• Thumbnail for Belvedere of Literary Profundity
    The Belvedere of Literary Profundity (simplified Chinese: 文渊阁; traditional Chinese: 文淵閣; pinyin: Wényuān Gé; Wade–Giles: Wen-yuan Ko; Manchu: ᡧᡠ ᡨᡠᠩᡤᡠ...
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    built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and was the Chinese imperial...
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    The Gate of Supreme Harmony (simplified Chinese: 太和门; traditional Chinese: 太和門; pinyin: Tàihémén; Manchu: ᠠᠮᠪᠠ ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ; Möllendorff: amba hūwaliyambure...
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    Emperor of China was evicted. Constructed from 1406 to 1420, the museum consists of 980 buildings. It is home to over 1.8 million pieces of art, mostly...
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    Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three levels of marble stone base, and surrounded by bronze incense burners, the Hall of Supreme Harmony is one of the...
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    of the three halls of the Inner Court (the other two being the Hall of Union and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility), located at the northern end of the...
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    The Gate of Divine Might or Gate of Divine Prowess (simplified Chinese: 神武门; traditional Chinese: 神武門; pinyin: Shénwǔmén, Manchu: ᡧᡝᠨ ᡠ ᠮᡝᠨ šen u men)...
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    Mukden Palace (category National first-grade museums of China)
    traditional Chinese: 瀋陽故宮; pinyin: Shěnyáng Gùgōng), was the former palace of the Later Jin dynasty and the early Qing dynasty. It was built in 1625, and...
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    Meridian Gate (category Gates of Beijing)
    A series of buildings form the superstructure of the gate. The central one is a pavilion of nine bays wide, with double eaves. On each of the protruding...
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    containing an equal balance of both art forms. During the late 14th and early 15th centuries, there was a prevalent tendency among literary and journalistic works...
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    located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu in East China. With an area of 70,000 square metres (17 acres), it is one of the largest museums in China, with...
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  • Thumbnail for Hall of Literary Brilliance
    The Hall of Literary Brilliance (simplified Chinese: 文华殿; traditional Chinese: 文華殿; pinyin: Wénhuá diàn), or the Hall of Literary Glory or Wenhua Hall...
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  • Thumbnail for Hall of Mental Cultivation
    The Hall of Mental Cultivation (simplified Chinese: 养心殿; traditional Chinese: 養心殿; pinyin: Yǎngxīn Diàn, Manchu: ᠶᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠨ ᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ yang sin diyan) is a building...
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    of the three main halls of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The other two halls are the Palace of Heavenly Purity and Hall of...
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    District or the Palace of Tranquility and Longevity, is a palace in Beijing, China, located in the northeast corner of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City...
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    of the three halls of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, along with the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Hall of Central Harmony. Rectangular...
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    of the three halls of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City, in Beijing, China, along with the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony...
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    the Palace of Heavenly Purity and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility. These three halls together constitute the centre of the Inner Court of the palace...
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  • Thumbnail for Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence
    The Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence (simplified Chinese: 体仁阁; traditional Chinese: 體仁閣; pinyin: Tǐrén Gé; Manchu: ᡤᠣᠰᡳᠨ ᠪᡝ ᡩᡠᡵᠰᡠᠯᡝᡵᡝ ᠠᠰᠠᡵᡳ gosin be...
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    The Belvedere of Spreading Righteousness (simplified Chinese: 弘义阁; traditional Chinese: 弘義閣; Manchu: ᠵᡠᡵᡤᠠᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠰᡝᠯᡤᡳᠶᡝᡵᡝ ᠠᠰᠠᡵᡳ jurgan be selgiyere asari)...
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    The Gate of Manifest Virtue (simplified Chinese: 昭德门; traditional Chinese: 昭德門) is a gate in the Forbidden City. It is located on the eastern side next...
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    Forbidden City, in China. It is located just southwest of the Gate of Heavenly Purity. "Gate of Thriving Imperial Clan (Longzong men)-The Palace Museum"...
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    of Heavenly Purity (simplified Chinese: 乾清门; traditional Chinese: 乾清門; Manchu: ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᠩ ᠮᡝᠨ kiyan cing men) is the main gate of the Inner Court of the...
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  • Thumbnail for Gate of Blending Harmony
    outside of the Gate of Supreme Harmony. On the eastern and opposite of the road to the Gate of Glorious Harmony. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle...
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    The Gate of Correct Conduct (simplified Chinese: 贞度门; traditional Chinese: 貞度門; Manchu: ᡨᠣᠪ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠨ ᡳ ᡩᡠᡴᠠ tob dasan-i duka), or the Gate of Moral Standards...
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    the Gate of Xihe, Xihemen is a gate sits on the central road of the outer court of the Forbidden Palace. It is on the outer side of the Gate of Supreme...
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