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#北京 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #September2022 | #中秋節 #MidAutumnFestival gorgeous stunning #LunarPhotography of the #FullMoon rising over the Forbidden City #神武门 #NorthernGate #TheGateOfDivineMight 

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In this year’s 2022, 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 Tiger, marking its six hundred and two 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…

On the 10th September 2022 it was height of the full moon also the中秋節mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival in the cultural circle of Chinese characters. It originated in China and falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year , from the beginning of September to the beginning of October in the Gregorian calendar (between September 7 and October 7). Influenced by the cultural circle of Chinese characters, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival in some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially the local Chinese and overseas Chinese. According to the lunar calendar, August is the second month of autumn. 

One of the four traditional festivals in China

The Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival, Moonlight Birthday, Moon Night, Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Worship Festival, Moon Festival, Moon Festival, Reunion Festival, etc., is a traditional Chinese folk festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival originated from the worship of celestial phenomena, and evolved from the Qiu Xi festival in ancient times. Since ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival has folk customs such as offering sacrifices to the moon, admiring the moon, eating moon cakes, watching lanterns, appreciating osmanthus flowers, and drinking osmanthus wine. 

The Mid-Autumn Festival originated in ancient times, popularized in the Han Dynasty, shaped in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and prevailed after the Song Dynasty. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a synthesis of autumn seasonal customs, and most of the festival and customs elements it contains have ancient origins. The Mid-Autumn Festival uses the full moon to signify the reunion of people, as sustenance to miss the hometown, miss the love of relatives, pray for a good harvest and happiness, and become a colourful and precious cultural heritage. 

At first, the festival of “Sacrificial Moon Festival” was on the 24th solar term ” Autumn Equinox ” in the Ganzhi Calendar, and it was later adjusted to the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in the Xia Calendar The Mid-Autumn Festival, the Spring Festival, the Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival are also known as the four traditional festivals in China. Influenced by Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a traditional festival for some countries in East and Southeast Asia, especially the local Chinese and overseas Chinese….

Imagines credits are of the Forbidden city –Imperial Palace –Beijing – China- People’s Republic of China

#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #September2022 | #午門 #MeridianGate #Wumen #ForbiddenCityExhibitions #ChineseArtworks “Seeing the Heart of Heaven and Earth – Chinese Study’s Intentions and Images”…

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Currently on the now it’s the 1st September 2022, for the up-coming event for the Mid-Autumn festival in which set on the Saturday 10th September 2022. The exhibition “Seeing the Heart of Heaven and Earth – Chinese Study’s Intentions and Images” will be on display at the Meridian Gate Exhibition Hall of the Palace Museum from August 30 to October 23, 2022.

The exhibition is divided into three units, “Wai Huai Qin Shu”, “Zheng Yi Ming Dao” and “Deed Frost Snow”. The theme of the exhibition is the connotation and image of the Chinese study room. A problem of imagery with the zeitgeist. This exhibition is free to visit with tickets for the Palace Museum, but you must make an appointment with your real name on the WeChat applet of the Palace Museum…..

You can book tickets and exhibitions of the Forbidden City with real names through the “Forbidden City Museum” WeChat applet. According to the needs of epidemic prevention and control, in accordance with the principles of limited quantity, appointment, and staggered peak, the exhibition hall is limited to 3,000 people per day until the appointment is full. Admission to the hospital requires a nucleic acid test report within 72 hours, and the ID card used for verification of health code, temperature measurement, and ticket purchase.

In this year’s 2022, the second decade from the turn of the century in Beijing the Capital of China also the People’s Republic of China, marking its six hundred and Two 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..

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

#北京。#中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #August2020 | #CCTV #CCTVDocumentary – “Masters in Forbidden City- Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City”

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In this year’s 2022, 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 two 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….  

After 5 years of project research and 4 months of non-stop documentary filming, the CCTV documentary “Masters in Forbidden City” presents three episodes of the repair process of various artifacts and conservators with distinct personalities. The first episode tells stories of the repair process of bronze ware, royal timepieces, and ceramics.

The CCTV documentary “I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City” has undergone 5 years of project research and 4 months of uninterrupted documentary shooting. There are three episodes in total. Each episode shows several types of closely related cultural relic’s restoration and restoration masters with different temperaments. The first episode tells the story of the restoration of bronzes, court clocks and ceramics.

Chinese people have a very special feeling for wood. For thousands of years, the Chinese have been building their homes with wood, which is far more fragile than stone. Living by trees, living in wooden houses, eating on wooden tables, sleeping on wooden beds, starting from wood, making paper with wood, printing with wood engraving, planting, cultivating, and carving one by one, wood carving The statue of Buddha seems to have more kindness that contains life.

The film focuses on recording the Forbidden City’s painting and calligraphy, bronzes, palace clocks, woodware, ceramics, lacquerware, treasure inlay, palace embroidery, etc., the restoration process of rare and rare cultural relics in this field and the life stories of the restorers. For the first time, the film fully presents the world’s top restoration process and technology of Chinese cultural relics, showing the original state and collection state of cultural relics; for the first time, it shows the inner world and daily life of cultural relic restoration experts at close range; for the first time, the restoration of Chinese cultural relics is completely sorted out. For the first time, through the interaction of “temples” and “jianghu” in the field of cultural relic restoration, it shows the inheritance code of the only “workers” in the four traditional Chinese strata “scholars, farmers, industry and commerce”, and their beliefs. And change.

Images and visuals are from also from their respectives – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #August2020 | #微黄山秋- Beijing Photographer captures a Rainy morning of 14th August 2022 on the grounds of the Forbidden City.. #AGallery

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Today its 14th August 2022, in which it’s morning it’s been raining with light rain showers in which as the seasons progress towards the as august progresses It’s the beginning towards the season of autumn in which though the exact timing of the color change varies year to year, the peak time to see fall foliage in Beijing usually occurs from Mid-October to Mid-November. During that time, Beijing mountainous areas, the parks, even an unknown name street throughout Beijing are blanketed in a palette of yellows, oranges and reds.

In this year’s 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..

Images and visuals are from also from their respectives – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..

#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #August2020 | #故宫书店 #ForbiddenCityBookStore on a before autumn season fine morning day of grounds of the forbidden city .. #10thAugust2022 morning ….

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Today it’s 10th August 2022, in which it’s morning it’s been fine blue skies with warm weather fluffy clouds as august progresses  It’s the beginning towards the season of autumn in which though the exact timing of the color change varies year to year, the peak time to see fall foliage in Beijing usually occurs from Mid-October to Mid-November. During that time, Beijing mountainous areas, the parks, even an unknown name street throughout Beijing are blanketed in a palette of yellows, oranges and reds.

In this year’s 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..

Images and visuals are from – Forbidden City –Palace Museum Beijing- China –People’s Republic of China…..