What are the ancient harems?

There are Cining Palace, Kunning Palace, Ren Jing Palace, Chenggan Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace, Yan Xi Palace, Yongshou Palace, Yikun Palace, Palace of Gathered Elegance, Xianfu Palace, Changchun Palace Palace and Qixiang Palace.

Cining Palace 1

Cining Palace is the essence of ancient palace architecture in China. The Cining Palace in the Ming Dynasty was built in the 15th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1536) and was occupied by the imperial concubine of the previous generation.

The early and middle Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Cining Palace. At that time, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen and Empress Xiaoxing lived here successively. The emperor shunzhi, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong were all famous for their filial piety, and Cining Palace often held ceremonies to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

2. Kunning Palace

Kunning Palace is located in the north of Jiaotai Hall of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It belongs to one of the last three palaces in the Forbidden City in Beijing, located behind the Jiaotai Hall. In ancient times, the position of the queen was opposite to that of the emperor. She was the most distinguished woman in the world.

The emperor is heaven, the queen is earth, the emperor is dry, the queen is Kun and the queen is the only one in the world. The queen's bedroom is taken from the Tao Te Ching, and Kun is better, so it is named Kunning Palace. Similarly, heaven got a better one, and the emperor's bedroom was named Gan Qing Palace.

The Palace of Kunning was built in the 18th year of Yongle (1420), destroyed by fire in the 9th year of Zheng De (15 14) and the 24th year of Wanli (1596), and rebuilt in the 31st year of Wanli (1605).

In the second year of Qing Shunzhi (1645), it was rebuilt again in the twelfth year of Shunzhi (1655). In the second year of Jiaqing (1797), a fire broke out in Gan Qing Palace, which extended the front eaves of the temple and was rebuilt in the third year of Jiaqing (1798). Gan Qing Palace stands for masculine gender, while Kunning Palace stands for feminine gender, which means the combination of Yin and Yang and heaven and earth.

3. Ren Jing Palace

Ren Jing Palace is a palace building in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, belonging to one of the six palaces in the Imperial Palace. In the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), it was first called Chang 'an Palace, and in the 14th year of Jiajing (1535), it was renamed Ren Jing Palace.

In the Qing Dynasty, the old name of the Ming Dynasty was used and rebuilt in the 12th year of Shunzhi (1655), 15th year of Daoguang (1835) and 16th year of Guangxu (1890).

The palace is the second courtyard, with the main entrance facing south and the famous quiet door. There is a stone shadow wall in the door, which was handed down as a relic of the Yuan Dynasty. The main hall in the front yard, namely Ren Jing Palace, is five rooms wide, with yellow glazed tiles resting on the top of the mountain and five animals under the eaves. There is a five-step bucket with a single slant and a single tilt under the eaves, decorated with dragon and phoenix seals.

Ren Jing Palace is the residence of concubines in Ming Dynasty. Hu Shanxiang, the first empress of Xuanzong in Ming Taizu, lived in this palace after being abolished. During the reign of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, this was the residence of Tong Jiashi, the queen of Zhang Xiaokang (then a concubine).

In March of the 11th year of Shunzhi (1654), Emperor Kangxi was born in this palace. In the 42nd year of Kangxi (1703), Prince Heshuoyu died, and Emperor Kangxi lived in this palace to mourn his brother. Since then, this palace has been used as the residence of the queen. Princess Tata, the favorite princess of Emperor Guangxu, also lived in this palace.

4. Chenggan Palace

Chenggan Palace was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), which belongs to one of the six palaces in the Imperial Palace. Formerly known as Yongning Palace, it was renamed Gangong in August in the fifth year of Chongzhen (1632). Yan Qingming used to be called. In the 12th year of Shunzhi (1655), it was rebuilt, and in the 12th year of Daoguang (1832), it was slightly repaired.

This palace was occupied by the imperial concubine in the Ming Dynasty. The queen lived in the Qing Dynasty. Tian Xiuying, the favorite princess of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, lived here. In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor shunzhi Dong Eshi, Tong Jiashi, Kangxi Emperor Xiaoyi, Qianlong Emperor Chunxiao, Qianlong Emperor Huixian, Daoguang Xiaoquan City, Lin Guifei, Jia Guifei, Xianfeng Emperor Yunjin and Wan Guiren all lived here.

5. Zhongcui Palace

Zhongcui Palace, a building on Neiting East Road in the Forbidden City in Beijing, is one of the six scenic spots in the East Palace. Located in the west of Jingyang Palace and north of Chenggan Palace. In the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), it was originally called Xianyang Palace; In the 14th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1535), it was renamed Zhong Cuigong; In the fifth year of Qin Long (157 1), it was changed to Xinglong Palace in front of Zhongcui Palace, and then to Sage Hall, where the Crown Prince lived.

Zhong Cui Palace was the place where concubines lived in Ming Dynasty, and was once the Crown Prince Palace. The Qing Dynasty was the residence of the empress. When Yi Yi, the emperor of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, lived here when he was a child, he told Daoguang, that is, Prince Gong Yi. Mother Jing Guifei (Empress Cheng Jing) also lives in this palace to take care of game.

Empress Xianfeng (Empress Ci 'an) lived in Zhongcui Palace from the moment she entered the palace until her death in the seventh year of Guangxu (188 1). After Guangxu's wedding, the Jade Dragon Queen once lived here. Puyi, the last emperor, once lived here after he entered the palace.

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