#北京 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #November2023 | #ForbiddenCityDairies -The Palace Museum #ForbiddenCity Collections of Chinese intangible cultural heritage.  Collection 26th October – 3rd November 2023…..

On July 19th 2023 , the multilingual website of the Forbidden City Palace Museum- Beijing, China, People’s Republic of Chinawas officially released at the Digital Cultural Tourism Development Forum of the 2023 China Internet Civilization Conference! The website covers five languages: English, French, Russian, Japanese, and Spanish, and will meet the needs of audiences with different languages.

 The multilingual website of the Palace Museum is committed to establishing an international website that is concise, clear, easy to use for overseas audiences, and fits the construction of the modern civilization of the Chinese nation, including tour guides, information, panoramic tours, online exhibitions, collection appreciation, cultural topics, etc. Rich immersive content describing of the most detail collection that housed within the Forbidden City collection…. 

Qing Dynasty, filigree enamel candlestick with the word “囍”. Before the advent of electric lights, people used oil lamps or candles for lighting. There were many candles and candlesticks in the Qing palace. Candlesticks are mostly made of metal, which is stable and difficult to ignite. Menorah styles vary depending on where they are used. This cloisonné enamel candlestick has a sky blue glaze base and is decorated with lotus patterns. Yuanbao symbolizes wealth and can prevent wax oil from spilling. The word “囍” indicates that this candlestick is specially made for weddings.

Wang Xizhi’s “Lanting Preface” of the Eastern Jin Dynasty is known as “the best running script in the world”. The “Lanting Preface” that has been handed down from generation to generation is divided into two types: later generations’ copy, copy and stone rubbing. During the Song Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, engraving and calligraphy flourished. “Preface to Orchid Pavilion” was carved in stone and passed down, which became a fashion. Collecting rubbings of “Lanting Preface” has gradually become a hobby among literati, ranging from a few to more than ten, or even hundreds or even hundreds.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, Lizong, the Prime Minister of Yousi, collected hundreds of rubbings of Wang Xizhi’s “Lanting Preface”, which were later called “Youxiang Lanting”. According to the heavenly stems, there are ten types of each stem from A and B to Ren and Gui. In the third section of the exhibition 松图charm , “You Xiang Orchid Pavilion”, the Palace Museum and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong jointly displayed fourteen of them for the audience to compare and appreciate….

Encounter ancient characters in the Forbidden City “Grandfather”, “Grandmother”, “Ancestor”, “ancestor”… Where does the word “ancestor” come from? What does the Yin-Shang period mean? Are grandparents represented by the word “ancestor”?

Qing, the wooden tablet of the God of Joy. The wedding of an emperor and an empress, with dragons and phoenixes appearing auspicious, is the greatest joyous event in the world. The emperor and the empress wanted to seek good fortune, avoid misfortune, and bring joy with them, so they naturally wanted to worship the God of Joy. The emperor and queen only became official husband and wife after performing the wedding ceremony. The next day, they also had to worship the gods of heaven and earth, the god of joy, etc. This picture is the tablet used to worship the God of Joy. The tablet is made of wood and has the words “the tablet of the God of Joy” on it. It is placed on the table of the God of Joy when worshiping. The time, direction, and location of worshiping the God of Joy are determined by the calculations of Qin Tianjian…..

Purple Forbidden City Xunfang In the ninth month of the lunar calendar, chrysanthemums are the official flower of the month. Whether it is cold and chilly or rich and gorgeous, the various features of autumn can be expressed through the posture of chrysanthemums.

As one of the Four Gentlemen of Flowers, the chrysanthemum has a deep connection with literati. From Qu Yuan, who “ate autumn chrysanthemums in the evening” to Tao Yuanming, who “picked chrysanthemums by the east fence”, there are many sages in Chinese history who were fascinated by their unique temperament. “A thousand years of white clothes and wine, a lifetime of youthful fragrance” is a vivid portrayal of the image of chrysanthemum.

Qing Dynasty, red paint with 囍 character pattern and incense bucket. After the wedding, emperors and empresses would worship the God of Joy and ask the God of Joy to bring happiness to their bodies. The specific method is to place the tablet of the God of Joy and the incense stick with the word “囍” in it, the green apple, and the incense stick with the word “囍” in red paint on the table to worship the God of Joy together. The four sides of this incense bowl are painted with the Chinese character “囍” in gold, which is specially used to worship the God of Joy. The incense bucket was originally stored in Kunning Palace, indicating that the ceremony to worship the God of Joy was held in Kunning Palace.

Late autumn has arrived and the weather is getting colder. Children should wear cute hats and warm cotton clothes. The several costumes in the picture were all used by princes and princesses in the palace in the old days. Tiger-head shoes and tiger-head hats are traditional Chinese children’s clothing. They are often worn at the same time and have auspicious meanings to ward off evil and ensure safety. Regardless of the court or the people, people like to wear tiger-head shoes and hats for their children to wish them healthy growth. The cultural relics in the picture are on display in the exhibition 西伊华堂 at the Prince Gong’s Mansion Museum….

During the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, a round cushion made of red silk embroidered with dragons, phoenixes and 囍 characters. The center of the round cushion is embroidered with the golden word “囍”, the two sides of the word “囍” are embroidered with images of dragons and phoenixes, and the edges are embroidered with the character “囍”, bats, and gourd patterns, which means that the wedding of the emperor and the empress will bring many happy events, endless blessings, and the proliferation of descendants. This red silk cushion with embroidered dragon and phoenix “囍” characters may have been specially made for the wedding ceremony of Emperor Guangxu and his wife.

In order to implement the spirit of the “Opinions on Promoting the Work of Ancient Books in the New Era” and deepen the protection and revitalization of ancient literature and cultural relics, the Palace Museum, on the basis of sorting, protecting and researching the engraving cultural relics in the museum’s collection, has established a monastery in the southeast of Taihe Gate. The ” 九牌馆 ” was opened in the building and the court room , and the ” 吉光片雨 – Exhibition of Qing Dynasty palace engraving cultural relics collected by the Palace Museum” was held at the same time , with more than 15,000 pieces (groups) of cultural relics displayed in a warehouse-style display. This is the first time the Palace Museum has held a special cultural relics exhibition of this type since its establishment. The exhibition will be officially open to the public from October 31, 2023, in the Southeast Chonglou and Chaofang Engraving Hall inside the Taihe Gate of the Palace Museum.

Qing Dynasty, silver-plated gold-plated stone, jade and coral beads inlaid with three Ruyi. According to the wedding custom in the palace, after marriage, one should worship the God of Joy in the bridal chamber of Kunning Palace. On the table of the God of Joy, the word “囍” for “Ruyi” is placed. A “Ruyi” is also placed on each corner of the emperor’s and empress’s marriage bed to convey the beautiful wishes of the newly married emperor and empress. This silver-plated Ruyi piece is inlaid with various jewels with the characters “auspicious”, “auspicious”, “ru”, “yi” and “囍”, which may be related to the emperor’s wedding ceremony to worship the God of Joy. Three-inlaid Ruyi is one of the Ruyi shapes. It is named after the inlays are applied to the head, handle body and tail of Ruyi. Inlay was initially used on bamboo handles and wooden handles, and then gradually expanded to other materials.

Qing Dynasty, celebrations, etc., wedding celebrations, imperial edicts, banquet etiquette pictures (partial). The emperor and the empress performed the union ceremony in the bridal chamber. After officially becoming husband and wife, they also held celebration ceremonies, edict-issuing ceremonies and banquet ceremonies. The eighth volume of Emperor Guangxu’s “Wedding Pictures”, “Pictures of Celebrations, Edicts, and Banquets,” depicts the entire process of celebrations, edicts, and banquets. The pictures in this volume are very rich in connotation. The “Wedding Pictures” selected this month are all taken from this volume. Emperor Guangxu first congratulated Empress Dowager Cixi in Cining Palace. During the celebration ceremony, the emperor knelt down and kowtowed to the empress dowager, and the emperor and internal and external ministers presented congratulations to the empress dowager. This picture shows Emperor Guangxu leading the princes and ministers in a celebration scene of kneeling three times and bowing nine times to the Empress Dowager Cixi…

1st November 2023 – Frost red is dancing in several places, and thousands of golden spots are dyed, riding on the autumn wind. Hello November fall in love with the forbidden city …..

Qing., pictures of wedding celebrations, issuing edicts, and giving banquets. The emperor led the princes and ministers to congratulate the Empress Dowager at the Cining Palace, and then came to the Taihe Hall to receive the congratulations from the princes, princes and officials, and then issued an edict to announce it to the world. The celebration of the emperor’s wedding, the issuance of edicts, and the banquet are all state rituals, and the scenes are extremely grand. The picture selected this month is a page from the album “Pictures of Etiquette for Celebrations, Edicts, and Banquets”. In the picture, you can see the Fajialu Book in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Square of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Zhonghe Shaoyue Music under the eaves of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the There is Danbi Da Le under the eaves of Taihe Gate. The princes, ministers, civil and military officials, and envoys from foreign vassals were ranked according to their grades and stood respectively in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, His Majesty Dan and His Majesty Dan. As the official of Luan Yiwei issued the whip command, His Majesty Dan, the captain of the whip, cracked the silent whip three times, and then the praise officer of Honglu Temple shouted the command: “Scheduling!” The saluting officials presented congratulations to the emperor according to their rank. , among whom there were also envoys from foreign vassals, who kowtowed and saluted under the guidance of ritual music.

How many steps does it take to transfer the words on the stone tablet to paper?
The process of rubbing a monument may seem simple, but a good rubbing also requires skilled rubbing skills. Take a look at the schematic diagram below. Do your eyes catch it? Do you know how to do it?
Search and enter the “Transfer Heart and Extension” applet to experience the art of transfer with your own hands…

Qing Dynasty, static whip with red wooden handle; Qing Dynasty, celebration of Kuan, etc., pictures of wedding celebrations, edicts, and banquets (partial). The static whip is a tool used to maintain order during grand ceremonies in the palace. The static whip has a wooden handle, one foot long, engraved with a golden dragon head, and painted with red paint. The total length of the whip is about 5.93 meters. When the emperor came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to accept the congratulations from all the officials, ascended to the throne and descended from the throne to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the guard Luan Yi shouted the command: “Cry the Whip!” At this time, His Majesty Dan’s Whip Cry was set up in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The captain of the school whips his whip to the ground three times to remind the officials that the ceremony is about to begin or to announce the end of the ceremony.

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

#中國  #中華人民共和國 #China #PeoplesRepublicOfChina #4KHDR #CitywalkingTour | #WalkEast #January 2023 #February2023 |#深圳 [4K HDR] Shenzhen 2023 Tour, Walking in the City of the Future | Cool Metro Stations and Shopping Areas the World’s Most Advance City…..

On the day of January 2023 … Shenzhen Ultra Mega Metropolis City is located right next to the Hong Kong SAR in the Greater Bay Area, Guangdong Province of China, and People’s Republic of China. Shenzhen is One is the world’s Advanced City Shenzhen is ranked as an Alpha- (global first-tier) city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Its nominal GDP has surpassed neighbouring cities of Guangzhou and Hong Kong and is now among the top ten cities with the largest economies in the world….. Shenzhen is growing rapid at warp speeds that year, it was declared a special economic zone, which opened the city to foreign investment, technology, and managerial expertise through the establishment of foreign-owned, joint-venture, and other business enterprises. From 1980 the city grew at a phenomenal rate, a rate known in China as “Shenzhen speed.” Shenzhen is known as one of the top 20 High-Tech cities in the world, and definitely one of the more modern in China. Despite its incredible development, it’s not a very polluted city.

Shenzhen is Special through many ways Shenzhen is now the hi-tech home of leading Chinese tech firms such as the internet giant Tencent, telco Huawei, and the drone maker DJI. Shenzhen is also home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and is one of the busiest financial centers in the world. Shenzhen is ranking globally In the Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2021, Shenzhen’s economic competitiveness ranked 7th in the world. Shenzhen has 169 national-level “Little Giant” enterprises, ranking 4th among Chinese cities….. In which the city is a great place to live Shenzhen has fantastic transport links and is one of the best connected cities in the east. It has the world’s fourth busiest port, which is a major part of its economic success, while expats living in Shenzhen can fly to most domestic cities from Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.

Attractions to Shenzhen Modern architecture at its boldest With sleek skyscrapers stretching to the sky, bold museums, and a monumental library and exhibition center, the city is a space for visionaries to experiment. It’s no surprise then that Shenzhen earned the status of UNESCO City of Design. Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, is often referred to as China’s ‘Instant City’. Municipal leaders from around the world come to see the glossy urban environment of high rise offices and apartment buildings, chaotic yet ordered traffic, automated payments, data management built on environmental sensors, and other innovations built in one unified ecosystem. Shenzhen is a city of astounding growth and smart technologies. Through careful planning, inclusion of innovative technologies like artificial intelligence, the internet of things and the attraction of new partners to the growing technological environment, the city has doubled its population in the last 20 years. The founders of Tencent and Alibaba – Ma Huateng and Jack Ma – graduated from Shenzhen University. But that doesn’t mean only top-to-bottom strategic planning is key to a successful smart city. All players in the social and economic ecosystem must work together, developing and investing in new technologies, improving internet infrastructure as Huawei and Tencent do by sharing the hardware and software market, watching for shifting preferences of city dwellers and using big data to respond to these changes. Shenzhen’s application of new technologies in urban infrastructure and operations is more advanced than its neighbouring city of Hong Kong. The city that was built in close proximity has overtaken it as a leading example of a smart city.

Walk East | Max Channel is about his walking, driving, riding running around views of China – People’s Republic of China  sharing his immersive experiences in his video hope you could have a pure view about China today, sharing  some 4K UHD videos to show pure China daily scenes for you…. BEST VIEWED ON 2160px60 with the volume up for immersive immersion..

#中國 #中華人民共和國 #China #PeoplesRepublicOfChina #4KHDR #CitywalkingTour | #RecShanghai #January2023 #上海 [4K HDR] Shanghai #NewYear2023 #StreetWalkingTour

Its 31s December 2022 almost midnight crossing towards Hours Beijing time during counting down towards the new years on Shanghai, China –People’s Republic of China. In which most of the Covid-19 restrictions have been moderately lessen to a modest level in which now people across China can now travel throughout the Country to Celebrate the New Year of 2023 also the 2023 Chinese Lunar New Years of the Rabbit.. The Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, marks the transition of the Chinese zodiac sign from one animal to the next. 2023 sees in the Year of the Rabbit, which begins on January 22. In Chinese culture, the Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity. 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope…..

Countdown to 2023 on the Bund, Shanghai Happy New Year!  新年倒计时 上海外滩 新年快乐

Walk the Bund from 10:30 p.m. on New Year’s Eve 2022 until the New Year.

New Year’s Day, 2023, walking 10 minutes before sunrise.

Shanghai after New Year holidays. Walking in the center of Lujiazui and the shopping area around Yaohan Department Store Featuring The Center of Lujiazui 陆家嘴中心区, Century Avenue 世纪大道, The shopping area around Yaohan Department Store 八佰伴周围的购物区….

Shanghai on the first Sunday after New Year holidays. Walk along East Nanjing Road, the Bund and the North Bund.  Featuring East Nanjing Road 南京东路, The Bund 外滩, North Bund 北外滩

Rec Shanghai is about his walking, driving, riding running around views of China – People’s Republic of China sharing his immersive experiences in his video hope you could have a pure view about China today, sharing some 4K UHD videos to show pure China daily scenes for you I shoot in Shanghai and other locations in China. Let’s walk around China together… BEST VIEWED ON 2160px60 with the Volume turned on way up for immersiveness immersion…

#北京。 #中國 #China #Beijing | #紫禁城 #ForbiddenCity #October2022 | #ForbiddenCityDairies celebrating the New Year 2023 with a Forbidden city sunrise on 1st January 2023 #AGallery..

On the 1st January 2023 marks the New Year of the year 2023, in which during the sunrise in Beijing, China, People’s Republic of China.. Marks also during the Sunrise with a China’s Flag raising ceremony that’s held every morning performed by the Forbidden City PLA – People’s Liberation Army Garrison with a massive assortment of crowds from all walks of life. Gathering around to witness the New year of 2023…..  

Among the first sunrise of clear morning early, it golden amberically sunlight the imperial red walls glimmering the golden yellow bamboo ceramic roof tiles of the palace halls of Forbidden City with local residents in action awaken workingly of the staff preparing welcoming the Audience visitation…

The four seasons reincarnate, the new year begins, the stars and frost fly by, and everyone lives endlessly. The bell of the new year has sounded, open a new calendar, start a new journey, hello, 2023!

爱上帝宁城# ​​The first dawn of the morning sun, thousands of miles of sunshine, new year and new atmosphere. Hello, 2023! Hello January! Hello, Forbidden City!

On the first day of 2023, the Palace Museum opened its doors to welcome the audience. The leaders of the hospital presented the brand new 2023 “Forbidden City Calendar” to the first 23 spectators admitted to the hospital in front of the Meridian Gate, and wished everyone a happy new year. The Palace Museum will continue to accompany you in the New Year, move forward hand in hand, and look forward to opening a new chapter in 2023 together!

On the first day of the New Year, start a hopeful 2023 with dazzling vermilion and vitality! Love in Forbidden City

……the second decade three 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 rabbit, 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…..

#中國 #中華人民共和國 #China #PeoplesRepublicOfChina |#CCTV #November 2022 |#航拍中國 #航拍中国 #AerialPhotographyOfChina #AerialChina | # 重慶 #Chongqing you never know how magical the mountain city is? “Going to the sky” Chongqing rail transit will also through “residential buildings”

Currently for the Month of November 2022 CCTV China Central Television has been running a yearlong in the making  Aerial view documentary of views of China with stunning drone videography documentary detail the whole lives of the Numerous Cites of China, People’s Republic of China on multiple layers recording the real face of China presently.

Contents of this issue: Chongqing is located in the southwestern region of my country, with more than 90% of the mountainous area, hence the name “Mountain City”. Our journey starts from the mother city of Chongqing, exploring how the cableway can shape the three-dimensional transportation; we go to the flyovers with different styles and encounter the masterpieces of space utilization masters; finally we follow the train and gently get into a building.

The fourth season of “Aerial Photography China” does not come to Chongqing once! You never know how magical the mountain city is? “Going to the sky” Chongqing rail transit will also drill “residential buildings”

“Aerial Photography of China” (the fourth season) shows the beautiful scenery of the land of China, evokes the nostalgic situation, and embodies the ideological and artistic conception of history and culture. It presents Beijing, Guangxi, Qinghai, Hubei, Hong Kong, Tibet, The natural ecology, cultural landscape, and economic and social development of 11 provincial-level administrative regions including Macao, Liaoning, Taiwan Province, Chongqing, and Henan show the image of China, Chinese culture, Chinese spirit, and Chinese governance in the new era, so that “Aerial Photography of China” The series of documentaries has become the first large-scale series of documentaries in the history of Chinese documentaries to cover the whole country from the air and record the real face of China at present.

本期内容:重庆位于我国西南地区,山地面积超过90%,因而得名“山城”。我们的旅程从重庆母城开始,探寻索道如何塑造立体交通;前往风格迥异的天桥,邂逅空间利用大师的杰作;最后跟随列车一起,轻轻钻进一栋大楼。

《航拍中国》(第四季)展示中华大地的绝美物境,勾起魂牵梦绕的乡愁情境,具现历史文化的思想意境,共呈现北京、广西、青海、湖北、香港、西藏、澳门、辽宁、台湾、重庆、河南等11个省级行政区的自然生态、人文景观、经济社会发展面貌,展现新时代的中国形象、中国文化、中国精神、中国之治,从而使《航拍中国》系列纪录片成为中国纪录片史上首个从空中覆盖全国、记录当下中国真实面貌的大型系列纪录片。

Images and visuals are from their Respectives.