紫禁城(forbiddencity).ppt

Great Ancient Capitals of China 1st. Beijing 2nd. Luoyang 3rd. Nanjing 4th. Xian 5th. Kaifeng (1920s) 6th. Hangzhou (1930s) 7th. Anyang (1988) 8th. Zhengzhou (2004) The Forbidden City ---Lying in the center of Beijing The Origin of The Name “紫禁城”这个名字就和中国古代哲学和天文学有关。中国人认为“天人感应”和“天人合一”。因此故宫的结构是模 仿传说中的“天宫”构造的。古代天文学把恒星分为三垣，周围环绕着28宿，其中紫微垣（北极星）正处中天，是所有星宿的中心。紫禁城之紫，就是“紫微正中”之紫，意为皇宫也是 人间的 “正中”。“禁”则指皇室所居，尊严无比，严禁侵扰。 Some information about the Forbidden City first completed in 1420-- by Chu Ti朱棣 14 Years biggest and most complete ancient building complex the imperial palace of both the Ming and Qing dynasties covering an area of 720,000 square meters a symbol of Chinese sovereignty Emperors in the Palace 24 emperors had been lived --14 Ming and 10 Qing the fist one is Chu Ti 崇祯皇帝--- the last one emperor of Ming dynasty another one is Li Zi cheng --- for 42 days the last one is Gioro Pu Yi 爱新觉罗?溥仪 Construction of the Forbidden City Four Gates: The Courageous door -n The Miridian Gate -s Donghua door - e Xihua door - w The construction of the palaces Traditionally, the Forbidden City is divided into two parts. The Outer Palace (外朝) or Front Court (前朝) includes the southern sections, and was used for ceremonial purposes. The Inner Court (内廷) or Back Palace (后宫) includes the northern sections, and was the residence of the Emperor and his family, and was used for day-to-day affairs of state. 1. The outer palace 外朝 The Hall of Supreme Harmony太和殿 also called Throne Room covered area 2377 square meters ascend the throne married endorsement go on an expidition held grand ceremonies The Hall of Central Harmony 中和殿 located between the Hall of Supreme Harmony（太和殿） and the Hall of Preserving Harmony(保和殿). first called Canopy House(华盖殿) in 1420. destroyed in the period of 1522 to 1566. in 1644 the royal household of Qing dynasty enter and host the Forbidden City. the second year changed its name . The Hall of Preserving Harmony保和殿 1. behind the Hall of Central Harmon