2008年11月18日星期二

Hall of Supreme Harmony

The hall of supreme harmony, popularly called jin luan dian(hall of imperial throne).It was built in 1420 and formerly named Feng Tian Dian (hall of offering heaven),changed the name for Huang Ji Dian (hall of great supremacy) and began to be called the present name. The palace now was rebuilt in 4th year in the reign of Qing emperor Kangxi (1695).It is 35.05 meters high and covers 2,377 square meters.It is the highest building in the palace with double-eaved roof and rooms.There are 55 rooms and 72 posts.Six of the posts are gold post carved with dragons. Here the Ming and Qing emperors held grand ceremonies to mark accessions, birthdays, the lunar new year, the winter solstice ,banquets, declaring wars as well as the publication of the list of successful candidates in the imperial examinati.

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