Did your friend watch the New Year in the Forbidden City recently? After watching this documentary, I realized that the emperor not only offered sacrifices to his ancestors, but also had dinner with the imperial concubine and received the New Year greetings from officials. When dealing with government affairs, they must also participate in etiquette activities above 10. Today, we will join hands to celebrate the New Year. Emperor Gan has never forgotten this ceremony, and he will get along well with everyone. Emperor Gan has a high sense of existence, not only because he is a stamp fanatic, but also because he created a prosperous time for Kang and Gan and won some face for the Qing Dynasty. However, the rich and headstrong Emperor Ganlong did not splurge on New Year's Day. On the contrary, he did the utmost in detail, showing royal bearing and dignity in all aspects.

First of all, in the first few days of the year, a good day will be chosen for the "seal" ceremony. This seal is the imperial seal representing the supreme power. The stamping ceremony will be held in Jiaotai Hall. Emperor Ganlong would bathe and burn incense, and burn incense in front of a box full of tributes. After that, the managers outside Gan Qing Palace took a good "bath" with the national seal before entering the palace and began to take annual leave with the Emperor. On New Year's Eve, Emperor Gan Long officially entered the New Year preparation mode. That night, he had to work all night. First of all, I'm going to Qin 'an Hall to pay homage to Zhenwu Emperor. After a short break, I will go to Fengxian Temple in a sedan chair with more than 26 people at 2 am to worship my ancestors. At 3: 45, I will kowtow to Kunning Palace on time. After kowtowing, you must go to Dongnuange to burn incense, and then go to the imperial drugstore to kowtow.

At this time, Emperor Gan Long should eat, but he must go to two places to eat. First, he drinks milk tea at Gan Qing Palace, and then eats jiaozi at Hongde Temple. At 4 o'clock, the activities in the second half began again. Go to the place where Tang Zi held the Manchu sacrificial ceremony, and then go back to the main hall, Fujian Palace and China Palace Buddha. At 6: 00 a.m. 15, I received the New Year greetings from Minister Fei at Cining Palace, and then led the civil and military officials to greet the Queen Mother. After 7 o'clock, the sedan chair of 16 people went to the Central Harmony Hall to receive New Year greetings from government officials, and then went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to receive New Year greetings from relatives and other regional officials. After the music began, the queen and the beautiful women in the harem came to salute again. Finally, the princes led eunuchs to pay New Year greetings. When all this is over, Emperor Ganlong will start eating breakfast, and the China New Year will officially begin.

At noon and afternoon, there will be banquets and dances with all members of the royal family. In the afternoon, the princes had to kneel down and drink. After Gan Long finished drinking, when the party started, the music had to stop immediately and the party was over. There will be important activities on New Year's Eve, because concubines in the harem of the Qing Dynasty are not allowed to eat except during the Spring Festival. On the first day of the first month, Gan Long will accept all the princes to bow and eat together. This meal is also called "family banquet" in the palace. As for the food eaten during the Spring Festival, Emperor Gan Long had to check it carefully. For example, we will use 10 to 20 kinds of cakes for breakfast, serve them at noon 12, and start eating at 4 pm. The dining table will be surrounded by golden embroidery. The raw materials used for dinner are basically Manchu.

For example, "Kanto" produces wild boar with chicken, duck, fish, venison and mutton. The amount of food used, such as several kilograms of meat and several pairs of flour, must be seen by Emperor Ganlong himself. The dishes on the dining table are divided into cold dishes and hot dishes, with a total of 63 dishes. But also scored 8 ways, even the distance between dishes is very particular. In addition to dishes, there are 8 snacks and 6 tables to accompany guests. For such a big banquet, the food specifications of concubines, princes and accompanying guests are different. We can see its diversity. Table manners are also very particular. Emperor Gan will drink soup in a "suitable box". After drinking the wine, the eunuch will send soup to the concubine according to the grade. After the music stopped, the party began. Banquet means moving food from the accompanying table to the front of Emperor Ganlong, which means that the whole family can enjoy it together.

At the end of the banquet, Dan Shengda played Dong Le. Emperor Gan began to drink, and the concubines behind him drank one by one according to their grades. Finally, Emperor Ganlong will hand over the used tableware to the banquet officials, and then the banquet will be over. According to historical records, Emperor Gan Long personally prepared dishes for Empress Dowager Cixi during the Lunar New Year, including 53 kinds of desserts and 52 kinds of sweets with 26 shapes. On the first day of the New Year, Gan Long got up early to take a shower and change clothes. Accompanied by civil and military officials, he held a writing ceremony in the Hall of Supreme Harmony Square to pray for the safety of the country and people. Later, I went to Dongnuange to write auspicious words and drink Tu Su wine from Jin 'ou Guyong Cup. After these things are over, the complicated banquet will start again. It seems that the emperor of Chengdu is more tired than ordinary people all the year round. However, Emperor Ganlong himself attached great importance to these ceremonies, so he probably liked them very much.