User:PalaceGuard008/Forbidden City structure

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Introduction

Name

names

History

Main article: History of the Forbidden City

history

Description

general description

Walls and gates

• Meridian Gate
• Gate of Divine Might

Outer Court

• Gate of Supreme Harmony
• Hall of Supreme Harmony
• Hall of Central Harmony
• Hall of Preserving Harmony

Inner Court

• Palace of Heavenly Purity
• Hall of Union
• Palace of Earthly Tranquility
• Hall of Mental Cultivation

Religion

religion

Surroundings

• Zhongnanhai
• Beihai
• Jingshan
• Tiananmen

Symbolism

symbolism

Collections

Main article: Collections of the Palace Museum

collections

Further reading

• Aisin-Gioro, Puyi (1964). From Emperor to citizen : the autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 0-192-82099-0.
• Ho (2004). Splendors of China's Forbidden City. London: Merrell Publishers. ISBN 1-85894-258-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Huang, Ray (1981). 1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline. New Haven: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-02518-1.
• Yang, Xiagui (2003). The Invisible Palace. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-03432-4. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
• Yu, Zhuoyun (1984). Palaces of the Forbidden City. New York: Viking. ISBN 0-670-53721-7.