The Forbidden City Book Store which in the grounds of the Forbidden City Complex Forbidden City Hundred Excellent Books Public welfare reading activities! ” Forbidden City Hundred Excellent Books “The Way of Architecture of the Forbidden City” with this in mind explanation of the Detailed explanation of the five-door and three-dynasty system of the Forbidden City Palace Complex is the palace system of the Zhou Dynasty, representing orthodoxy, and it is the highest palace building level in ancient China, which has been almost inherited by all dynasties. Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty transformed the city of Beijing, built the Forbidden City, and determined a new axis. However, he still followed the ancestral system and planned the Forbidden City in Beijing according to the Forbidden City in Nanjing.
Five gates and three dynasties were set up on the axis according to the “Rituals of Zhou”. During the Wanli period, the five gates were Daming Gate, Chengtian Gate, Duan Gate, Meridian Gate, and Huangji Gate, namely Fengtian Gate. The three dynasties were Huangji Hall (Fengtian Hall), Zhongji Hall (Huagai Hall), and Jianji Hall (Jinshen Hall). . When the Ming Dynasty brought chaos to order in the Yuan Dynasty, it simply razed the Yuan Dynasty to the ground, and set up five gates and three dynasties according to the orthodox thought of “Zhou Li”, indicating that the Ming Dynasty inherited the great power.
Now there is no Daming Gate, and the remaining four gates are Tiananmen, Duanmen, Meridian Gate, Taihemen, Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall, and Baohe Hall.
Why did the central axis of the Forbidden City move east? Where is the center of heaven and earth in the Forbidden City? What are the mysteries of the civil and military layout of Beijing City, the layout of the rear court of the Forbidden City, and the architectural methods of Emperor Qianlong that we are familiar with? With a book in hand, all doubts are solved
The Forbidden City Book Store which in the grounds of the Forbidden City Complex Forbidden City Hundred Excellent Books Public welfare reading activities! “The Way of the Forbidden City Architecture” is the work of Wang Zilin, an expert from the Palace Museum, to study the construction of the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City has a rich architectural language that emphasizes the principles of order, proportion and symmetry. The central axis is the backbone of the building and the pivot that supports the entire palace. The Forbidden City is upright, symmetrical and orderly, and is a “model student” of ancient Chinese official architecture. The architectural complex of the Forbidden City has a unique shape and cultural connotation rich in traditional charm.
For example, the frame structure of the Forbidden City—five gates and three dynasties, the front court and the back bed, the east and west six palaces, comes from the “Zhou Li”. The Qiankun hexagram in “Book of Changes” makes the combination of buildings have a metaphysical height and a solid foundation. For example, the plane structure of the east and west six palaces presents the three-painted hexagram, which symbolizes the Kun hexagram, while the Qianqing Palace, The names of Kunning Palace and Jiaotai Hall are directly derived from Qian Gua, Kun Gua and Tai Gua, which make the Forbidden City have the logical law of the positioning of heaven and earth and the intersection of heaven and earth. The red walls and yellow tiles constitute the color tone of the Forbidden City architecture. In traditional cognition, yellow symbolizes earth, red symbolizes fire, and earth is located in the center. Therefore, the three halls are built on earth-shaped platforms. The color is yellow, so the central emperor is called the Yellow Emperor.” According to the principle of the five elements, fire can generate soil, so the red wall symbolizes fire, and the yellow tile symbolizes soil. The building roofs in the Forbidden City include almost all the forms of ancient Chinese building roofs, such as hard hills, hanging hills, Xieshan, Hudian, Zanjian, cross ridges, double eaves, rolling tents, scorpion tops, etc. They have strict grades. The difference reflects the etiquette characteristics of that era.
In addition to deciphering the architectural language from the architecture itself, when the landscape and architecture are integrated and are no longer isolated natural landscapes, they also become part of the architectural language and shoulder the heavy responsibility of interpreting architectural ideals. The Jinshui River and Wansui Mountain in the Forbidden City are no longer natural mountains and waters in a pure sense, but have an inseparable relationship with architecture. Wansui Mountain is the backing of the Forbidden City. Without this mountain, the Forbidden City will lose its strongest barrier and become an isolated city. The Jinshui River also has this function. It not only provides water for the entire Miyagi city and ensures the water and drainage of the palace city, but also plays the role of connecting the northwest trunk with the southeast Sunda, making the Jinshui River an image of a trunk. The river of gold enables the communication between heaven and earth and the connection between mountains and lakes….
On 18th April 2022 it was International Day for Monuments and Sites | In the thousands of weather, the Forbidden City – Beijing – China – People’s Republic of China is guarded by them and this year’s theme is “Heritage and Climate”. Wind, frost, rain and snow, the four seasons rotate, and the lights and shadows belonging to the Forbidden City are constantly changing. Share with you the headline article “In the thousands of weather, the Forbidden City is guarded by them” (including many high-definition pictures of the Forbidden City
The theme of this year’s International Day of Monuments and Sites is “Heritage and Climate”, and we will share with you the stories of the protection of the Forbidden City under different “climates”.
In mid-March this year, the constantly loaded spring in Beijing was suddenly interrupted by a heavy snow. Changes in weather have brought a landscape of “snow” and “flowers” in the same frame to the Forbidden City.
Whether it is sunny or raining, frost or snow, the Forbidden City under thousands of weather attracts the attention of the world with its unique momentum as a world cultural heritage site.
Since ancient times, the ever-changing weather has always affected people’s lives. From farming, to dressing and commuting, many of our actions depend on observing and responding to the weather.
For the Forbidden City, the weather is not only its changing and “atmospheric” dress, but also determines its state of breathing and breathing, as well as the actions of a group of guardians.
Every crystal snow, every roar of thunder and lightning, every rain, what kind of weather-related stories are happening here?
Snow
The most eye-catching Forbidden weather is snow. It brings a “winter limited” plain silver outfit to the Forbidden City. In the winter wind hunting, jade butterflies dance in the air, and the melting snow turns into ice under the eaves.
In the winter when the Beijing Winter Olympics were successfully held, the capital was snowy. The snowflakes falling one after another fell on the city, which matched the unique surprise of “red wall and white snow”.
In addition to the picture of “Smashed and Falling Qiongfang”, a group of hurrying figures are fighting in every corner of the Forbidden City.
In order to ensure a safe and comfortable visiting experience for tourists, the Palace Museum has launched an emergency plan for opening up in snow in a timely manner according to the weather forecast.
In three days, the Forbidden City has accumulated a snow-cleared area of 900,000 square meters and transported more than 500 vehicles.
In the silver-white world, the palace walls and palaces stand majestically, and the people who are busy in it become a different embellishment.
Perseverance in the cold wind has never changed. This warmth has always been stationed in this city, accompanying everyone who comes.
Thunder
When winter comes to spring, the breeze blows away the cold air and greens the willow branches along the river bank. The flow of air brings vitality to the city and promotes the renewal of everything.
“In the second month of the month, all things are out of shock, and the shock is thunder, so it is called Jingzhe.”
Spring thunder sprouting, all things grow, but where there is thunder, it is easy to make fire. This is undoubtedly a major safety risk for wood-structured buildings.
Looking inside the palace walls, the towering three halls, turrets and other buildings were struck by lightning several times and caught fire during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, resulting in heavy losses.
In order to pray to avoid lightning, the tenth ridge beast “Xingshi” was added to the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony during the Kangxi period. Its shape is similar to the image of Lei Gong in myths and legends, which means controlling thunder, suppressing thunder and eliminating disasters.
In addition to the careful thought of praying for blessings, the design of the metal top connected to the down-conduct under the glazed tile also realizes a simple “lightning avoidance” function that is quite labor-intensive.
The picture shows the lightning protection roof of Zhonghe Hall
In the 1980s, with the promulgation of the National Code for Design of Lightning Protection for Buildings, the renovation of lightning protection facilities in the Forbidden City was officially put on the agenda.
The Palace Museum and the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences jointly conducted a survey to improve the lightning protection design of the Palace Museum and carry out a large number of facilities repair work according to factors such as the law of lightning strikes in the Palace Museum and the material of the building roof.
Today, the modern lightning protection system has accompanied the Forbidden City to survive many lightning strikes. The single lightning rod on the kiss, the lightning protection belt on the roof… are the “lifelines” for the city’s lightning protection and disaster prevention.
The thunder sounded, and the rain came in time. Rolling spring thunder and falling rain are another feature of the Forbidden weather.
RAIN
When it comes to the rain in the Forbidden City, people often have many associations. The little ripples of the Jinshui River and the pavilions in the mirror like the fairy palace form the beautiful picture of the Forbidden City in the rain and after the rain.
The magnificent Forbidden City complex has survived countless showers, thanks to its exquisite drainage system.
In the large and small halls, whether it is a Xieshan top, a hard top, or a pointed or helmet top, the design of various roofs follows the characteristics of high ridge and steep slope, and the purpose is to drain rainwater quickly.
On the roof, raised tube tiles and sunken slabs form “drainage channels” – tile ridges. The rainwater that falls from the sky flows down in an orderly manner along the tile ridges, collects at the dripping places of the eaves, and flows to the ground.
The water accumulated on the eaves inside the palace wall is drained out of the wall along the drain.
Thousands of chi heads on the base of the hall also dutifully “spit” the accumulated water to the ground.
Countless streams of water leaked into the sewer channel along the money eye and groove on the ground, and finally all drained into the Inner Jinshui River, completing another flow cycle.
The rainy day story of the Forbidden City is not limited to the long and complete outdoor drainage system.
The temperature and humidity of the indoor environment have a direct impact on the health and longevity of buildings and cultural relics. In 2005, the Palace Museum began to monitor the temperature and humidity of the exhibition halls, and gradually selected pilots and established a data platform. Today, the Forbidden City has already achieved comprehensive monitoring of the temperature and humidity of the exhibition halls.
At present, the Palace Museum has installed 207 monitoring equipment in 63 cultural relics buildings and warehouses, focusing on data collection of the preservation environment of indoor color paintings, decoration and ceiling decoration.
In addition to the regular temperature and humidity monitoring, there are also monitoring of carbon dioxide concentration in the exhibition halls such as Wuying Hall. In some original exhibition halls such as Kunning Palace and Chuxiu Palace, the monitoring of light is also added to prevent visible light and ultraviolet rays from affecting cultural relics. The damage caused is supported by data.
The figurative monitoring data provides accurate and powerful reference for the repair of many ancient buildings in the Forbidden City and the protection of cultural relics.
Wind, frost, rain and snow, the four seasons rotate. The thousands of lights and shadows belonging to the Forbidden City are constantly changing, but what remains unchanged is the diligent pursuit of generations of guardians for the continuation of civilization.
The humidity of the exhibition hall can be monitored in real time through the background of the monitoring system
Bathed in thousands of years of wind and rain, the ancestors formed a unique building construction wisdom in the long years ; today, modern scientific and technological means are escorting the Forbidden City .
In 2011, the Palace Museum built an automatic meteorological monitoring station. Since then, the meteorological “codes” such as precipitation, snow depth, and illumination of this ancient building complex can be measured, providing accurate data for the formulation of plans to prevent unexpected meteorological events.
When the rain ends and the sky clears, I hope that the majestic Forbidden City, which has experienced thousands of weather, will continue to write more exciting weather stories under the joint protection of you and me, and walk through the next 600 years safely!
During the Month of December 2021, in which current Beijing – China – People’s Republic of China the Beijing the three thousand more ancient postmodern ultra-metropolis mega city in which the evening, with gorgeous sunset glows on the capital, and the lights of the corner tower of Dongbianmen gradually come on. The ancient buildings and the sunset glow together, attracting the public to stop and watch…. In which one of Beijing city fortifications in東便門Dongbianmen Eastern Convenient Gate’) was located at the north-eastern corner of the Outer city walls at the point where the outer wall stopped.. The defense system of Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties included city walls, moats, gate towers, barbicans, watchtowers, corner guard towers, enemy sight towers, and military encampments both outside and inside the city. The mountains immediately north of the city and the interior Great Wall sections on those mountain ranges also acted as a defensive perimeter…..
‘Eastern Upright Gate’) was located on the northern section of the Inner city eastern wall. It was built on the location of the Chongrenmen (崇仁門) gate of the Yuan era, the central gate of the eastern city wall of Dadu. In 1419 the name was changed, quoting “东方盛德属木、为春” and “直东方也，春也”. Dongzhimen’s gate tower was five rooms long (31.5 metres), three rooms wide (15.3 metres), and two floors high (34 metres). It was built in the multi-eaved Xieshanding style, with grey tiles with green glazed edges. The watchtower was similar to the one at Zhengyangmen, but on a slightly smaller scale. The barbican was built during the final years of the Yuan dynasty (ended 1368). It was nearly square, and was the smallest barbican of any of the nine Inner city gates. The northern and southern walls were 68 metres long, and the eastern and western walls were 62 metres long. Archways and sluice gates were present on the eastern and western sides. A Guandi Temple was located on the northeast corner, facing southward. The temple had no proper statue of Guandi; a minor deity made of wood was located there instead. This gave rise to the old Beijing saying: “Nine gates, ten temples, one without morality”. The sluice gate towers and the barbican were dismantled in 1915 when the circum-city railway was built. The watchtower was dismantled in 1930 and its platform in 1958. The gate tower was dismantled in 1965.
Outside Dongzhimen was a pagoda made completely from iron, with a stone statue of Yaowangye. Many carts carrying raw wood entered the city through Dongzhim
In During 2020, the second decade from the turn of the century in Beijing the Capital of China also the People’s Republic of China, in which is also the year of the rat, marking its six hundred years anniversary of the Forbidden city that marks the transitional point of in between the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644) transitionally from Nanjing to Beijing towards the Qing Dynasty (1636-1644-1911) …. The Imperial Palace seen so many countless seasonally transitional equinoxes but further its six hundred years is iconic, but it’s five hundred ninety nine years it marks it Autumn Equinox…. In which it only took twelve years to build the same of the Daming Palace of The Tang Dynasty Xian Imperial Capital only it was least twenty times larger…
Previously season three is 北京卫视上新了故宫 Treasures in the Forbidden City … in which during September 2020 this month film for the Trendy Documentary show started film in Beijing with the same host of cast but company of new host celebrities from all walks of life…..
” 北京卫视上新了故宫 Treasures in the Forbidden City ” is the Chinese Beijing Palace Museum and Beijing TV station produced, co-produced Huazhuan Wen of Springfield’s cultural film and television production season broadcast programs. originally planned three quarters will be produced quarterly 10, it is the third season aired Forbidden City built 600 anniversary of the foundation of the 95 anniversary of the National Palace Museum. In the first quarter since November 9, 2018, every Friday at 21:05 Beijing TV and iQIYI broadcast simultaneously, and on January 11, 2019 ending…..
Roof beasts are sculptures placed on the ridges of houses and palaces in ancient Chinese traditional architecture. Distributed on the vertical ridges at both ends of the houses, the ancients decorated the buildings with these beasts, making the ancient buildings more majestic, magnificent, and full of artistic charm.. In which are Mysterious Animals on the Palace Roofs of the Forbidden City…. In which show the palace building importance’s in which for example of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the most important and highest ranked palace in the Forbidden City. It is also called Golden Carriage Palace, which was used to hold significant activities like emperors’ birthdays and wedding ceremonies. Why the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the most special and highest ranked one? It is not only because of its size and architecture style, but also because it has 10 animal statues on each roof ridge, which cannot be seen anywhere else.
The 10th animal statue is Hangshi. It is like a standing monkey with wings on its back, and holding a vajra pestle. The image is like a Thunder God in Chinese legend. Its function is to prevent lighting strokes. Thus it is usually placed on the roof. There are only 8 Hang Shi statues in China’s ancient buildings, which are all located on the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City.
There are more or less rows of small animal statues on the roofs of each palace in the Forbidden City. They are mythical creatures in ancient Chinese legends, which represent all kinds of magic and wonderful things. Generally speaking, there are 3, 5, 7, or 9 animal statues on the roofs, and the order is also fixed, by Dragon, Phoenix, Lion, Sea Horse, Heavenly Steed, Suan Ni, Ya Yu, Xie Zhi, Dou Niu. The more animal statues, the higher palace rank. But there is an exception: Hall of Supreme Harmony, the highest-ranking ancient building in China. It has 10 mysterious animal statues on the roof. Also, they are arranged in a different order.
1. Dragon
It is one of mythical creatures living in the sea in ancient China myths and legends. Dragon is honored as the leader of marine benthos, having abilities of carrying rain with clouds. As the master of wind and rain, it is often used to symbolize auspiciousness. In ancient times, Dragon was also a symbol of the emperor and the imperial power.
2. Phoenix
In Chinese legend, it is the king of all birds with a crown on its head, which is similar to today’s peacock. Its appearance is a sign of peace in the world. People will obtain happy lives blessed by it. Like a Dragon, it is considered as a noble and magical animal too. Phoenix can also symbolize the empress.
3. Lion
The lion, a symbol of bravery and majesty, is the custodian in Buddhism. The lion is the king of the beasts. It has a sturdy and strong body, and great momentum. Lion is regarded as the beast that guarantees the peace of the palace. The governors think that the lion can not only avoid evil, but also bring auspicious things.
4. Sea Horse
The Sea Horse comes and the calamities can be turned into blessings. It is a heroic mythical creature in China’s ancient mythologies. At the same time, it symbolizes the royal’s stateliness.
5. Heavenly Steed
In Chinese mythology, Heavenly Steed is a galloping steed with no horns and no wings. In order to show the difference with other horses, clouds are often drawn under the horse, which reflects that it can run across the sky. It is said that Heavenly Steed can chase the wind and sun.
6. Suan Ni
Shaped like a lion, it likes smoke very much. Therefore, the image generally appears on the incense burner. The ancient book records that it looks fierce that can eat tigers and leopards. Suan Ni is a symbol of the mighty beasts.
7. Ya Yu
As a kind of combination of fish and beast, Ya Yu is the leader of all kinds of fishes. It is generally believed that Ya Yu is the ‘Qiu Long’, a kind of small dragon with horns in ancient legends. It has the magical power to change weather into rainy days in order to avoid fire disasters.
8. Xie Zhi
Xie Zhi is similar to a unicorn, who has thick hair all over its body with bright eyes. It usually has a horn on its forehead. In ancient Chinese culture, Xie Zhi has always been regarded as a symbol of fairness and justice. It is capable of discriminating evil and loyalty. Its positive image is intended to inherit the spirit of the law.
9. Dou Niu (Ox)
It is an auspicious animal which can bring good luck to people. Dou Niu has the functions of relieving evil and protecting the house.
Introduction: Are the ancient workers the same as us? What ingenuity is contained in the five elements and eight works? In the collections of the Forbidden City, look at the daily life and daily life of the ancients towards modern times today.
古人的工作每日 – 封印“Seal” is the general term for ancient public and private seals, which must be worn on the body to represent the power and status of officials. But if an official needs to carry the seal for “reporting” to the leader, he also needs to carry the seal for issuing government orders, the seal for writing to friends, the seal for reviewing official documents, the seal for signing… Isn’t it the tinkling copper seal on the waist? The “six-sided bronze seal” popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties solved this problem well. For example, this six-sided bronze seal belonging to the “Xuancheng Order” Suga at that time, the six-sided different seals completely cover daily use, and only need to hang one on the waist to meet a variety of use scenarios.
……The second decade from the turn of the century in Beijing the Capital of China also the People’s Republic of China, in which is also the year of the rat, marking its six hundred and one years anniversary of the Forbidden city that marks the transitional point of in between the middle of the Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644) transitionally from Nanjing to Beijing towards the Qing Dynasty (1636-1644-1911) …. The Imperial Palace seen so many countless seasonally transitional equinoxes but further its six hundred years is iconic, but it’s five hundred ninety nine years it marks it Autumn Equinox…. In which it only took twelve years to build the same of the Daming Palace of The Tang Dynasty Xian Imperial Capital only it was least twenty times larger……
