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New Taipei City Exhibition Hall. Coordinates: 25°03′53.8″N 121°26′51.5″E. The New Taipei City Exhibition Hall ( traditional Chinese: 新北市工商展覽中心; simplified Chinese: 新北市工商展览中心; pinyin: Xīnběi Shì Gōngshāng Zhǎnlǎn Zhōngxīn) is a convention center in Wugu District, New Taipei, Taiwan . Architecture.
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Taiwan,[II][k] officially the Republic of China (ROC),[I][l] is a country[27] in East Asia.[o] It is located at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ...
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The common English name "Forbidden City" is a translation of the Chinese name Zijin Cheng (Chinese: 紫禁城; pinyin: Zǐjìnchéng; lit. 'Purple Forbidden City'). The name Zijin Cheng first formally appeared in 1576.Another English name of similar origin is "Forbidden Palace". The name "Zijin Cheng" is a name with significance on many levels. Zi, or "Purp...
When Hongwu Emperor's son Zhu Di became the Yongle Emperor, he moved the capital from Nanjingto Beijing, and construction began in 1406 on what would become the Forbidden City. Construction lasted 14 years and required more than a million workers. Material used include whole logs of precious Phoebe zhennan wood (Chinese: 楠木; pinyin: nánmù) found in...
The Forbidden City is a rectangle, measuring 961 m (3,153 ft) from north to south and 753 m (2,470 ft) from east to west. It consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,886 bays of rooms. The layout of the Forbidden City activated and protected the imperial code of ethics as a physical installation. The courtyard was built on a massive, luxurious sc...
Symbolism
The design of the Forbidden City, from its overall layout to the smallest detail, was meticulously planned to reflect philosophical and religiousprinciples, and above all to symbolize the majesty of Imperial power. Some noted examples of symbolic designs include: 1. Yellow is the color of the Emperor. Thus almost all roofs in the Forbidden City bear yellow glazed tiles. There are only two exceptions. The library at the Pavilion of Literary Profundity (文渊阁) had black tiles because black was as...
The collections of the Palace Museum are based on the Qing imperial collection, including paintings, ceramics, seals, steles, sculptures, inscribed wares, bronze wares, enamel objects, etc. According to latest audit, it has 1,862,690 pieces of art. In addition, the imperial libraries housed a large collection of rare books and historical documents,...
The Forbidden City has been influential in the subsequent development of Chinese architecture, as well as providing inspiration for many artistic works.
Aisin-Gioro, Puyi (1964). From Emperor to citizen : the autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi. Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 0-19-282099-0.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. Li, Shaobai (photography); Chen, Huang (translation). Beijing: Foreign Language Press. ISBN 7-119-03432-4.Yu, Zhuoyun (1984). Palaces of the Forbidden City. New York: Viking. ISBN 0-670-53721-7.- 72 hectares
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