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This building was first constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty. After renovation in 1859, it was linked with Chang Chun Gong (palace of Eternal Spring) and four courtyards were added.
Originally it was named Wei Yang Gong (Endless Palace). But it was renamed Qi Xiang Gong (Palace of the Auspicious Sign) by Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, as his father Prince Xiang was born here. It was named Tai Ji Dian in the late Qing Dynasty.
In 1596, during the Ming Dynasty, Qian Qing Gong (palace of the Heavenly Purity) and Kun Ning Gong (Hall of Earthly Tranquility) were destroyed by fire. Thereafter, Emperor Shenzong (Zhu Yijung) of the Ming Dynasty lived in Tai Ji Dian for more than ten years. He was the only emperor of either two Ming and Qing dynasties who lived and handled state affairs in this hall. In the Qing Dynasty it was the residence of the imperial concubines. Before Emperor Pu Yi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, left the Imperial Palace, Emperor Tongzhi's Concubine Yu lived here. The words "Tai Ji" come from the "Book od Changes" and mean universe. |
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