World Cultural Heritage-Forbidden City
◎ Overview
The Forbidden City is located in the center of Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City. Twenty-four emperors lived here, which was the palace of Ming and Qing dynasties (A.D.1368 ~1911). Now it's the Palace Museum. The whole building of the Forbidden City is resplendent and magnificent. It is known as one of the five largest palaces in the world (the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in Britain, the White House in the United States and the Kremlin in Russia) and is listed as a "World Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO.
World Cultural Heritage-Forbidden City
Palace buildings in the Forbidden City are the largest and most well-preserved ancient buildings in China, with a total area of over 720,000 square meters and 9,999 and a half palaces. It is called "the sea of palaces" and it is magnificent. Whether it is plane layout, three-dimensional effect or grand form, it is an unparalleled masterpiece.
A central axis runs through the whole Forbidden City, which is on the central axis of Beijing. The three main halls, the last three palaces and the imperial garden are all located on this central axis. On both sides of the central axis palace, there are also many temples symmetrically distributed, all of which are magnificent. These palaces can be divided into two parts: the outer court and the inner court. The outer court is centered on the three halls of Taihe, Zhonghe and Baohe, and the Wenhua Hall and Wuying Hall are two wings. The Forbidden City is centered on Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, with six palaces in the east and west as its wings, and its layout is rigorous and orderly. There are exquisite turrets in all four corners of the Forbidden City, which are beautifully built and very beautiful. Miyagi is surrounded by palace walls, which are 10 meters high and 3400 meters long. There is a moat 52 meters wide outside the wall.
At present, some palaces in the Forbidden City have established comprehensive historical and artistic museums, painting museums, classified ceramics museum, bronze museums, Ming and Qing craft museums, sculpture museums, toy museums, Four Treasures of the Study museums, toy museums, treasures museums, clocks and watches museums and cultural relics exhibitions in the Qing Dynasty. According to statistics, there are 1052653 pieces, accounting for 6% of the total national cultural relics.
On July 1 day, 2004, the 28th World Heritage Committee meeting held in Suzhou, China approved the inclusion of Shenyang Forbidden City in China in the World Heritage List as an extension of the palace cultural heritage of Ming and Qing Dynasties.
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World Cultural Heritage-Forbidden City
Palace buildings in the Forbidden City are the largest and most complete ancient buildings in China. The palaces are arranged along a north-south central axis, symmetrical from left to right, reaching Yongdingmen in the south and Drum Tower and Bell Tower in the north, running through the Forbidden City. Carefully planned, magnificent. No matter in the plane layout, three-dimensional effect and form, it is magnificent, solemn and harmonious, which is an unparalleled masterpiece. It marks a long cultural tradition in China and shows China's outstanding achievements in architectural art more than 500 years ago.
A treasure house of precious cultural relics
Some palaces in the Palace Museum have set up comprehensive historical art galleries, painting galleries, classified ceramic galleries, bronze galleries, Ming and Qing arts and crafts galleries, sculpture galleries, toy galleries, Four Treasures of the Study galleries, toy galleries, treasures galleries, clocks and watches galleries and cultural relics exhibitions in the Qing Dynasty. According to statistics, * * * has reached 1052653, accounting for one-sixth of the total national cultural relics.
The Treasure of Ancient Palace Architecture in China
The ancient buildings of the Forbidden City were planned and built by Emperor Zhu Xiang himself. It is a world-famous palace complex with large scale, rigorous structure, exquisite decoration and numerous cultural relics, which is unique among the ancient buildings in China.
Promote cultural exchanges with other countries in the world.
The cultural relics of the Forbidden City are divided into two exhibition systems: the original palace and the ancient art, and 5 1 original exhibitions have been arranged successively, which is extremely authentic. More than ten special museums have been established, and hundreds of exhibitions have been held. Dozens of exhibitions have been held in five continents, such as Europe, Asia, the United States, Australia and Africa, to publicize China's splendid ancient cultural and artistic traditions and promote cultural exchanges with other countries.