Qin'an Hall

Qin'an Hall

Qin'an palace was built in Yongle period of Ming Dynasty. Located in the center of the Royal Garden, on the north-south axis. Jiajing fourteen years (1535) after the addition of walls and walls formed its own pattern. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, three buildings were built on the front eaves and finally demolished.

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The hall, with double eaves and roof, is located on a single-layer xumizuo of white marble, facing south, with 5 rooms in width and 3 rooms in depth. In front of the hall, the moon platform is surrounded by white marble railings with dragon pattern. The dragon and Phoenix look at the capitals, but the middle of the back of the hall is a board with water pattern of Double Dragons.

The stone carvings in Qin'an hall are the best of the architectural carvings in the Forbidden City. Danbi comes out in front of the platform, and steps come out on both sides. In the south-east of the courtyard, there is a silk burning furnace, in the south-west there is a Jiagan stone, and in the north there is a fragrant Pavilion. In front of the hall, there is a gate in the middle of the courtyard wall, which is called "tianyimen". The East and west walls have a small gate with the wall, connecting the garden. In front of the hall of Qin'an, there is a white pine on the left and right under the seat of Xumi. Its colorful trunk and dark green needles are in sharp contrast to the white stone fence. In particular, the roots of a Pinus bungeana in the West are exposed, just like a crouching dragon, and like a hale and hearty old man lying in the door of LIANLI cypress, adding infinite interest to the relatively dull environment in this area. In front of the hall, there are two square pavilions, one in the East and the other in the West. The square pavilions are built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty with four corners and a glazed tile top. Its structure is somewhat unique. The front half of the pavilion is open, and the back half is surrounded by partition doors to form a small room. This kind of separation and layout is rare in ancient gardens in China.

The top of the hall is flat and surrounded by four ridges. On the top of the hall, there was a Golden Vase. In the hall, a plaque of "tongshou Yuanshu" inscribed by Emperor Qianlong is hung.

Internal details

Qin'an hall is dedicated to Xuantian God, the northern God of Taoism, also known as Zhenwu emperor. It is said that Xuanwu is a northern God, representing the northern seven constellations of the 28 constellations, in the shape of tortoise and snake. In the five elements of yin and Yang, the North belongs to water and the color is black, guarding the Forbidden City buildings from fire. Emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty claimed to be the reborn body of emperor Zhenwu after he was promoted to 500 years old. Under his promotion, the belief of emperor Zhenwu in the palace was particularly popular.

During the Jiajing period, because the emperor believed in Taoism, he repaired the Qin'an hall, rebuilt the temple, rebuilt the golden body, and set up Zhai and Daojiao ceremonies here, made contributions to Qingci, worshipped Xuantian God, and praised the emperor's sincerity. Fire often broke out in the palace of Jiajing Dynasty. In order to prevent fire disaster, Emperor Jiajing devoted himself to cultivating Taoism and worshipping emperor Xuanwu as a town to suppress fire. He also inscribed "Tianyi gate" on the main gate of the wall of Qin'an palace.

Although the emperors of Qing Dynasty believed in Lamaism, they did not exclude Taoism. In the Kangxi and Yongzheng dynasties, there were two aisles to pray for the Empress Dowager's happiness, longevity and well-being. In the Qing Dynasty, on the new year's day every year, there was a fighting altar in tianyimen, where the emperor held incense and saluted. Every year's festival and the lunar August 6-18, is the big sacrifice day of Taoism. The Taoist officials and people in the Ming and Qing palaces set up the ritual table according to the law, set up the confession, offer the Anshen card, and the emperor came to pick incense, pray for the God of water to protect the palace and eliminate the fire.

In the Qin'an hall, there is a Taoist temple. When performing and teaching activities are held, sometimes Taoists outside the palace are invited to preside over the Taoist temple. During the reign of Kangxi and Yongzheng, the Empress Dowager set up a Taoist temple and held a ceremony of recommendation.

The affairs of the Qin'an hall were managed by the eunuchs and Taoists.

Address: Royal Garden, Palace Museum, No.4, jingshanqian street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Longitude: 116.3967983829

Latitude: 39.921589626968

Ticket information: no ticket required. Tickets are included in the Palace Museum

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