Taihe Gate

Beijing rainy for two days, today finally clear, the blue sky, floating a group of white clouds, the red wall yellow tiles against the Forbidden City is particularly demonic... The slightly cool wind blows the people who visit, and walks in the royal palace!

The bronze lion in front of Taihe Gate, majestic and majestic, has been quietly waiting here for more than 600 years. It witnessed the imperial gates of the Ming and early Qing Dynasty, and witnessed the wind and rain of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. But why do some tourists have to touch them? These are all cultural relics!

The Forbidden City is the main entrance of the Forbidden City. The Taihe Gate was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. It was called Fengtian Gate. It was renamed Taihe Gate after two years of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty. It was destroyed in the Qing Dynasty in 14 years and rebuilt in 15 years. Taihe facade is 9 in, deep 4 in, is the largest palace gate in Beijing's Forbidden City. Although Taihe Gate is the place where the "Royal Gate listens to government", its biggest use is to hold major ceremonies, such as the annual New Year's Day and the reception of foreign pilgrimages.

The big bronze lions in front of Taihe Gate are the places where you must visit the Forbidden City... The lion is the king of the beasts, crouched on both sides of the gate of the palace, with the meaning of meizhen, evil and fear. The bronze lions in the Forbidden City have six places, divided into the front doors of each important palace, and the bronze lions in front of the Taihe Gate are the largest pair in the Forbidden City. Most of the bronze lions in the palace are platinum, and the bronze lion in front of Taihe is the only bronze lion in the Forbidden City without platinum.

Looking down over Taihemen Square . We walked into Tiananmen Square and walked north along the Royal Road on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City. We entered the palace from the central gate of the noon gate and were in Taihemen Square. In the morning, you can see that this is a 26,000 square meters square, the central imperial road is paved by boulders, and the floor tiles laid on both sides of the imperial road are up to seven floors.