What do you mean you're hiding?

1 refers to the residence of the emperor before he ascended the throne;

2. refers to the prince who has not yet acceded to the throne.

Hidden mansion, also known as hidden dragon mansion, is the residence of the emperor who inherited the throne as a non-prince. If the emperor was a prince before he ascended the throne and naturally lived in the East Palace, there would be no hidden house; If you "call yourself Sir Shao Cheng, the emperor", you belong to an illegitimate child and a collateral branch with a feudal mansion, and your original place of residence is called a "hidden house". ?

Usually, after the emperor ascended the throne, it can no longer be used as anyone's residence, but converted into a religious temple or place of worship.

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China Imperial Palace

In the history of more than 2,000 years in China, hundreds of emperors have emerged, and almost every emperor has built a grand, luxurious and magnificent mausoleum, which is built on auspicious soil and geomantic treasures.

China Palace has experienced Qin Xianyang Palace and Epang Palace. Weiyang Palace and Changle Palace in the Western Han Dynasty and Nangong and Gong Bei in the Eastern Han Dynasty; Daxing Palace and Wei Zicheng in Sui Dynasty, Daming Palace and Shangyang Palace in Tang Dynasty, etc. Among them, Wei Zicheng, the Luoyang Palace built in the Sui Dynasty, was used by Sui, Tang, Wu Zhou, Hou Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin and Northern Song Dynasties, and it is the most used palace in the history of China.

The Forbidden City in Beijing is the imperial palace of Ming and Qing Dynasties. Twenty-four emperors of two dynasties lived there for 500 years. The Forbidden City has basically not changed much, so the palace can be passed down for decades or even hundreds of years.

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