Talk about the functions of the main palaces in the Ming Dynasty, such as what the Qing Palace did.

Gan Qing Palace was the place where the emperor handled daily affairs, reviewed various memorials and later received foreign envoys.

Before Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty, it followed the Ming system. During the period of Shunzhi and Kangxi in Qing Dynasty, Gan Qing Palace was closely related to government affairs. The emperor studied here, reviewed the memorial, summoned officials, met foreign envoys, held imperial ceremonies and family banquets.

After Yong Zhengdi moved to hall of mental cultivation, it became an important place for the emperor to summon courtiers, read the throne, handle daily affairs, meet ministers accompanying foreign vassal countries, accept congratulations when he was old, and hold banquets.

Some daily offices, including the upper study room where the prince studied, also moved into the bedrooms around Gan Qing Palace, and the use function of Gan Qing Palace was greatly enhanced.

2. Hall of Supreme Harmony

Twenty-four emperors of the Ming and Qing Dynasties held grand ceremonies in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, such as the emperor's accession to the throne, the emperor's wedding, the appointment of the queen, and ordering the expedition. In addition, every year, the emperor receives congratulations from officials of civil and military affairs and fetes princes and ministers.

In the early Qing Dynasty, the Jinshi exam was also held in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Since the fifty-fourth year of Qianlong (1789), it has been held in Baohe Hall, and Biography is still held in Taihe Hall.

3. Zhonghetang

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the use function of Zhonghe Hall was basically the same, that is, the emperor rested and prepared here before attending large-scale celebrations in Taihe Hall. In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, emperors are usually worshipped and performed by officials who preside over the celebration before attending the celebration in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

In addition, every spring, during the Xiannongtan Festival, the emperor would go to the Zhonghe Hall to read the bamboo board of ode and check the farm tools used for farming. Before attending the Temple of Heaven, Ditan, National Altar, Ancestral Temple and other similar activities, the emperor will also read a memorial service here.

The Qing Dynasty compiled a royal genealogy every seven years. After the compilation work is completed, a ceremony will be held in Zhonghe Hall and presented to the emperor for review. When Empress Dowager Cixi was awarded the national emblem, the emperor also went to Zhonghe Hall to read the proposed memorial.

Sometimes the emperor will summon officials or give food here.

4. Wenhua Hall

When the Wenhua Hall was first built, it was the hall of princes, and the roof was covered with blue tiles. Later, because several princes were too young to handle political affairs, Jiajing was officially converted into the emperor's palace in the fifteenth year, and a famous banquet ceremony was held here.

Emperors in Ming and Qing Dynasties celebrated "Jingyan" at the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox. The emperor should write the imperial theory and explain his experience in learning the "Four Books and Five Classics". On the Imperial Banquet of the Qing Emperor should be spoken in Manchu and Chinese respectively. The civil servants knelt before the imperial court and listened to the emperor's royal theory.

In the Qing Dynasty, emperors Kang, Yong and Gan had profound cultural attainments. The emperors spoke in high spirits and emotions, and even named civil servants for debate. Then, the emperor gave everyone a cup of green tea and had a rest.

Finally, as a special reward for the officials who were lucky enough to attend the ceremony, the emperor led everyone to open the back door of Wenhua Hall and went to Wenyuan Pavilion behind the temple to reward the officials who read books in the pavilion.

5. Cining Palace

In the Ming Dynasty, Cining Palace was occupied by the imperial concubine of the previous generation. Li Taihou, a kind saint in Wanli, lived here in the first year of Taichang (1620). In the seventh year of the apocalypse (1627), Mingxi died, and the imperial concubine and others moved here.

In the tenth year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1653), Empress Xiaozhuangwen began to live in Cining Palace, and has since become the residence of Empress Dowager Tai and Empress Dowager Tai.

The early and middle Qing Dynasty was the heyday of Cining Palace. At that time, Empress Xiaozhuang Wen and Empress Xiaoxing lived here successively. The emperor shunzhi, Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong were all famous for their filial piety, and Cining Palace often held ceremonies to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager.

However, after Daoguang, with the decline of the Qing Dynasty, the treasury was empty, and the Empress Dowager Cixi (Empress Xiao and Rui) had to cut back on court expenses at that time, and Cining Palace gradually lost its former glory.

Cining Palace is mainly a hall for holding important ceremonies for Empress Dowager Cixi. Whenever Empress Dowager Cixi's birthday, emblem, book treasure and princess get married, a celebration ceremony will be held here. Especially on the birthday of the Empress Dowager, the emperor personally led the people to salute and danced with his closest relatives in colorful clothes. The ceremony was very grand.

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