How big is the Forbidden City in Beijing?

The Forbidden City in Beijing was the imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, covering an area of ??155,000 square meters.

1. Basic Overview

1. The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, also known as the "Forbidden City". 24 emperors once lived here. It was the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911 AD) and is now the "Forbidden City Museum". The entire building of the Forbidden City is splendid and majestic. It is known as one of the five major palaces in the world (Forbidden City in Beijing, Versailles Palace in France, Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, the White House in the United States, and the Kremlin in Russia), and is listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.

2. The palace architecture of the Forbidden City is the largest and most complete ancient building complex in China, with a total area of ??more than 720,000 square meters. It is said that there are 9,999 and a half palaces and rooms, and it is known as the "House of Palaces". "Sea", majestic and extremely spectacular. Whether it is the plane layout, the three-dimensional effect, or the majestic form, it is an unparalleled masterpiece.

3. A central axis runs through the entire Forbidden City, and this central axis is on the central axis of Beijing. The three main halls, the three back palaces and the imperial garden are all located on this central axis. On both sides of the central axis palace, there are many palaces symmetrically distributed, all of which are magnificent and magnificent. These palaces can be divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The three main halls of the Outer Dynasty, namely Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, are the center, with Wenhua and Wuying halls as the two wings. The inner court is centered on Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, and Kunning Palace, with six east and west palaces as two wings. The layout is rigorous and orderly. The four corners of the Forbidden City have exquisite turrets, which are exquisitely constructed and beautiful. The palace city is surrounded by a palace wall that is 10 meters high and 3,400 meters long. There is a 52-meter-wide moat outside the wall.

4. Now, some palaces in the Forbidden City have established comprehensive historical and art museums, painting galleries, classified ceramics galleries, bronze ware galleries, Ming and Qing arts and crafts galleries, inscription galleries, toy galleries, and the Four Treasures of the Study Gallery. , Plaything Hall, Treasure Hall, Clock Hall and Qing Dynasty Palace Statutes and Cultural Relics Exhibition, etc. It has a large collection of ancient art treasures. According to statistics, there are 1,052,653 pieces, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of cultural relics in China. It is the richest collection of cultural relics in China. The museum is also a world-famous museum of ancient culture and art, many of which are unique and priceless national treasures.

2. Geographical location

The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, No. 4, Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 1 km north of Tiananmen Square and opposite the South Gate of Jingshan.

3. Introduction to the building

1. The Forbidden City was built in 1406 AD and was basically completed in 1420. It was built by Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty. The Forbidden City is 961 meters long from north to south and 753 meters wide from east to west, with an area of ??approximately 720,000 square meters and a construction area of ??155,000 square meters. It is said that the Forbidden City has 9,999 rooms in one building. According to an actual on-site measurement by experts in 1973, the Forbidden City has more than 90 large and small courtyards, 980 houses, and a total of 8,707 rooms (and this "room" is not the current concept of a room. Chu "Jian" refers to the space formed by the four pillars). The palace city is surrounded by a 12-meter-high and 3,400-meter-long palace wall in the form of a rectangular city. There is a 52-meter-wide moat surrounding the wall, forming a castle with tight barriers. The palace buildings of the Forbidden City are all wooden structures, with yellow glazed tile roofs, blue and white stone bases, and are decorated with magnificent colorful paintings. The Forbidden City has four gates, the main gate is called Meridian Gate, the east gate is called Donghua Gate, the west gate is called Xihua Gate, and the north gate is called Shenwu Gate. Facing the Shenwu Gate in the north, there is a Jingshan Mountain built of earth and stone, full of pines and cypresses. In terms of the overall layout, Jingshan can be said to be the barrier to the Forbidden City complex.

2. According to the ancient Chinese astrology theory, Ziweiyuan (the North Star) is located in the middle of the sky and is the residence of the Emperor of Heaven. Heaven and humans correspond, so the Forbidden City is also called the Forbidden City. After the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di, decided to move the capital to Beijing after seizing the throne, he began to build this palace and it was completed in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420). In 1911, the Revolution of 1911 overthrew the Qing Dynasty, the last feudal monarchy in China. In 1924, the successor emperor Puyi was expelled from the palace. During this period of more than 500 years, 24 emperors of Japan lived here and ruled the country.

3. In the past ten years, the Palace Museum has received an average of 6-8 million Chinese and foreign visitors every year. Moreover, with the development of tourism, the number of visitors has continued to increase, which shows that people are interested in the Forbidden City. Long lasting.