Hello everyone!Welcome to the Palace Museum, and today I will lead you to visit the most important palace in the Forbidden City, the Taihe Palace.
Taihe Palace, commonly known as Jinluan Palace, is the place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties ascended the throne, got married, and celebrated major festivals. Located in the center of the Forbidden City, it is one of the three major halls of the Forbidden City, the other two being the Zhonghe Hall and the Baohe Hall.
The Taihe Hall was built in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1420, and was called Fengtian Hall at that time. In the forty-first year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, that is, in 1562, it was renamed the Huangji Palace. In the second year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, that is, in 1645, it was renamed Taihe Palace. Since the completion of the Taihe Palace, it has been burned down many times, and it has been rebuilt many times, and the Taihe Hall we see now is the shape of the 34th year of the Kangxi Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, that is, after the reconstruction in 1695.
The Taihe Hall is 11 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep, with a construction area of 2377 square meters and a height of 2692 meters, together with the base pass height of 35At 05 meters, it is the largest surviving wooden palace building in China. The roof of the Taihe Hall is the top of the heavy eaves palace, which is the highest level of the roof of the ancient Chinese building, and the number of immortals and beasts on the roof is also the largest among all the palaces, a total of ten, showing its supreme status.
Next, please follow me into the interior of the Taihe Hall to visit. The interior decoration of the Taihe Hall is extremely luxurious, and the throne is located in the center of the Taihe Hall, which is the emperor's special seat, and it is carved with exquisite dragon patterns and cloud patterns. Behind the throne is a screen embroidered with nine cranes, symbolizing the eternity of imperial power. On both sides of the throne, there are symmetrical bronze cranes, copper tripods, copper turtles and other ornaments, implying that there are elephants of peace and longevity.
The Taihe Hall is a symbol of imperial power in Chinese feudal society and a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture, which embodies the wisdom and creativity of the ancient Chinese working people. That's all for today's trip to the Taihe Temple, thank you for visiting!