East six Palace

East six Palace

The six Eastern palaces, located on the east side of the central axis of the Forbidden City, are a group of buildings composed of six courtyards of the same form. The six palaces are Jingren palace, Chengqian palace, Zhongcui palace, Jingyang palace, Yonghe palace and Yanxi palace.

Jingren Palace

Jingren palace is one of the six Eastern Palaces of the inner court. Built in 1420, it was originally called Changning palace, and renamed Jingren palace in 1535. It was rebuilt in 1655, 1835 and 1890 respectively.

Palace for two into the courtyard, the main entrance to the south, Jingren door, the door has a stone shadow wall, it is said that the Yuan Dynasty relics. The main hall of the front courtyard, namely the Ren palace, is five rooms wide, with a yellow glazed tile Hill roof. Five animals are placed in the corner of the eaves. Under the eaves, five dougongs are placed, decorated with dragon, Phoenix and seal paintings. The front and back eaves of the Ming Dynasty open the door, and the secondary and tip are sill walls, sill windows. The doors and windows are double intersected, and there are four leaves. In the Ming Dynasty, a plaque inscribed "Zande palace Wei" by Emperor Qianlong was hung in the room. The design of the ceiling is two dragons playing with pearls, and the inner eaves are painted with dragon, Phoenix and seal. There is a broad platform in front of the hall. There are three side halls in the East and three in the west, open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain style roof and spiral colored paintings under the eaves. There are auricles in the north and south of the side hall.

There are 5 main halls in the backyard, open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof, Dougong under the eaves and painted dragon and Phoenix seals. Ear rooms were built on both sides. In front of the hall, there are three East and three West halls, which are also open to the Ming Dynasty. The yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof is decorated with spiral colored paintings under the eaves. There is a well Pavilion in the southwest corner of the courtyard. This palace maintains the pattern of the early Ming Dynasty.

Jingren palace was the residence of concubines in Ming Dynasty. In March 1654, Emperor Kangxi was born in this palace. In 1703, the 42nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign, Prince heshuoyu Fuquan died. Emperor Kangxi once again lived in this palace in memory of his brother. Since then, this palace has been used as the residence of empresses. Emperor Qianlong's mother, empress xiaoshengxian, Emperor Xianfeng's concubine Wan, and Emperor Guangxu's concubine Zhen all lived here.

Chengqian Palace

Chengqian palace is one of the six Eastern Palaces of the Imperial Palace in Beijing. It was built in 1420, the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty. It was originally called Yongning palace. In August 1632, it was renamed Chengqian palace. Qing along Ming old name. It was rebuilt in 1655 and slightly repaired in 1832.

Chengqian palace is a courtyard with two entrances, and its main gate faces south. It is called Chengqian gate. Chengqian palace, the main hall of the front yard, is five rooms wide. It has a yellow glazed tile Hill Style roof. Five animals are placed in the eaves. Under the eaves, five dougongs are placed, and the inside and outside eaves are decorated with dragon, Phoenix and seal paintings. Open the door in the open, between the second and the top, the sill wall and window, and the door and window with double cross and four water chestnut flowers. The interior is decorated with square bricks and painted with double phoenixes on the ceiling. In the main room is a plaque inscribed by Emperor Qianlong with the title of "docility and meekness". In front of the hall is a spacious platform. There are three side halls in the East and three in the west, open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof and spiral colored paintings under the eaves. In the seventh year of Chongzhen reign of the Ming Dynasty (1634), a plaque was placed in the East and west side halls, which were called zhenshunzhai and mingdetang.

The name "Chengqian" means that the concubines who live in Chengqian palace must obey the emperor.

This palace was occupied by imperial concubines in Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of empresses. Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty offered filial piety to empress Dong'e, Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty, empress xiaoquancheng, concubine Lin and jiaguiren, Emperor Xianfeng of the Qing Dynasty, yunpin and wanguiren all lived here.

Zhongcui Palace

Zhongcui palace is one of the six Eastern Palaces of the inner court. Built in 1420, it was called Xianyang Palace at first, renamed Zhongcui palace in 1535, and Zhongcui palace in 1571. The front hall was called Xinglong palace, and the back hall was called Shengzhe palace. It was the residence of the crown prince. Later, it was renamed Zhongcui palace. In the Qing Dynasty, the old name of the Ming Dynasty was used. It was rebuilt in 1655, and then in 1831, 1874, 1890 and 1897. In the late Qing Dynasty, the hanging flower gate and veranda were added to the palace gate.

Zhongcui palace is a two-way courtyard. Its main gate faces south and is called Zhongcui gate. The main hall of the front courtyard is Zhongcui palace, with 5 rooms in width. It has a yellow glazed tile Hill roof, a front porch, 5 animals on the ridge of the eaves. Under the eaves, it is decorated with single warped and single raised five brackets and painted with Su style paintings. Open the door in the open room, the window between the secondary and the tip, the door and window with ice crack and brocade step by step. The interior was originally built in the Ming Dynasty, with ceiling and square tiles. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a plaque inscribed "Shu Shen Wen" by Emperor Qianlong. In front of the hall, there are three East and three West halls, with front porches, open doors in the open room, yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof, and Su style color paintings under the eaves.

There are 5 main halls in the backyard, open in the open room, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof, Su style color paintings under the eaves, and ear rooms on both sides. There are three side halls in the East and the west, all of which are open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tiles and hard mountain style roofs. There is a well Pavilion in the southwest corner of the hospital.

Zhongcui palace was the residence of concubines in Ming Dynasty, and was once the palace of Empress Dowager. In the Qing Dynasty, it was the residence of empresses. When Yichen, the emperor of Xianfeng of Qing Dynasty, lived here when he was a child, the imperial concubine of Daoguang, the mother of Yixin, the prince of Gong, also lived in this palace and raised Yichen on his behalf. Emperor Xianfeng, empress xiaozhenxian (i.e. East empress dowager Ci'an), lived in Zhongcui palace since she entered the palace until her death in 1881. After Guangxu's marriage, empress Longyu also lived here. Puyi, the last emperor, once lived in this palace.

All year round, there is a display of jade relics in the Palace Museum.

Zhong Zi and Zhong Cui, ancient times are the essence of collecting essence and essence.

Jingyang Palace

Jingyang palace, one of the six Eastern Palaces of the inner court, is located in the east of Zhongcui palace and the north of Yonghe palace. Built in 1420, it was named Changyang palace, and renamed Jingyang palace in 1535. It was rebuilt in 1686, the 25th year of Kangxi. Concubines lived in Ming Dynasty, and empress Xiaojing of emperor Shenzong of Ming Dynasty once lived here. In 1686, it was rebuilt and used as a place to store books.

The main hall of the front courtyard is the Jingyang palace, with three rooms in width. The roof of the yellow glazed tile veranda is different from that of the other five palaces in the East six palaces. Five animals were placed in the eaves, Dougong was used under the eaves, dragon and seal were painted. Open door in open room and glass window in secondary room. In the room of the Ming Dynasty, a plaque inscribed "Rou Jia Su Jing" by Emperor Qianlong was hung. The ceiling is designed with double cranes, the inner eaves are decorated with spiral colored paintings, the floor is plastered with square bricks, and the platform is in front of the hall. There are three side halls in the East and three in the west, open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof and spiral colored paintings under the eaves.

The main hall in the backyard is called "imperial study", with 5 rooms wide, open door in the Ming Dynasty, and yellow glazed tile Hill roof. Between the second and the top are the sill walls and windows, with Dougong under the eaves and painted dragon and seal. In the year of Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the book of songs by song Gaozong and the book of songs by Ma Hezhi were collected here. Qianlong's imperial title was "xueshitang". The painting of Gong Xun, which was hung in the six palaces of the East and the west, was originally collected here. There are three side halls in the East and the west, open in the open room, yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof, under the eaves decorated with spiral colored paintings, and a well Pavilion in the southwest corner. This palace maintains the pattern of the early Ming Dynasty.

The exhibition of enamel artifacts in the Palace Museum is held here all the year round.

Yonghe Palace

Yonghe palace, one of the six Eastern Palaces of the inner court, is located in the east of Chengqian palace and the south of Jingyang palace. It was built in 1420, the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, and was originally named Yongan palace. In 1535, it was even more named today. It was rebuilt in 1686, 1765 and 1890. In the Ming Dynasty, it was occupied by concubines, while in the Qing Dynasty, it was occupied by concubines. Empress xiaogongren, Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty, lived in this palace for a long time. Later, there were jingguifei of Daoguang emperor, liguiren of Xianfeng emperor, banguiren and Xinchang living here successively. Guangxu married for Jinfei residence.

Yonghe palace is a two-way courtyard with its main gate facing south. It is called Yonghe gate. The main hall of the front courtyard is Yonghe palace, with 5 rooms in width and 3 Baoxia in front. It has a yellow glazed tile Hill roof with 5 animals in the eaves. Under the eaves, it is decorated with single cocks and five stepped Dougong, and painted with dragon, Phoenix and seal. Open the door in the open room, and set up a window on the top. In the main room, a plaque inscribed "yizhaoshushen" by Emperor Qianlong was hung, a white grating was hung on the ceiling, and the floor was plastered with square bricks. There are three side halls in the East and three in the west, open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain roof and spiral colored paintings under the eaves. The north side of the East and west side halls are all auricles, with 3 rooms in each.

The main hall of the backyard is called tongshunzhai. It has a 5-room wide surface. It has a hard mountain roof with yellow glazed tiles. It opens in the open room. There are 4 double cross four doors, two external doors in the middle, a sill wall in the second room and the top, a brocade branch window in the step by step, and a large square glass window at the bottom. There are auricles on both sides. There are three side halls in the East and three in the west, open in the Ming Dynasty, with yellow glazed tile hard mountain style roof and spiral colored paintings under the eaves. There is a well Pavilion in the southwest corner of the courtyard. This palace maintains the pattern of the early Ming Dynasty.

Yanxi Palace

In the inner court, people can see a nondescript "Western unfinished building", which is commonly known as the "Crystal Palace" Yanxi palace.

Yanxi palace is one of the six Eastern Palaces of the inner court, which is located on the east side of Donger Changjie. Built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), it was initially named Changshou palace. In 1535, it was renamed Yanqi palace. It was renamed Yanxi palace in Qing Dynasty and rebuilt in 1686. Concubines lived in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the concubines of Emperor Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty and Chenggui people once lived here.

Yanxi palace is the same as other five palaces in the East six palace, with two entrances in front and back, five main halls in the front courtyard, and yellow glazed tiles on the top of the mountain

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