蝴蝶菲菲 2007-10-12 16:58
1.Could you please describe the beasts on top of "Huabiao"?
The beasts are mythological animals; the beasts behind the Tian'anmen are called "Wangjunchu" meaning "awaiting the Emperor's emergence". The other beasts in front side of the Tian'anmen are called "Wangjungui", meaning "awaiting the Emperor's return".
2.What is the inscription on the back of the monument to the People's Heroes?
"Eternal flory to the people's heroes who laid down their lives in the war of Liberation in the past three years and the people's revolution in the past three decades. Eternal flory to the people's heroes who laid down their lives in the struggles against foreign and domestic enemies, forf national independence and for the people's freedom and happiness from 1840 onward!"
3.What is the "tiger gate"?
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, to the north of the aquare in front of Tian'anmen, the Right Chang'an Gate in on the west, because in old days criminals traveled through this gate, so the right Chang'an Gate was named "Tiger Gate".
4.What is the function of the one-thousand-step corridor?
some of the rooms one-thousand-step corridor were used as warehouses, some as temporary court offices.
5.When was the Tian'anmen rostum open to the public?
In 1988 for the first time of tourism, and that was also the year of dragon.
蝴蝶菲菲 2007-10-12 16:59
1.What were the peace water vats used for ?
The peace water wats were used to hold water in case of fire.
2.Could you say something about the sundial?
The sundial is a time piece in ancient China. The sundial shows standard Beijing time. For installing and using the sundials in Beijing, the sundial has to be placed at an angle of 50 degrees with the sun.
3.How many emperors had lived in the Forbidden City?
There were 24 emperors lived in the Forbidden City, 14 were Ming emperors and 10 were Qing emperors.
4.What is the function of the Palace of Earthly Tracquility?
In the Ming Dynasty it was the libing room of the emperors. In the Qing Dynasty it was rubuilt and the east two roons were changed into the emperor's wedding room, while the west five rooms were changed into the shines of saman religion.
5.How many emperors held their wedding ceremony at the Palace of Earthly Tranquility?
There were five emperorsm "Shunzhi, Kangxi, Tongzhi, Guangxu, and Xuantong" who held their wedding ceremonies in the Palace of Earthly Tranquility.
蝴蝶菲菲 2007-10-12 16:59
1.Could you say something about gold hair pagoda?
The god hair pagoda was made by Qianlong in 1777 for commemorating his mother. It was used to contain the fallen hair of his mother. The tower is one miter high and made of 107.5 kilograms gold.
2. What were the important historical events that happened in the Hall of Mental Cultivation?
There were two important historical events happened in the hall of Mental Cultivation, first one was "handled state affairs behind the screen", the other was "the declaration of the abdication of the emperor".
3.What is the function of the small animal statues on the eaves of the building in the Forbidden City?
First, the small animal statues are decorations of the ridge of the fuildings in the Forbidden City.
Second, they also have the function of stabilizing the ridge and prdventing rain from leaking into the buildings.
4.Could you say something about the grain Measure?
It was a standare measuring devicing during Qing Dynasty. It was made by Eurperor Qianlong. In the Forbidden City there were two grain measures separately placed in front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
5.What are the decorations in the hall of union?
There are 25 seals boxes are the center of the hall, a water clock to the east and a big chiming clock to the west, a plaque with two characters"Wuwei".
蝴蝶菲菲 2007-10-12 16:59
1.Who moved th Capital from Nanjing to Beijing?
The third emperor Yongle of Ming Dynasty moved the Capital from Nanjing to Beijing.
2.Where is the office of Privy Council? When was it set up?
The office of Privy Council was a group of rooms outside the east and west of the Gate of Heavenly Purity. It was set up during Emperor Yongzheng's reign in the Qing Dynasty.
3.Where is the room of three rare treasures in the Forbidden City?
The room of three rare treasures is located at the west chamber of the hall of mental cultivation.
4.Where did the "giving audience to the officals" happen in the Ming and Qing dynasties?
In the Ming and early Qing dynasties it happened at the gate of supreme harmony, while from the Qing Emperpr Kangxi to the early years of Qing Xianfeng, "giving the audience to government officials" was moved to the gate of Heavenly Purity.
5.Where was the "south study" in the Forbidden City? What was the famous hisrorical event happened here in the Qing dynasty?
It was located at the courtyard of the palace of Heavenly Purity. The famous historical event was "Kangxi catching Aobai by strategy".
蝴蝶菲菲 2007-10-12 16:59
1.How many peace water vats are there in the Forbidden City?
In the Qing Dynasty, altogether there were 308 big ans small water vates in the Forbidden City.
2.When did the Forbidden City open to the Public?
In the year of 1925 after the last emperor Puyi was driven out of the Forbidden City the Forbidden City ws opened to the public.
3.Where is th Zhenfei well located?
Zhenfei well is located at the north-west of the palaces of th epeaceful and longevity, at east of the JuanQin hall.
4.What are the manes of the four pavilions reptesenting the four seasons?
They are Wanchun pavilion, Fubi pavilion, Qianqiu pavilion and Chengrui pavilion translated into English as "ten thousand spring pavilion, floating green jade pavilion, one-thousand autumn pavilion and clear snow pavilion".
5.What was the function of the Hall of Complete Harmony?
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the emperors took a short time rest at the hall of Complete Harmony before he arrived at the hall of Supreme Harmony.
The emperor hed to examine the sacrificial writings here a day before he went to worship at the temple of Heaven, the altar of Earth or the Altar of Land and Grain.
The emperor also had to examine the seeds and farm tools here before he went to the Altar of God of Agriculture.
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