The color in the full version of its name refers to the region of the North Star, whose symbolic hue is purple. Its buildings, however, face south to honor the sun. The wings of its entrance, the Meridian Gate, imitate the form of a lion's paws. Five marble bridges over the Golden Water River lead to interior structures including the Halls of Centr
The color in the full version of its name refers to the region of the North Star, whose symbolic hue is purple. Its buildings, however, face south to honor the sun. The wings of its entrance, the Meridian Gate, imitate the form of a lion's paws. Five marble bridges over the Golden Water River lead to interior structures including the Halls of Central Harmony, Preserving Harmony, and Supreme Harmony. Completed by the Yunglo emperor in the fifteenth century, it was abandoned by its last royal inhabitant under republican pressure in 1924. FTP, name this moated imperial compound in the center of Beijing.
The color in the full version of its name refers to the region of the North Star, whose symbolic hue is purple.
The Purple Forbidden City (or: Zijin Cheng)