Which dynasty and emperor built the Forbidden City?

The Forbidden City in Beijing, formerly known as the Forbidden City, is located in the center of Beijing's central axis.

The Forbidden City in Beijing was built by Judy, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in the fourth year of Yongle (A.D. 1406) and based on the Nanjing Forbidden City, in the eighteenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1420). Covering an area of about 720,000 square meters, the building area is about 150 square meters. It is a rectangular city with a width of 753 meters from east to west and a length of 96 1 meter from north to south. Surrounded by a wall more than ten meters high and a moat 52 meters wide, it constitutes a "city within a city". Palace buildings are all wooden structures, with yellow glazed tile roofs and blue and white stone bases.

The Forbidden City was the palace of 24 emperors in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is the quintessence of ancient Chinese court architecture in China, an unparalleled architectural masterpiece, and one of the largest and best-preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.

The origin of the name

The name of the Forbidden City comes from the metaphor of Ziwei Garden. Ancient astronomers in China once divided the stars in the sky into three constellations, twenty-eight constellations and other constellations. The three walls include Taiwei Garden, Ziwei Garden and Tianshi Garden. Ziweiyuan is in the middle of the three yuan. According to the ancient astronomy in China and the long-term observation of space objects, the Ziwei Academy is considered as the residence of the Emperor of Heaven, and its eternal position is in the center of the sky. Therefore, the heavenly palace where the Emperor of Heaven lives is the Purple Palace. "Forbidden" is easier to understand, which means that the palace is a royal place, and others are not allowed to come here.

The feudal emperor claimed to be the son of the heavenly emperor and thought he was the real dragon emperor. And the palace where they live is compared to the purple palace in the sky. They also hope to live in the Purple Palace, rule the country by virtue, naturalize in all directions, and come to Korea from all directions to achieve the goal of maintaining long-term rule.

In order to maintain their authority and dignity and consider their own safety, the Ming and Qing emperors built palaces, which were both magnificent and heavily guarded. The city is not only full of palaces and pavilions, but also surrounded by a wall more than 10 meters high and a moat 52 meters wide. Moreover, there are many outposts and high security. Needless to say, it is absolutely forbidden for ordinary people to enjoy balconies and pavilions, even if they are very close.

The imperial palace where the Ming emperors and their families lived, except the ladies-in-waiting, eunuchs and guards who served them, could only be entered by summoned officials and privileged people, which was a place where outsiders could not cross the border. Therefore, the imperial palace in the Ming Dynasty was both a purple palace and a forbidden area, so it was called the Forbidden City.