On New Year’s Eve, the Corner Tower Restaurant of the Forbidden City launched a New Year’s Eve dinner reservation event. The high price of 6,888 yuan per table still cannot resist the enthusiasm. However, recently all reservations for the Forbidden City’s New Year’s Eve dinner have been cancelled, and many people are also discussing that in fact, the turret does not belong to the Forbidden City and cannot be considered a real Forbidden City New Year’s Eve dinner.

Forbidden City Corner Restaurant

The Forbidden City Corner Restaurant is located outside the exit of the Palace Museum and serves a variety of light meals during the day. This restaurant is not part of the area covered by the Forbidden City ticket. You can dine here regardless of whether you visit the Forbidden City or not. In March, controversy arose over the hot pot served at the Forbidden City Corner Restaurant. Although officials later explained that the hot pot was an induction cooker rather than a charcoal hot pot, the supply of hot pot was still stopped.

The role of the turret

The "Forbidden City" has four main entrances: Meridian Gate, Shenwu Gate, Donghua Gate, and Xihua Gate. There is a magnificent tower above the door, and four elegant turrets at each of the four diagonally opposite corners. Old people once said, "The turret is the treasure of the Forbidden City."

Some people say that the watchtower of the Forbidden City is an old man, which can overlook the changes of the imperial court and the ordinary lives of ordinary people. Some people say that the corner tower 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 turrets of the Forbidden City and feel and touch their beauty, elegance, tranquility and wisdom.

Scenery from the turret

The turret is located on Mount Xumi and is surrounded by stone fences. It is a square pavilion with three wide and deep rooms, 8.73 meters on each side, one bay on each side and an attic on each side. The terrain near the outside of the city wall is cramped, so the penthouses are only 1.60m deep, while the terrain inside the city wall is relatively wide, with the penthouses 3.98m deep. The plane becomes a cross at the midpoint, including the curved legs of the designer, making the turrets and city walls become Two completely different buildings.

In addition to its decorative function, turrets are also a major consideration in ancient Chinese architecture. Combined with the existing four corners of the Forbidden City, it is condescending and easy to observe the enemy's situation. Currently, the restored northwest corner of the Forbidden City has been given a new look. The colors are harmonious, and the yellow glazed tile roof and gold-plated roof sparkle in the sun. Against the backdrop of blue sky and white clouds, it looks more solemn and beautiful.

The Forbidden City

Also known as the Forbidden City, it is the best-preserved and largest wooden structure ancient building complex in China and even the world. It is known as "the first of the five major palaces in the world". The imperial palace, centered on Qianqing Palace, Jiaotai Palace, Kunning Palace and the East and West Sixth Palace on the east and west sides, is the residence of feudal emperors and concubines, also known as the "Three Palaces and Six Courtyards".

There are a large number of 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 11:00 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 Shenwu Gate.

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