The relationship between Zhongnanhai and the Forbidden City

Zhongnanhai: China Sea, South China Sea and North Sea, formerly known as Three Seas. Zhongnanhai is the floorboard of China Sea and South China Sea, formerly known as Taiye Pool (Xiyuan), located on the west side of the Forbidden City. During the Liao and Jin Dynasties, the Zhai Palace was built here, and it was continuously built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, becoming a tourist attraction for the royal family. Covers an area of 1500 mu, including 700 mu of water surface. In the early years of the Republic of China, there were institutions such as the "Presidential Office" and the "Grand Marshal's Office". 1949 After the founding of New China, it became the general office of the Central Committee and the State Council. The lake is vast, with lush trees, flowers and exquisite architecture. The main attractions are as follows:

Yingkow

It is an island in the South China Sea, surrounded by water and connected by a magnificent white marble carved stone bridge. On the island, the halls and pavilions are rugged and surrounded by golden light. Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty was imprisoned in the Hanyuan Temple on the island after the failure of the Reform Movement of 1898, and died here. On the south side opposite Yingtai Lake is xinhua gate, the main entrance of Zhongnanhai.

Fengzeyuan

On the north shore of the South China Sea, there are two groups of quadrangle-style buildings, which were originally cultivated by the Qing emperor. At that time, there were ten acres of paddy fields in the garden, one acre of which was cultivated by the Qing emperor in the middle of spring every year. Yiniantang is the main building in the courtyard. The Juxiang Bookstore in the west courtyard on the east side of Yiniantang is the former residence of President Mao Zedong. His office, study and bedroom are well preserved.

Shizutani

On the west side of Fengze Garden is an independent and complete courtyard. Pingshan Jingshui, with lush green bamboo and cypress, is the garden of Zhongnanhai. The main buildings are promenade, Spring Festival couplets and Gui Xiuxuan.

Huairentang

On the west bank of China Sea, it is a palace-style building. Built in Guangxu period, it was originally named "Yiluantang", which was burnt down by Eight-Nation Alliance in 1900, and later rebuilt and renamed "Huairentang". After 1949, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council held many important meetings here.

Tower of Violet Light

Located on the northern shore of the central Haixi, it was built in the Ming Dynasty and was the place where emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties studied and hunted. After the founding of New China, party and state leaders often held meetings here to receive foreign distinguished guests.

Shuiyun Pavilion —— One of the Eight Scenes of Yanjing in Ancient China—

It is a water pavilion, which stands in the east of China Sea. Here, the water and clouds set each other off, the scenery is excellent, and it has the reputation of "too liquid eye", which is one of the eight scenic spots in ancient Yanjing.

imperial capital

The Forbidden City, also known as the Forbidden City, is the imperial palace in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it is the largest and most well-preserved ancient architectural complex in China. The Forbidden City, an unparalleled masterpiece of ancient architecture, covers an area of more than 720,000 square meters and has more than 9,000 palaces, all of which are made of wooden structures, yellow glazed tiles and blue-white stone foundations, decorated with brilliant colored paintings. These palaces are arranged along a north-south central axis and spread to both sides. North and south are symmetrical. This central axis runs through the Forbidden City, Yongdingmen in the south, Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north, and runs through the whole city. It is magnificent, carefully planned and extremely spectacular. Architects believe that the design and architecture of the Forbidden City is indeed an unparalleled masterpiece, and its plane layout, three-dimensional effect, grandeur and harmonious form can be said to be rare in the world. It marks the long cultural tradition of our motherland and shows the outstanding achievements of craftsmen in architecture more than 500 years ago.

Three striking halls

The most attractive buildings in the park are three halls: Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Zhonghe and Hall of Baohe. They are all built on an 8-meter-high white marble platform, which looks like the Fairy Que in Gong Qiong from a distance. The first hall, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, is the most magnificent building, commonly known as the "Golden King Hall", where the emperor held a grand ceremony. The hall is 28 meters high, 63 meters from east to west and 35 meters from north to south. There are 92 large columns, with a diameter of 1 m, of which 6 are painted dragon columns painted in pink gold around the throne. The throne is located on a 2-meter-high platform in the temple, with exquisite cranes, stoves and tripods in front and finely carved screens behind. The whole hall is resplendent and magnificent. Zhonghe Hall is the place where the emperor rested and practiced etiquette before going to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a ceremony. Baohe Hall is the place where the emperor fetes foreign princes and ministers every New Year's Eve.

A vibrant palace

The second half of the Forbidden City is called the Imperial Palace, with Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace as the center, and the East and West wings are the Sixth Palace and the Sixth Palace, which is the place where the emperor usually works and the queen lives and lives. The second half is the same as the first half in architectural style. The image of the first half of the building is serious, solemn, grand and majestic to symbolize the supremacy of the emperor. The second half of the palace is full of vitality, and most of the buildings are self-contained courtyards, including gardens, study rooms, pavilions and rocks. To the north of the Palace of Kunning is the Royal Garden. There are towering pines and cypresses, precious flowers and trees, strange rocks and pavilions in the imperial garden. Wanchun Pavilion and Qian Qiu Pavilion are the most magnificent ancient pavilions preserved at present.

Collect 6,543,800 pieces of cultural relics.

Visit the Forbidden City, first, appreciate the rich and colorful architectural art; The second is to watch the precious cultural relics displayed indoors. The Palace Museum has a large collection of precious cultural relics. According to statistics, there are as many as 1 0,052,653 pieces, totaling 1 10,000 pieces, accounting for16 of the total national cultural relics, many of which are unique national treasures. In several palaces, art galleries, treasure halls, clock halls, etc. Has been established. Art lovers often can't bear to leave in front of these incomparable works of art for a long time. The Treasure Hall, located on the East Road of the Forbidden City, displays all kinds of rare treasures. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, a set of gold, silver, bead and cloud dragon armor was wrapped with 16 dragons, with vivid shapes and interspersed among clouds. The armor is made up of about 600,000 small steel sheets, each steel sheet is about 1mm thick, 4mm long and 1.5mm wide. Small holes are drilled for threaded connection. It is said that it took more than 40,000 man-hours to make this suit of armor.