Forbidden city jiaolou restaurant
The corner restaurant of the Palace Museum is located outside the exit of the Palace Museum, serving various light meals during the day. This restaurant doesn't belong to the area covered by the tickets of the Forbidden City. You can eat here whether you go to the Forbidden City or not. In March, a restaurant in the corner of the Forbidden City caused controversy due to the supply of hot pot. Although the official later explained that the hot pot was an electromagnetic pot instead of charcoal hot pot, the supply of hot pot stopped.
The function of watchtower
There is a gate at each of the four main entrances of the Forbidden City: Wumen Gate, Shenwu Gate, Donghua Gate and Xihua Gate. There is a magnificent tower on the door, and four elegant turrets are built on each corner. The old people once said, "The turret is the treasure of the town hall of the Forbidden City".
Some people say that the watchtower of the Forbidden City is an old man, overlooking the changes of the imperial court and the ordinary life of ordinary people. Some people say that the turret of the Forbidden City is the most beautiful place in Beijing. Standing by the Tongzi River in the Forbidden City, you can appreciate the beauty of the Forbidden City turret and feel and touch its beauty, elegance, quietness and wisdom.
Jiaolou scenery
The turret is located on Mount Sumeru, surrounded by stone fences. It is a square pavilion with three wide and deep rooms, 8.73 meters on each side, a studio on each side and a top floor on each side. The terrain near the outside of the city wall is rather cramped, so the wing is only 1.60m deep, while the terrain inside the city wall is relatively wide, and the wing is 3.98m deep. The plane became a cross with intersecting midpoints, including the designer of the bent foot, making the turret and the city wall two completely different buildings.
In addition to decorative function, turret is also a major consideration in China ancient architecture. Combined with the four corners of the existing Forbidden City, it is commanding and convenient to observe the enemy's situation. At present, the renovated northwest corner of the Forbidden City has been completely renewed. The colors are harmonious, and the yellow glazed tile roof and gilded treasure roof shine in the sun, which is more solemn and beautiful against the blue sky and white clouds.
imperial capital
Also known as the Forbidden City, it is the most complete and largest ancient wooden structure complex in China and even in the world, and is known as "the first of the five largest palaces in the world". The palaces centered on Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace and the six palaces on the east and west sides are the residences of feudal emperors and empresses, also known as "three palaces and six courtyards".
There are many precious cultural relics in the Forbidden City. According to statistics, there are millions of pieces, accounting for one-sixth of the total number of cultural relics in the country. There are clock demonstrations at 1 1:00 and 14:00 every day. Don't miss it. The Forbidden City needs to be visited from south to north. The meridian gate is the only entrance, and the exits are the East Gate and the Shenwu Gate.
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