Login
Sign up
Send the page
Go to the forum
 
French
   China > Pékin > Forbidden City > Hall of Benevolence
Hall of Benevolence
Hall of Benevolence
Jing Ren Gong
Section 45 on 58

Forbidden City
Outdoor Architecture

Histoire de la Chine
Ming Dynasty (from 1368 to 1644)

between 1420 and 1655

Sponsor : Zhu Di ( Yongle)
Area related : Pékin

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1987

Cliquer pour agrandir

It was renovated in 1655 during the Qing Dunasty, but the original layout was left unchanged. In the Ming and Qing dynasties imperial concubines used it. In 1654 (Qing Dynasty) Xuanye (Emperor Kangxi) was born in this hall.
Description   
Built in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty, this has was originally named Chang An Gong (Hall of Etaernal Peace) and renamed Jing Ren Gong in 1535. Imperial Concubine Xi of Emperor Yongzheng, Imperial Concubine Wan of Emperor Xianfeng and Imperial Concubine Zhen of Emperor Guangxu once lived here.

Jing Ren Gong and Yong Shou Gong (Hall of Immortality), which is one of the six western palaces, are located symmetrically along the central line of the Inner Court. The name of this hall come from saying in "The Analects of Confucius" : "The intelligence are happy, and the benevolent live long"
More pictures   
Map(s)   
Forbidden City
Hall of Benevolence