[Beijing traveling] Palace of Culture

The Palace of Culture is an imperial ancestral temple originally, for nation key Cultural relic preservation organ. Completed in bright Yunglo 18 years (in 1420), was Ming and Qing Dynasties two generation of emperors the ancestor worship ancestral temple. Based on the ancient times kings " left ancestor right society " the plan, with Imperial Palace, the altar to the god of the land and the god of grain also constructs, is the Forbidden City important constituent.

the Palace of Culture occupies a land area of 140,000 square meters. For the prominent ancestor worship's primary intention, in every direction by three red ocher walls and layer upon layer the pine and cypress, serves as contrast resplendently in gold and jade green, the scattered about order construction, builds one mystical solemn and respectful atmosphere. The construction uses the middle axle symmetrical expression layout, the colored glaze gate, the white marble stone arch bridge, the house, three main halls arranges in turn in the axle, the pavilion built over a well, the god kitchen, the god storehouse, the side hall arrange in turn in the both sides.

before the pavilion palace (, palace) is emperor holds the big sacrifice activity the place. Three white marble Xumi place station base, in palace makeshift bed on the ground " gold brick ", beam column for precious gold thread Nan-mao, imposing, compared to Imperial Palace too with the palace height 2 meters, was considered that is the supreme symbol. After sleeping the palace is consecrates emperor, place of the ancestral tablet. Becomes heir to the temple is consecrates emperor place of the remote ancestor ancestral tablet.

the imperial ancestral temple is our country extant most complete, the scale greatest imperial family ancestor worship architectural complex, was the ancient times most important ancestral temple construction, being possible be called " the first under heaven temple ".

the new China establishment initial period, Premier Zhou Enlai proposed that the state administrative council authorizes to ward off is " Beijing Palace of Culture ", Chairman Mao Zedong kisses the book inscribed horizontal tablet, becomes the capital staff's school and the paradise.