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#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #July2022 | #ForbiddenCityMoments #ForbiddenCityArchitecture the Intriguingly interesting rooftops Architecture of the Forbidden City……

July 19, 2022 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

On this week on July 2022 let’s take a look at the interesting rooftops in the Forbidden City this week in its intriguiness… it was hot humid very warmingly Saturday now it’s the Summery Days of , the summery days are gradually approaching, the weather is sultry, everyone must pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling by keeping Hydrated cool water.. ~

Let’s go back to the Forbidden City this week and take a look at the interesting roofs in the Forbidden City~

Speaking of the various palaces, halls and halls, pavilions and corridors in the Forbidden City, from the outside, these roofs look very similar, almost all of them are glazed tiles. But a closer look reveals that these roofs actually come in a variety of different types. For example, the main palace used by the emperor not only has a tall base and a magnificent shape, but also has special decorations on the roof, while other houses are not only small in size, but also not too complicated in roof decoration. The side halls and the bungalows will be different according to the status of the main palace, and the roof style will also be different. So today, let’s take a look at the various roofs in the Forbidden City with you~

The first one is the “Dianding Roof”. Those who are familiar with the architecture of the Forbidden City should be familiar with this roof. It is suitable for rectangular buildings. Since the face width is longer than the depth, the front and rear slopes of the roof become positive ridges. In the Qing Dynasty The “Engineering Practice” called it “big ridge”. The left and right slopes intersect with the front and rear slopes to form four vertical ridges, so the single-ridged temple is also called the “Five-ridged Hall” of the four major slopes. In addition, there are two layers of eaves called “double eaves hall”. The top of the double-eave roof is the most noble form of roof style. The Hall of Supreme Harmony that everyone is most familiar with is the roof of the double-eave roof.

Next is “hard top and hanging top”. The hard top is on the two ends of the base of the house foundation. Build the gable to the top, and build the purlin into the gable to seal it, so that four vertical ridges and two slopes will be formed. roof. Hanging tops (also known as “pick tops”), the roof form is generally the same as the hard tops, but also has a positive ridge, four vertical ridges and two slopes. The difference between the two roofs is that the purlins of the roofs extend beyond the gables, and the wind panels are nailed along the two purlin heads to protect the purlins from decay and also protect the gables. This design is really very delicate, considering the appearance and protection.

The Yunguang Building is in the shape of a curved ruler, leaning against the palace wall in the west, folded from north to south and then eastward. There are two floors up and down. The north side of the upper roof is the Xieshan Peak, and the east side is the Hard Peak.

Concord Gate The Xiehe Gate is a house-style gate, with yellow glazed tiles and single eaves on the top of the mountain.

There is also a roof design that combines the top of the temple and the top of the hanging mountain, that is, the “Xieshan Peak”. On the upper part of the roof, the four vertical ridges at both ends of the main ridge are similar to those on the top of the hanging mountain. The lower part of the roof has four ridges plus the main ridge, a total of nine ridges, so it is also called “Nine Ridges Hall”. There are also single eaves and double eaves on Xieshan Peak. In addition to the Xieshan Peak, there is also a “Zanjiao”, which is generally used for square plane buildings, and its form is divided into four-corner Zanjiao and round Zanjiao. The four-cornered pointed roof is divided into four equal parts, with four vertical ridges on top of the Anbaoding. The round and pointed roof has no ridges, and the roof tiles gradually shrink from bottom to top, which is called “bamboo roof”. Seeing this, the editor thinks that the roof really contains a lot of interesting little knowledge. When you come to visit, you might as well take a look at which roofs are in the Forbidden City~

Imagines credits are of the Forbidden City –Imperial Palace –Beijing – China- People’s Republic of China also from the Series Weibo北京卫视上新了故宫 Treasures in the Forbidden City…

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July 18, 2022 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

On the 17^th July 2022 Hong Kong SAR –Beijing Time it’s the officially release day of the all new Digital Forbidden City is new again ” Forbidden City365 “ App is officially launched today!…. Focusing on the ancient buildings of the Forbidden City, focus on displaying beautiful pictures of ancient buildings, provide a panoramic tour experience, and integrate “seeing the beautiful scenery” with “learning knowledge”; you can also answer questions and collect badges, and experience the fun of exploration and learning while harvesting achievements. “Forbidden City 365” App is now available on iOS version, click on the link web link to download. The applet is coming soon, and the Android version is on the way…

On previously 15th July 2022 Hong Kong SAR-Beijing Time afternoon a new collaboration is under way to rebuilding the Digital Forbidden city on a newest immersion of its 360 Degrees on that day it was announced on the press conference of the pinianxinyanlai Digital Forbidden City was held in the Forbidden City Palace Museum Beijing- China – People’s Republic of China. The project was in collaboration with DingDing- Ding Talk China information Technology Co.Ltd..

Digital Forbidden City is new again On the afternoon of July 15th, The Palace Museum and DingDing will jointly explore the new digital office scene of the Palace Museum introducing an extremely educationally fun fill adventuring exploring though the app ” ForbiddenCity365 ” produced by the Palace Museum was also officially released at the meeting, adding a new window for the audience to enjoy the beauty of the Palace Museum online and understand the ancient architectural culture of the Palace Museum. (The product will be officially launched on July 17th, so stay tuned!). In the future, the Palace Museum will continue to strengthen exchanges and cooperation with technology companies, continuously optimize and improve digital products, and provide more high-quality digital cultural services for the audience….

DingDing- Ding Talk China information Technology Co.Ltd.. Based in Zhejiang province of in Eastern China in which its province Capital is Hangzhou..

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July 15, 2022 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

On 15th July 2022 Hong Kong SAR-Beijing Time afternoon a new collaboration is under way to rebuilding the Digital Forbidden city on a newest immersion of its 360 Degrees on that day it was announced on the press conference of the pinianxinyanlai Digital Forbidden City was held in the Forbidden City Palace Museum Beijing- China – People’s Republic of China.

Ding Ding- Ding Talk China information Technology Co.Ltd.. Based in Zhejiang province of in Eastern China in which its province Capital is Hangzhou..

#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #June2022 | #ForbiddenCityMoments of cooling off for the summery Seasons.. During the Ming –Qing Dynasty…..

June 20, 2022 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

This week, the topic of “cool” for the summery season, let’s start with “ice” today the temperature has been stuffy humid since last week of 13^th June 2022 Week in Forbidden City Beijing – China – People’s Republic of China.

This week’s topic of “cool”, let’s start with “ice” today…..When it comes to “ice”, everyone may think of “ice cellar”, and “ice cellar” must be familiar to everyone. As the name suggests, it is a place to store ice. But there are a lot of particulars about taking ice, storing ice, and using ice: there is an item of “ice policy” as a norm in the Qing Dynasty’s “Da Qing Hui Dian” and “The Cases of the Imperial Qing Hui Dian”. It seems that wanting to cool down in summer is also a complicated process~

Round fan with peacock lacquer handle embroidered on white silk

So let’s start with taking ice. Generally speaking, it is three days after the winter solstice every year. There is also a saying that in half a month, the ice cellar supervisor and the officials sent by the Ministry of Industry will worship the river god first, and then the director of the Ministry of Industry will worship the river god. One person leads the corvée or recruits civilian husbands to take ice from Tongzi River, Jinghe River (Yuhe) in the Forbidden City, Lotus Pond in Longwangtang, etc., and even go to Tongzhou River to take ice. Thinking that there were no modern means of transportation in ancient times, it is really a big project to go to Tongzhou to get ice.

There is also a complete set of steps when taking ice: first, a dozen people form a team with equal spacing, and each person holds an ice plume. This ice plume is generally more than a foot long, with a handle and a four-edged long-pointed iron tool (the tools used for ice chiseling seem to be not simple). Generally, clear and thick ice cubes are selected, and everyone smashes against the ice surface repeatedly until a large crack is cracked. Then reverse the direction and repeat the same procedure to split the other three sides, so that you can get a large piece of ice.

And the ice cubes are not ready to be finished; there will be a very important process here: in order not to make the ice cubes stick to each other, the ice cubes will be separated by a clean straw. When these procedures are complete, the cellar door is sealed and the gaps are plugged with mud and straw. Why do you do that? Because the ice cellar will be closed until the beginning of summer, it is already a hot summer, so open the ice cellar, take out ice cubes for heatstroke prevention, and make all kinds of cool snacks. If the ice cellar is not sealed properly, there may be only one ice cellar in the end….

Copper Gold Plated Corner Food Container

After summer, the ice cubes taken out can be used to prevent heatstroke or make ice-cold snacks. The emperors and concubines of the Qing Dynasty also used refrigerators to cool off the heat and make “ice bowls”. The ice bowl is made of melon, fruit lotus root, lily, lotus seed, almond tofu, longan, raisin, fresh walnut and Chinese yam. Eating fruit lotus root can smooth the air, and eating green walnut can nourish the kidney. It is not only a cold drink, but also has a nourishing effect.

The “refrigerator” mentioned above may not be the same as the refrigerator in our modern impression. It has two main functions: one is to store ice cubes in the box, put various summer fruits on the plate, and eat them after cooling. Another function is very cleverly designed. It uses the principle of endothermic refrigeration during the melting process of ice cubes to infiltrate the cold air into the room little by little through the small holes above the refrigerator to cool down. It can not only ice melons and fruits, but also can be used as an “air conditioner”, which is very convenient and interesting…

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June 9, 2022 kevinjamesngLeave a comment

寧壽宮The Palace of Tranquil Longevity literally, “peaceful old age palace,” also called the Qianlong Garden, Qianlong Palace, Qianlong District or the Palace of Tranquillity and Longevity, is a palace in Beijing, China, located in the northeast corner of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City- Beijing – China – People’s Republic of China.

Construction of the palace began on the Qianlong Emperor’s orders in 1771, in preparation for his retirement, although the emperor himself never moved into the palace. Its beautiful apartments, pavilions, gates and gardens feature “some of the most elegant spaces at a time widely considered being the pinnacle of Chinese interior design.” Throughout the Qing dynasty, the palace was almost never used, largely because of the Qianlong Emperor’s imperial decree ordering his retirement retreat remain unaltered.

Forbidden City Hundred Excellent Books for Public reading activities …… The ancient buildings of the Forbidden City have gone through calamities and are treasures of the years, and they are still shining today. Wandering in the Forbidden City, we respect the splendour of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the solemnity of the Hall of Fengxian, the serenity of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, the wealth of ancient times in the Wenyuan Pavilion…

Not only that, we are also amazed at the A very special place in the Forbidden City’s Inner Tingwai East Road is the Ningshou Palace Garden, also known to the public by the name of “Qianlong Garden”.

This garden is the most well-preserved royal garden in the Forbidden City with the most architectural art style of the Qianlong period. The ingenious and rigorous form of the ancient buildings in the garden is enviable, the architectural space and garden layout are fascinating, and the delicate and complicated decoration of the eaves of the building is dazzling.

In such an environment, there is still a building that is unique. This is a magical attic called “Mission House” by later generations. It is also a great architectural artwork, and it is also an extremely rare existence in the ancient buildings of the Forbidden City. This mysterious building is Fuwang Pavilion. Its completion was praised by Emperor Qianlong as “its sincerity meets my expectations”, and now looking back on the past of Fuwang Pavilion, it has indeed lived up to Emperor Qianlong’s holy family.

Fuwang Pavilion is one of the few remaining palace remains in the Forbidden City that has not been interfered by modern humans. It contains a lot of real historical information, such as why Fuwang Pavilion was built, when and why it was repaired, and how the interior eaves were furnished in different periods. ….. where to make the various craftsmanship of the interior eaves decoration, when to pay tribute, and so on. The records of Fuwang Pavilion (including the entire Ningshou Palace area) in the various archives of the inner court of the Qing Dynasty were detailed, which was a great blessing to later scholars. This not only accomplished the research and protection project of Qianlong Garden, but also enabled us to have a more detailed and in-depth understanding of Fuwang Pavilion’s space and interior eaves decoration techniques, but also discovered many modern relics of Fuwang Pavilion’s inner eaves decoration technology, protecting these traditional crafts. ‘s craftsman.

It goes without saying that Fuwang Pavilion enriches the study of ancient architecture. It is of great significance for contemporary interior design to carry forward Chinese traditions and broaden the artistic thinking of display. Cultural creativity can also understand the spirit and get inspiration from it.

“Palace·Fuwang Pavilion: The “Lost Tower” of Emperor Qianlong” takesspace furnishings as the theme, tells about the art and technology of Chinese court environment design in the 18th century, and comprehensively displays the history of Fuwang Pavilion’s construction, original furnishings, architectural space, The decoration of the inner eaves reveals the story behind the construction of the Fuwang Pavilion in the Qianlong Garden of the Forbidden City, and explains why the Fuwang Pavilion can be called the highest representative of the inner eaves decoration skills of the ancient buildings in the Qianlong Garden and even the Forbidden City.