-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-clear-blue-sky-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Forbidden-City-Entrance-Beijing-The-main-entrance-of-the-Forbidden-City-with-its-iconic-sign-and-golden-rooftops-under-a-clear-blue-sky.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2304dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2304dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc64c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc64c86\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"50\">The Academic Value of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2003, the concept of &#8220;Forbidden City Studies&#8221; was formally introduced by Zheng Xinmiao, the former president of the Palace Museum, emphasizing the Forbidden City as a cultural whole.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This discipline focuses on six key areas: palace architecture, imperial artifacts, court history, Ming-Qing archives, Qing imperial texts, and the museum\u2019s history.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The study of the Forbidden City\u2019s heritage integrates its buildings, artifacts, and historical events into a unified cultural entity.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">This holistic approach also provides a scholarly framework for research on imperial artifacts scattered abroad.<\/p><p data-start=\"52\" data-end=\"898\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">As a result, academic collaboration between the two Palace Museums in Beijing and Taipei has become inevitable, reflecting the ongoing evolution of historical research on China&#8217;s imperial past.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-521fbe5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"521fbe5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0610bfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0610bfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6ba07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a6ba07\" 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=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ticketing-System-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147939977-768x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11159\" alt=\"Ticketing System of the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ticketing-System-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147939977-768x1024.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ticketing-System-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147939977-225x300.webp 225w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ticketing-System-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147939977-9x12.webp 9w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Ticketing-System-of-the-Forbidden-City-e1740147939977.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\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>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7eb8d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7eb8d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620b91d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"620b91d\" 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=\"0\" data-end=\"48\">Ticketing System of the Forbidden City<\/h2><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The ticket price for the Forbidden City is 60 RMB in peak season and 40 RMB in the off-season.<\/p><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2014, the museum introduced a ticketing reform, implementing annual passes, free admission days, and daily visitor quotas.<\/p><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The annual pass, sold on a real-name basis, allows ten visits per year (excluding special exhibitions).<\/p><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Since December 2014, the museum has offered free admission on the first Wednesday of each off-season month to groups like teachers, students, and military personnel.<\/p><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">On June 13, 2015, an 8,000 daily visitor limit was enforced, along with real-name ticketing and online booking to prevent scalping.<\/p><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In 2017, the museum eliminated on-site ticket sales, transitioning to a fully online system.<\/p><p data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"944\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">By November 2023, further time-slot reservations were introduced to optimize visitor flow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa9300 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfa9300\" 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-2c5d504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c5d504\" 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=\"61\" data-end=\"107\">Top Attractions Near the Forbidden City<\/h2><h3 data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"369\">Jingshan Park \u2013 Best Panoramic View of the Forbidden City<\/h3><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 202px; top: 50.8281px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\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-7c6af1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c6af1a\" 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=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27618\" alt=\"Jingshan Park \u2013 Best Panoramic View of the Forbidden City\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jingshan-Park-\u2013-Best-Panoramic-View-of-the-Forbidden-City.webp 1620w\" 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-bef5839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bef5839\" 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=\"371\" data-end=\"428\"><strong data-start=\"371\" data-end=\"383\">Distance<\/strong>: 3-minute walk from Shenwu Gate (North Exit)<\/p><p data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"668\">Climb to the top of Wanchun Pavilion, the highest point in central Beijing (45.7m), for the best bird\u2019s-eye view of the Forbidden City. From here, you can trace the palace\u2019s entire central axis\u2014from Wu Gate to the Imperial Garden.<\/p><p data-start=\"670\" data-end=\"919\">Beyond the view, Jingshan is steeped in history: it was once the royal coal hill, and the site where the last Ming emperor, Chongzhen, met his tragic end. Wander the park\u2019s elegant pavilions and ancestral temples for a peaceful, historic detour.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1077\">Beihai Park \u2013 Millennium-Old Imperial Garden Next Door<\/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-7aff445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aff445\" 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\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27570\" alt=\"Beihai Park lake view, the white Dagoba rising above lotus blossoms and a character themed boat on the water\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Beihai-Park-lake-view-the-white-Dagoba-rising-above-lotus-blossoms-and-a-character-themed-boat-on-the-water.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-614e7cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614e7cb\" 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=\"1079\" data-end=\"1162\"><strong data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1091\">Distance<\/strong>: 10-minute walk northwest from the Forbidden City \/ 3-minute taxi ride<\/p><p data-start=\"1164\" data-end=\"1410\">Built nearly 100 years before the Forbidden City, Beihai is one of China\u2019s oldest and best-preserved imperial gardens. Its iconic White Dagoba, atop Jade Flower Island, offers scenic views of Beihai Lake and the palace\u2019s northwest corner.<\/p><p data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1653\">Sail across the lake in summer or enjoy ice skating in winter. Discover cultural gems like the Nine-Dragon Screen (on par with the one in the Forbidden City) and the Round City, which houses a rare Yuan Dynasty white jade Buddha.<\/p><h3 data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1842\">Tiananmen Square \u2013 National Symbol &amp; Historical Front Yard<\/h3><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 157px; top: 278.5px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\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-e4a9850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4a9850\" 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=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-1024x605.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26613\" alt=\"Sunset view of Tiananmen Gate with dramatic orange sky in Beijing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-1024x605.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-500x296.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-300x177.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-768x454.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-1536x908.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840-150x89.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sunset-view-of-Tiananmen-Gate-with-dramatic-orange-sky-in-Beijing-e1779701870840.webp 1827w\" 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-19accfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19accfb\" 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=\"1844\" data-end=\"1902\"><strong data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1856\">Distance<\/strong>: 10-minute walk from Wu Gate (South Entrance)<\/p><p data-start=\"1904\" data-end=\"2168\">As the symbolic front court of the Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square connects imperial heritage with modern China. To the north stands Tiananmen Gate, once the entrance to the emperor\u2019s domain; to the south, Zhengyang Gate marks Beijing\u2019s old city wall.<\/p><p data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2403\">Don\u2019t miss the flag-raising ceremony at sunrise\u2014a solemn moment set against the Forbidden City\u2019s silhouette. Other landmarks include the Monument to the People\u2019s Heroes and Mausoleum of Mao Zedong (reservations required).<\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 35px; top: 326.5px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 35px; top: 326.5px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 35px; top: 326.5px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\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-e827a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"e827a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"29237\" class=\"elementor elementor-29237\" 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tag-jiangsu tag-suzhou tag-top-10-attraction\" 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\/pt\/classical-gardens-of-suzhou\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tClassical Gardens of Suzhou\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-1195 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-attraction tag-attraction tag-attraction-travel-guide tag-beijing tag-beijing-attraction tag-forbidden-city tag-imperial-palace tag-palace tag-top-10-attraction\" 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\/pt\/forbidden-city\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tForbidden City\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 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https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/7-Days-in-Wuhan-travel-itinerary-cover-with-Yellow-Crane-Tower_-Yangtze-River-views_-East-Lake_-muse.webp 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Travel Guide<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/7-days-in-wuhan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t7 Days in Wuhan: Best Deep Travel Itinerary\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Plan 7 days in Wuhan with landmarks, East Lake, museums, local streets, food, flexible days, costs, and practical route tips.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-42779 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel-guide tag-best-time-to-visit tag-yunnan tag-yunnan-travel-guide\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/best-time-to-visit-yunnan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42785\" alt=\"Best time to visit Yunnan travel guide cover with snow mountains lake scenery and seasonal travel tips\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-500x375.webp 500w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips-150x113.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Best-time-to-visit-Yunnan-travel-guide-cover-with-snow-mountains-lake-scenery-and-seasonal-travel-tips.webp 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Travel Guide<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/best-time-to-visit-yunnan\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBest Time to Visit Yunnan: Weather &amp; Travel Tips\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Find the best time to visit Yunnan by season, month, region, weather, crowds, costs, and travel style.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-25621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture tag-fengshui tag-guide tag-wuxing\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/lucky-colors-for-2025-feng-shui\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25637\" alt=\"wear reds and purples to boost charisma and opportunity.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/wear-reds-and-purples-to-boost-charisma-and-opportunity.webp 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Culture<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/lucky-colors-for-2025-feng-shui\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLucky Colors for 2025 Feng Shui\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>For restaurants, Feng Shui isn\u2019t just about decoration\u2014it\u2019s about how your layout, colors, lighting, and even furniture placement can affect customer moods, spending habits, and how long they stay.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-16370 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-zodiac-year tag-dog tag-fire tag-wuxing tag-wuxing-zodiac tag-zodiac\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/pt\/fire-dog\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechinajourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fire-Dog-zodiac-cover-with-red-paper-cut-dog_-Chinese-Five-Elements-symbolism_-personality-traits_-f-1024x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42972\" alt=\"Fire Dog zodiac cover with red paper cut dog Chinese Five Elements symbolism personality traits f\" 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