Was the last emperor photographed in the Forbidden City?

The filming of "The Last Emperor" really happened at the right time, because in April of that year, the Ministry of Culture issued a regulation prohibiting all filming in ancient buildings of international key cultural relics protection units, but the crew of "The Last Emperor" submitted an application before that.

In addition, the mid-1980s also happened to be a period when China was opening up to the outside world and more open-minded. As a well-known Italian leftist, bertolucci also gained the full trust of relevant departments, and thus gained the privilege envied by his peers.

Of course, the administrative department has also imposed strict restrictions on entering the Forbidden City to ensure that buildings and cultural relics will not be accidentally damaged. At that time, the crew entered the set strictly, and the actor who played Johnston forgot to bring his work permit and was turned away.

Because the Hall of Supreme Harmony is a large-scale building with classical wood structure in China for hundreds of years, in order to prevent the damage of related equipment, especially fire, according to the requirements of the management department, it is forbidden to use trolleys, rocker arms and lighting equipment in the palace.

Finally, under the guidance of bertolucci, photographer storaro used a portable camera stabilizer camera to shoot, and the light came in from outside the temple.

Thus, the classic scene in the movie-Puyi stood on the throne and looked out of the hall, and the light shone through the huge yellow silk to illuminate the "golden brick" of the Hall of Supreme Harmony. ...

In this regard, bertolucci thought: "But if we didn't go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony that day, the movie wouldn't be like this." Because this scene can't be copied.

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The melancholy hue of the sunset in the Forbidden City depicted in The Last Emperor is a great killer to conquer western audiences. Only with special permission can the film enter the Forbidden City for comprehensive shooting, thus ensuring the high quality of detailed description. As a result, the Forbidden City has been pushed to the world by this film and has become the first choice for travelers from all over the world to visit China.

The Forbidden City is the largest existing royal palace complex in the world. It is the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing emperors, with a total area of 720,000 square meters and 9,999 rooms and a half. During the Republic of China, the Forbidden City changed from a palace to a public museum.

Although the area of the Forbidden City is large, its structure is clear, and it is divided into three main lines: the central axis, the East Sixth Palace and the West Sixth Palace. If divided according to the front and back, it is bounded by Gan Qing Gate, with an outer court in the south and an inner court in the north.

The periphery of the Forbidden City is surrounded and protected by towering city walls and moats up to 6 meters deep. There are four turrets at the four corners of the city wall. A bird's-eye view of the Forbidden City shows a stable atmosphere, which is the pinnacle of China's ancient architectural planning.

China Youth Daily-The Forbidden City and the Last Emperor