Introduction to Ming Palace Attractions

The Nanjing Forbidden City (the imperial palace of Yingtianfu, the capital of the Ming Dynasty) is introduced as follows:

The Nanjing Forbidden City is the imperial palace of Yingtianfu (Nanjing), the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It is also known as the Ming Forbidden City and was formerly known as the Forbidden City. The imperial city covers an area of ??6.53 square kilometers and the palace city covers an area of ??1.16 square kilometers. It is the largest palace complex in the medieval world and is known as the "No. 1 Palace in the World". As the master of Chinese palace architecture, the Forbidden City in Nanjing is a model of following the ritual order. Its architectural form was inherited by the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is the blueprint of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the mother model of official architecture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The Nanjing Forbidden City was built in the 26th year of Zhizheng in the Yuan Dynasty (1366) and was basically completed in the 25th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1392). "Kao Gong Ji" contains the principle of "left the ancestors and the right society, facing the future market".

The imperial city has a circumference of 10.23 kilometers, and the palace city has a circumference of 3.45 kilometers. The two sides from Hongwu Gate to Chengtian Gate are the central government offices, and the two sides from Chengtian Gate to Meridian Gate are the Taimiao Temple and Sheji Altar; the former dynasty With Fengtian Hall, Huagai Hall, and Jinshen Hall as the core, there are Wenhua Hall and Wenlou in the east, Wuying Hall and Wulou in the west; the back court has Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace as the core, Chunhe Palace in the east, and Chunhe Palace in the west. Rouyi Hall, Fengxian Hall, Dashan Hall, Nine-Five Feilong Hall, West Palace, with six east and west palaces on both sides.

Features of the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty

The palace city of the Nanjing Forbidden City is laid out according to the "Ziwei Yuan" layout. Ziweiyuan means "where the Emperor of Heaven sits and where the Son of Heaven resides", so Zigong is used as the name of the palace city, which means "Ziweiyuan City with the North Star as the center", and because there are forbidden entrances in the palace, it is also called Ziweiyuan. Known as the "Forbidden City". There is a Huagai in Ziwei Yuan, located to the north of the North Pole. The middle hall of the three main halls in the Nanjing Forbidden City is named "Huagai Hall".

The imperial city of the Forbidden City in Nanjing is laid out according to the "Taiwei Yuan" layout. Taiwei means "government", and stars are often named after official names. The layout of the central government offices in the Imperial City of Nanjing corresponding to Taiwei Yuan is: the east (left) and west (right) sides of the Qianbu Corridor are the seat of the central government of the Ming Empire; the end gate is the south gate of Taiwei Yuan, the imperial city There is also a Duanmen in the inner courtyard.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Nanjing Forbidden City