Xianfu Palace

Xianfu Palace

Xianfu palace is a Chinese palace building built in Ming Dynasty. It is one of the six Western palaces in the imperial palace. It was built in 1420 and was originally named Shouan palace. In 1535, it was renamed Xianfu palace.

The front hall is the place for the ceremony and the back hall is the bedroom. Although it was the residence of the empress, the emperor still lived here. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, it was changed into a place where the emperor occasionally lived. After the death of Emperor Qianlong, Emperor Jiaqing lived in Xianfu palace. In October of the same year, he moved to Yangxin palace. Since then, Xianfu palace has been restored to the residence of concubines. In 1850, Emperor Xianfeng lived in Xianfu palace to keep filial piety for Emperor Daoguang. After the period of filial piety, he often lived here.

architectural composition

Xianfu palace has two entrances. The main entrance is a yellow glazed tile door with four wooden screen doors and screen walls. The main hall of the front courtyard is called "Xianfu Palace" with a three room width and a yellow glazed tile roof. Its shape is different from that of the other five palaces in the West six palaces and the same as that of Jingyang palace in the East six palaces. In front of the eaves, doors are installed in the open room, and the rest are sill windows, and the ceiling of the indoor wellhead. The back eaves only have doors in the open space, and the rest are eaves walls. On the east wall of the hall is Emperor Qianlong's praise of the holy system of Jieyu as a bear, and on the west wall is the painting of Jieyu as a bear. On both sides of the gable, there are card walls, and small doors with the wall are set to pass through the backyard. In front of it, there are three East and west side halls, three hard hilltops, and several ear rooms.

The main hall in the backyard is called "tongdaotang", with 5 rooms in width, 3 rooms in the East and 3 rooms in the West. The front eaves are equipped with doors and curtain frames in the open room, while the other rooms are supported with windows; the back eaves are not equipped with windows. The floor covering partition is set in the room, and the ceiling is painted with ceiling. The plaque in the East Room of the hall is "Qin De Zhen", which used to store Guqin; the painting room in the west room is "painting Zen room", where Wang Wei's painting of Xuexi and Mi Zhihui's painting of Xiaoxiang Baiyun are all old collections of Dong Qichang's painting Zen room. Tongdao hall also has East and west side halls. In front of the hall, there is a well Pavilion in the southeast. Empress Dowager Cixi lived here when she was a noble lady. Among the two seals left by Xianfeng to Ci'an and Cixi in the future, the one of Cixi is called tongdaotang. Tongdao hall has emperor Xianfeng's imperial pen "kejingju". Whenever Cixi made a decision on a major event, she would come here to see the plaque and think about it.

Houfei's residence

Xianfu palace is the residence of the empress, the front hall is the place for the ceremony and the back hall is the bedroom. The empress concubines who lived here in Ming Dynasty were Li Jingfei of Wanli emperor.

In the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Emperor Qianlong died. Emperor Jiaqing lived in Xianfu palace to keep filial piety. He ordered that there should be no beds, but only white felt and light grass mattress. He took this palace as the second place. In October of the same year, he moved to Yangxin palace. Since then, Xianfu palace has been restored to the residence of concubines.

Daoguang imperial concubine Lin (Zhuang Shun imperial concubine), Cheng imperial concubine, Tong imperial concubine and Chang imperial concubine all lived here. In 1850, Emperor Xianfeng lived in Xianfu palace to keep filial piety for Emperor Daoguang. After the period of filial piety, he often lived here.

Emperor Xianfeng's empress xiaoqinxian (Empress Dowager Cixi) lived here when she was a LAN GUI.

The existing buildings are in good condition.

All masters

The imperial concubine li of Ming Shenzong

In the first month of the fourth year of Jiaqing (1799), Emperor Qianlong died. Emperor Jiaqing lived in Xianfu palace to keep filial piety. He ordered that there should be no beds, but only white felt and light grass mattress. He took this palace as the second place. In October of the same year, he moved to Yangxin palace.

Wu Ya's, Shu mulu's, and hesheli's, concubines of Zhuang Shun, concubines of Emperor Daoguang of Qing Dynasty

In 1850, Emperor Xianfeng lived in Xianfu palace to keep filial piety for Emperor Daoguang. After the period of filial piety, he often lived here.

Yehenara, empress xiaoqinxian of emperor Xianfeng (Empress Dowager Cixi), lived here when she was a native of langui.

Address: in the Palace Museum, 4 Jingshan front street

Longitude: 116.3968

Latitude: 39.92246

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