Where is the Wen Yuan Pavilion located?

Wen Yuan Pavilion is located at No.4 Jingshan Front Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, at the back of Wenhua Hall in Donghuamen, Beijing Palace Museum.

Wenyuan Pavilion, located on the north and south sides, is the essence of ancient Han Palace architecture in China. It is the largest royal library in the Forbidden City, copied from Fan Shi Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, Zhejiang. The opening time is 08: 30- 17: 00, and the tickets are included in the Forbidden City package.

Characteristics and Value of Wen Yuan Pavilion

Wen Yuan Pavilion, located on the north and south sides, imitates Fan Shi Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, Zhejiang in terms of building rules, building functions and building concepts. Wen Yuan Pavilion adopts the construction method of "two bright and three dark", that is, it looks like two-story double eaves. In fact, the whole pavilion has three floors: upper, middle and lower. Wen Yuan Pavilion is 33m wide, 0/4m deep and 6 rooms wide. Black glazed tile roof, green glazed tile edge, square pool in front of the pavilion.

The architectural decoration and painting of Wen Yuan Pavilion are mainly in cool colors, and its architectural structure reflects the superb skills and level of palace architecture in the Qing Dynasty in engineering design and construction art, which has certain historical value for studying the collection culture and architectural history of China in the Qing Dynasty.