When visitors visit the Forbidden City and marvel at its solemnity and magnificence, they may rarely think that the largest surviving wooden structure complex, its wood is constantly subjected to decay, insect erosion and even lightning strikes. But why is the Forbidden City in front of you always enduring?
What is the night in the Forbidden City? People often think of it and fantasize about all kinds of magical and subtle stories. However, the real night at the Forbidden City may not be any of the kind you imagine.
The Yangxin Hall in the Forbidden City was the center of power after the Qing Kangxi Dynasty, and it was the royal residence that people yearned for just by hearing the name. The overhaul of the Yangxin Hall needed to be uncovered in the upper room, but the inscription on the tiles hid a sad past of the Jiaqing Emperor. This emperor has not lived in the Yangxin Hall for three years after he ascended the throne, what is the hidden feeling behind this?
Generation after generation of master craftsmen have gathered in the Forbidden City from all directions, constantly continuing the life of this ancient architectural complex. People have passed away, the palace is still there, the palace is old, and there are always new people coming. Behind the decaying wood and new materials, the ancients and the present, the unchanged appearance of the Forbidden City, is the eternal relay of things and people, and the endless love for the beauty of palace architecture.
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"The Story of China"
"I have been in the Forbidden City for 600 years"
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