In the late Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City () was used as a place for court examinations.
1. Baohe Hall is a traditional palace building in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, belonging to a palace-style building in the Forbidden City in Beijing. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), and was rebuilt after several times of burning. The current main girder frame is still a building of the Ming Dynasty.
It was named Shenshen Hall in the early Ming Dynasty. In the forty-first year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1562), it was renamed Jianjitang. In the second year of Qing Shunzhi (1645), it was named Baohe Hall. "Keeping harmony" comes from the Book of Changes, which means "keeping peace of mind and keeping will", that is, keeping the mind single-minded and keeping the harmony of all things in the universe.
Second, the source of the name of the temple is Baohe Hall, which states that "ambition is nothing more than ambition, and spirit is committed to keeping ambition", which means that only by maintaining indoor harmony can life be happy and the world be peaceful. The plaque of Baohe Hall, "The Emperor Made a Rod", is a Qianlong Imperial Pen. Canon: Ji Zi's "Hong Fan" "The Emperor built it to the extreme"
3. The Baohe Hall in the hall is 9 rooms wide and 5 rooms deep (including the front porch 1 room), with a building area of 1240.00㎡ and a height of 29.50m m. The roof is a double-eaved hilltop, covered with yellow glazed tiles, and 9 small animals are placed on the eaves. The upper eaves are single-upturned, seven-step buckets, and the lower eaves are five-step buckets.
The inside and outside eaves are painted with golden dragons and seals, and the ceiling is painted with a golden dragon. The six ceiling Cai Liang paintings are very unique, which are in harmony with the decoration and furnishings that emphasize Dan red, and appear luxurious and rich.
The interior of the temple is paved with gold bricks, and the north and south are carved with gold lacquer thrones. There are warm pavilions at the east and west ends, two boards and two doors, and wooden relief wishful Yunlong mixed with gold pilu hat. In the building, the method of reducing columns was adopted, and six gold columns on the front eaves of the hall were reduced, making the space spacious and comfortable.