When is the best time to visit the Shenyang Forbidden City?
The best time to visit the Shenyang Forbidden City: April to October every year
Before the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the palace was located in Shenyang. After the capital was moved to Beijing, the palace was called the Palace of the Capital, Stay in the capital palace. Later it was called the Shenyang Forbidden City.
1. One of the only two remaining palace complexes in my country
The Shenyang Forbidden City covers an area of more than 60,000 square meters. The buildings in the palace are well preserved and is one of the only two remaining palace complexes in my country. Its scale is much smaller than the Forbidden City in Beijing, which covers an area of 720,000 square meters. However, it has its own architectural characteristics and is now the most important tourist attraction in Shenyang.
The Shenyang Forbidden City was built in 1625 by Nurhachi, the first Khan of the Later Jin Dynasty. After Nurhachi's death, the second generation of Emperor Taiji continued to build it successfully.
The architectural layout of the Shenyang Forbidden City can be divided into three roads. The east road is the Dazheng Hall and the Ten King Pavilion built during the reign of Emperor Taizu Nurhaci of the Qing Dynasty. The middle road is the Dazhong Palace built during the Huang Taiji period of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, including Daqing Gate, Chongzheng Hall, Phoenix Tower, Qingning Palace, Guan Sui Palace, Yanqing Palace, Qifu Palace, etc. On the west road are the Wensu Pavilion, Jiayin Hall and Yangxi Zhai that were added during the Qianlong period. During the reign of Qianlong, the imperial palace was already in Beijing, but he sometimes visited Shenyang eastward.
2. The Dazheng Hall and Shiwang Pavilion, which were born out of the tent hall system
The East Road of the Shenyang Forbidden City is very distinctive. The Dazheng Hall is in the middle, with ten pavilions on both sides, called the Ten King Pavilions. Dazheng Hall is an octagonal pavilion with double eaves. There are two coiled dragon pillars at the main entrance to show its solemnity. The Dazheng Hall is a place used to hold major ceremonies, such as issuing edicts, announcing the army's expedition, welcoming the triumphal return of soldiers, and the emperor's accession to the throne. The Ten Kings Pavilion is where the kings of the left and right wings and the ministers of the Eight Banners work. This phenomenon of monarch and ministers working together in the palace is rare in history.
Architecturally, Dazheng Palace is also a pavilion, but it is larger and more ornately decorated, so it is called a palace. The Dazheng Hall and ten pavilions arranged in a figure of eight. Its architectural pattern is derived from the tent halls of ethnic minorities. These eleven pavilions are the embodiment of eleven tents. The tent can be moved and moved, while the pavilion is fixed. This also shows a development of minority culture.
The Chongzheng Hall is the most important building in the Shenyang Forbidden City. It is located on the middle road and is where Huang Taiji visits the court every day. There is a Phoenix Tower in the north of Chongzheng Hall, with three floors. It was the tallest building in Shengjing at that time.
Most of the items on display in the Shenyang Palace Museum are palace cultural relics left over from the old palace. Such as the sword used by Nurhachi, the waist knife and deer antler chair used by Huang Taiji, etc. The artworks displayed in the Shenyang Palace Museum are also very rich. In the painting showroom, there are works by some masters of the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as Qing Li You, Jin Nong, Ming Wen Zhengming's fine calligraphy and painting, ceramics, sculptures, weaving, lacquerware and other handicrafts.