The Forbidden City is the imperial palace complex in the center of the Imperial City in Beijing,China. It was the residence of 24 Ming and Qing dynasty Emperors,and the center of political power in China for over 500 years from 1420 to 1924. The palace is now administered by the Palace Museum. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site,it is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world. The Forbidden City is arguably the most famous palace in all of Chinese history,and is the largest preserved royal palace complex still standing in the world.
Chang'an is the traditional name of Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties,ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic times,during which the Yangshao culture was established in Banpo,in what is now the city's suburbs. Furthermore,in the northern vicinity of modern Xi'an,Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty,China's first emperor,held his imperial court and constructed his massive mausoleum guarded by the Terracotta Army.
Khanbaliq or Dadu of Yuan was the winter capital of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in what is now Beijing,the capital of China today. It was located at the center of modern Beijing. The Secretariat directly administered the Central Region of the Yuan dynasty and dictated policies for the other provinces. As emperors of the Yuan dynasty,Kublai Khan and his successors also claimed supremacy over the entire Mongol Empire following the death of Möngke in 1259. Over time the unified empire gradually fragmented into a number of khanates.
Beihai Park is a public park and former imperial garden immediately northwest of the Forbidden City in Beijing,China.
The Beijing city fortifications were a series of walls with towers and gates constructed in the city of Beijing,China in the early 1400s until they were partially demolished in 1965 for the construction of the 2nd Ring Road and Line 2 of the Beijing Subway. The original walls were preserved in the southeastern part of the city,just south of the Beijing railway station. The entire perimeter of the Inner and Outer city walls stretched for approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi).
Mukden Palace,or Shenyang Imperial Palace,was the former palace of the Later Jin dynasty and the early Qing dynasty. It was built in 1625,and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. Since the collapse of imperial rule in China,the palace has been converted to a museum that now lies in the center of Shenyang,Liaoning.
Yu Wenjun,formally Empress Mingmu,was an empress of the Chinese Jin dynasty by marriage to Emperor Ming. She served as regent during the minority of her son Emperor Cheng from 2 November 325 to early March 328,when the capital Jiankang fell to Su Jun and Emperor Cheng became Su's captive.
Emperor Zhangzong of Jin,personal name Madage,sinicized name Wanyan Jing,was the sixth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He reigned from 20 January 1189 to 29 December 1208.
The Battle of Ningyuan took place between the Ming dynasty and the Later Jin dynasty in 1626. The Later Jin had been waging war on the Ming for several years,and their leader Nurhaci had deemed Ningyuan to be a suitable target for his attack,in part due to advice from a Ming defector,Li Yongfang. Later Jin failed to take the city and Nurhaci was wounded in the assault,dying eight months later. The Ming emerged victorious,marking a temporary resurgence of the Ming army after an eight-year-long series of defeats.
The city of Beijing has a long and rich history that dates back over 3,000 years.
Huining Fu,or Shangjing Huiningfu,was a Fu in the Shangjing region of Northeast China. It served as the first superior capital of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1115-1234) from 1122 to 1153. Its location was in present-day Acheng District,Harbin,Heilongjiang Province.
A Chinese palace is an imperial complex where the court,civil government,royal garden and defensive fortress resided. Its structures are considerable and elaborate. The Chinese character gong represents two connected rooms (呂) under a roof (宀). Originally the character applied to any residence or mansion,but it was used in reference to solely the imperial residence since the Qin dynasty.
The Weiyang Palace was the main imperial palace complex of the Han dynasty and numerous other Chinese dynasties,located in the city of Chang'an. It was built in 200 BC at the request of the Emperor Gaozu of Han,under the supervision of his prime minister Xiao He. It served as the administrative centre and imperial residence of the Western Han,the Xin dynasty,the Eastern Han,the Western Jin,the Han-Zhao,the Former Qin,the Later Qin,the Western Wei,the Northern Zhou,and the early Sui dynasty.
The Forbidden City was first built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing,China,and was the Chinese imperial palace from the early-Ming dynasty in 1420 to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912,continuing to be home of the last emperor,Puyi,until 1924,since then it has been a museum.
The Palace of Earthly Tranquility is the northernmost of the three main halls of the Inner Court of the Forbidden City in Beijing,China. The other two halls are the Palace of Heavenly Purity and Hall of Union.
Yeheidie'erding,also known as Amir al-Din,was a Muslim architect who helped design and led the construction of the capital of the Yuan dynasty,Khanbaliq,located in present-day Beijing,the current capital of the People's Republic of China. According to Cary Y. Liu interpretation of the Ma-ho-ma-sha Stele inscription,either Amir al-Din's ancestors came from the Western Regions,although originating from Arabia,or that he directly came from Arabia.
"Beijing" is from pinyin Běijīng, which is romanized from 北京,the Chinese name for this city. The pinyin system of transliteration was approved by the Chinese government in 1958,but little used until 1979. It was gradually adopted by various news organizations,governments,and international agencies over the next decade.
Zhongdu was the capital of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) of China,located in modern-day Beijing,specifically in southwestern part of Xicheng District. By the late 12th century the city had a population of nearly one million,and was the last and largest city built in that location prior to the Yuan dynasty.
Consort Ning,of the Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Banner Wu clan,was a consort of the Yongzheng Emperor.
Lady Namjung of the Abaga Borjigit clan,formally known as Noble Consort Yijing (懿靖貴妃),was the consort of Ligdan Khan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty,after his death became an imperial concubine of Emperor Hong Taiji of the Qing dynasty.
