Changchun Palace

Changchun Palace

Changchun palace, one of the six Western palaces of the Imperial Palace, is located in the north of Taiji palace and the south of Xianfu palace. Built in 1420, it was originally named Changchun palace, renamed Yongning palace in 1535, and renamed Changchun palace in 1615.

In 1683, it was rebuilt and then renovated many times. In 1859, the gate of Changchun palace was demolished, and the back hall of Qixiang palace was changed into the hall of Chuantang. Emperor Xianfeng wrote the title "tiyuan hall". Changchun palace and Qixiang palace were connected. After the Xinyou coup, the Empresses of Ci'an and Cixi lived in this palace.

Practical information

Ticket information

Ticket Price

Changchun palace doesn't sell tickets alone. You can buy tickets for the Forbidden City.

Peak season (April 1 to October 31): 60.00 yuan

Off season (November 1 to March 31): 40.00 yuan

Preferential treatment policy

Children under 1.2m can visit with their guardians free of charge. Retired cadres are free to visit with their retirement certificates. Disabled people can visit the site free of charge with their ID. Senior citizens over 60 years old (including 60 years old) can buy tickets for senior citizens, and students from universities, middle schools and primary schools (including students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan; excluding adult education and graduate students) can buy tickets with their student cards.

Opening Hours

The opening time of the Forbidden City is 08:30; the closing time is 15:30 in off-season and 16:00 in peak season; the clearance time is 16:30 in off-season and 17:00 in peak season.

Traffic information

Self driving

Yuqun Hutong Nanyang Hutong Dafosi East Street south entrance of Dafosi East Street turn right art gallery East Street turn right Wusi street turn left beiheyan street Donghuamen Street main entrance of the scenic spot. Public transportation (1) get off at 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 20, 52, 22, 120, 728, 802 Tiananmen West or Tiananmen east. (2) get off at 60 Donghuamen. (3) Metro Line 1 (Tiananmen east station, Tiananmen west station), 9, 17, 22, 44, 48, 59, 66, 110, 126, 301, 646, 673, 692, 729, 803, 808, 901, te4, te7, brt1 get off at Qianmen or 101, 103, 109, 685, 814, 846 at the Forbidden City.

Architectural structure

The main hall is a yellow glazed tile top, with a front porch, five rooms wide. The door is opened in the open room, the wind door is opened in the open room, the bamboo pattern skirt board, the sill window and the brocade branch window are used in the secondary and tip rooms. In the Ming Dynasty, there was a screen throne, on which hung a plaque of "Jingxiu neize" written by Emperor Qianlong. There are curtain curtains on the left and right, separated from the second room, and a floor covering Kang is set in the north of the tip room, which is the bedroom. In front of the hall, there are a pair of copper tortoises and a pair of copper cranes. The east side hall is called Suishou hall, and the west side hall is called Chengxi hall. There are three rooms in each room. The front corridor is connected with the corner corridor, which can pass through the halls. On the inner wall of the corridor, there are 18 huge murals with the theme of a dream of Red Mansions, some of which are "yihongyuan", some of which are "Xiaoxiang Pavilion", and some of which are the Grand View Garden of Jiamu. The painted figures are lifelike; pavilions and other scenery are full of three-dimensional sense. The layout and structure of the painting are magnificent and neat, and the brush is exquisite and elegant, which shows the exquisite art and profound skill of the painters in the late Qing Dynasty. In the south of Changchun palace, the houbaoxia of the yuan palace is the stage in Changchun palace. The northeast corner and northwest corner each have a screen door, which connects with the back hall. The plaque of the back hall, which is called the history of love letters, was built at the same time as the Changchun palace. It has five wide faces and three ears in the East and West. The east side hall is called yishouzhai, and the west side hall is called lezhixuan, with three rooms each. There is a well Pavilion in the southeast of the backyard.

Historical uses and residences

Changchun palace, one of the six palaces in the west, is the residence of Empresses of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Imperial concubine Shang Shou of emperor Jiajing of Ming Dynasty and imperial concubine Li Cheng of emperor Tianqi of Ming Dynasty lived in this palace one after another. The family of Fucha, empress xiaoxianchun of Emperor Qianlong, the family of niuhulu, empress xiaozhenxian of emperor Xianfeng, the family of yehenala, empress xiaoqinxian, and the family of chahara, empress Xifei, once lived in this palace. Wenxiu, the imperial concubine of Xuantong, also lived in this palace during the period of the Republic of China.

The Fucha family, the filial empress of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, once lived here. Qianlong gave Changchun palace to empress Xiaoxian to live in. He had deep love for it. In the 11th year of Yongzheng, Emperor Yongzheng granted Hongli the title of Changchun resident. After her accession to the throne, the queen lived in Changchun palace in the Forbidden City and Changchun fairy house in Yuanmingyuan. Qianlong gave the queen Changchun palace and Changchun fairy house, which matched her name, to live in. The meaning is self-evident.

When empress Xiaoxian died, she once stopped working in Changchun palace. When empress Xiaoxian died on the 100th day, Qianlong came to Changchun palace to pay homage to empress Fucha.

Two years after the death of the empress Fucha, the palace ushered in the new year's Eve Festival. During the busy period, Qianlong went to Changchun palace, where the empress lived, alone.

After the death of empress Xiaoxian, Emperor Qianlong ordered that the original furnishings of empress Xiaoxian in Changchun Palace should be kept in order to make her memories of being with her beloved wife. All the dowries and clothes she used should be kept, and everything should be placed as it is. The portrait of empress Xiaoxian, the crown of Dongzhu and the Chaozhu of Dongzhu used in her lifetime were consecrated in Changchun palace. This kind of display and practice has been preserved for many years, until Qianlong emperor abdicated the throne to his son Jiaqing emperor in the 60th year of Qianlong, and then ordered to be removed, allowing other empresses to live.

In the late Qing Dynasty, the Empress Dowager of the West also lived here after the Tongzhi emperor came into power. In 1874, the Empress Dowager celebrated her 40th birthday by laying more than 300 pieces of carpets, bed carpets, curtains, cushions, backrests, table covers and Wu covers at the Buddhist hall, main hall, back hall and tiyuan Hall of Changchun palace, sharing more than 170000 taels of silver. The Empress Dowager had no entertainment but to watch the opera here. She also called the blind singers into the palace to give speeches and other stories.

Relevant historical materials

In December of the 60th year of Qianlong.

Xinmao. In the imperial edict and Changchun palace, there are Dongzhu crown, the empress of filial piety, and Dongzhu Chaozhu. Display there. The National Palace of inns. It's all custom made. If the Queen's clothes are displayed in the palace. Then the place is closed, clear and strict. No longer able to live. One day later. The clothes are displayed in a palace. Generations pass on. There is little room for prohibition. I don't care about these valuables. It was originally Duanwei clothing. It should be the queen of generations. Why should it be a false offering. To occupy the palace. I give you a decree. Chonghua palace is the place of annual tin banquet. In the future, there should be no peace of mind. We should follow the old ways. He thought that his son, sun Yanqing, was a happy and auspicious place. That is to say. All the palaces in Changchun are dedicated to the crown of Dongzhu, the empress of filial piety, and Dongzhu Chaozhu. After the emperor ascended the throne. The queen can take it. From then on, Yunren continued to celebrate. Huizhai Zenghui. More boundless events. The purpose of this book is to hand it over to the cabinet, the study, the house of internal affairs, and the office of respect for affairs, each for storage. I'll keep it by the vertical law. Qing Shi Lu

Xiao Xian Luan Yu goes to Changchun Zhai Fu Chai's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother '

There are fourteen Lieji tonghou, and the ancient grace of foreigners is incomparable. King Pro Lei River State virtue, check the hairpin times Pathetique God. Note: Empress Xiaoxian is the most popular empress Xiaosheng. Gaozong called her virtue the virtuous empress of ancient and modern times. Therefore, she was extremely favored by the empress. There were 14 people of Fucha family who were awarded the fifth rank titles before and after. After the death of filial piety and sages, the words of the Royal Sacrifice were sad and sincere. All the dowry and clothes that were given to the emperor on weekdays were not ordered to be removed. They were displayed as usual, and the attention of the holy heart was also rare in ancient and modern times. Qing palace Ci

[beginning] in the front hall of Changchun palace, gongxuan emperor gaozongchun wrote a plaque. On the day of Jingxiu, the eastern wall of the palace wrote a poem "praise of taisiyuzi", and on the west wall of the palace hung a painting of taisiyuzi. On the back hall, gongxuan emperor gaozongchun wrote a plaque: "dexiekunyuan", and on the west side of the Palace said: "deqia six palaces". (continuation of the history of the imperial palace of the state) according to: the holy system, the Qianlong system of the Qing Dynasty. There is a throne in the middle of the palace. In Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, there was the name of Changchun palace. See the old news of the imperial government. Changchun palace is decorated with the crown of Dongzhu, Empress of filial piety, and Dongzhu Chaozhu. After the emperor ascended the throne, the queen could take it. (Decree of the 60th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty) according to: Empress Xiaoxian, empress Qianlong. Collapsed in Dezhou, Zigong, Fengan, Changchun palace. Another note: "Xiaoting zalu": Xiaoxian pure empress thrifty, usually only planting grass, weaving velvet and other flowers, not royal jade, treasure gold and silver clues. At the age of 18, he entered the pure Temple purse, but took the deer and sheep blanket as the purse, imitating the system of the ancestors outside the pass, implying that he did not forget his original intention. In addition, the words of honest and upright officials: "there are fourteen Lieji tonghou, and the ancient grace of foreigners is incomparable. The monarch Pro Lei River State virtue, check God hairpin times Pathetique God According to the original note, filial piety and sagehood are the most popular. Gaozong was called the empress sage, so he favored the empress family and won the fifth rank of nobility successively. There were 14 people in the Fucha family.

On the new year's day of the tenth year of Xianfeng, the imperial officials were given a banquet in the hall of Supreme Harmony, accompanied by Prince Hui and Prince Horqin zasak, and were given a meal in Changchun palace. (Chronicle of Peng Wenjing)

In the 11th year of Xianfeng, the Empress Dowager of Shangfeng lived in Suilu Hall of Changchun palace, and the Empress Dowager of Notre Dame lived in the peace room of Changchun palace. (Wang's Donghua continuation)

Press: on, the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi emperor also. Mother, Ci'an. Virgin, Cixi. Xundi Shufei also lived in this palace.

In October of the 11th year of Xianfeng, on the birthday of the empress dowager, the Virgin Mary saluted in the peace room. (Wang's Donghua continuation)

Chinese PinYin : Zhang Chun Gong