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China > Pékin > Forbidden City > Pavilion of the Usher Light Pavilion of the Usher Light Pavilion of the Usher Light Yan Hui Ge Section 28 on 58 Forbidden City Outdoor Architecture Histoire de la Chine Ming Dynasty (from 1368 to 1644) Area related : Pékin UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1987 Constructed in the Ming Dynasty, this pavilion was originally named Qing Wang Ge (Pavilion of High Expectations). The name was changed to Yan Hui Ge in the Qing Dynasdty. It has a rolled gable roof covered with yellow glazed tiles and stands facing Dui Xiu Shan (Hill of Accumulated Elegance). Description    In the Qing Dynasty, it was the place where the emperor's concubines were selected. Emperor Qianlong, Daoguang and Xianfeng once composed poems and amused themselves in this pavilion. Emperor Jiaqing preserved over 10,000 calligraphic works written by emperors in this pavilion. More pictures    Map(s)    The site is the exclusive owner of the structure and the contents. The works on-line are subjected to Intellectual Property Legislations. Insecula is a Thai company based in Pattaya - Chonburi 20260 - Thailand. It is forbidden to use this website for any purpose other than personal use. None of the content of this website may be reproduced, copied, used, communicated to the public or transmitted. Design : Studio AK Contact for insecula : insecula@gmail.com New destinations 2011 : Asian Art Museum of San Francisco - Qin Mausoleum at Xi'ian - Luang Prabang - Songkran in Thailand - Calcutta - Kolkata - Caves of Ajanta - Caves of Elephanta - Goa - Gwailor - Jaipur - Jodhpur - Khajurâho - Mandu - Mumbai - Orchhâ - Udaipur - Ujjain - Bhaktapur - Durbar Square at Kathmandu - Hanuman Dhoka Palace - Kathmandu - Pashupatinath Temple - Swayambhunath - Aspendos - Antalya Museum - Cappadocia : Göreme - Selime - Zelve - Dalyan - Kaunos - Fethiye - Telmessos - Gocek - Kalkan - Kekova - Kaleköy - Ucagiz - Knidos(Cnidus) - Limyra - Marmaris - Myra (Demre - Kale) - Olympos - Chimaera - Patara - Perge (Perga) - Saklikent Gorge - Side - Termessos - Tlos - Hassan II Mosque (Casablanca) - Volubilis - Shwedagon Pagoda Tags : pavilion to usher in light, usher light, pavillion to usher in light Forbidden City Outdoor Architecture Archery Pavilion Cinema Lounge Gate of Bestowal of Congratulations Gate of Caracter Cultivation (2) Gate of Heavenly Peace (7) Gate of Heavenly Purity (4) Gate of Peaceful Old Age (2) Hall for Receiving Celestial Favor (1) Hall of the Joyful Longevity Hall of Abstinence (2) Hall of Ancestral Worship (2) Hall of Benevolence Hall of Caracter Cultivation (2) Hall of Earthly Tranquility (1) Hall of Eternal Harmony (1) Hall of Harmony (1) Hall of Immortality (5) Hall of Imperial Peace (6) Hall of Manifest Harmony (1) Hall of Martial Valor (8) Hall of Mental Cultivation (12) Hall of State Unity (3) Hall of Supreme Harmony Hall of the Great Supremacy (1) Hall of the Norms of Governement (2) Hall of Union and Peace (1) Hill of the Accumulated Elegance Imperial Zenith Gate Inner Court (2) Meridian Gate (1) Outer Court (22) Outside Wall of the Forbidden City (1) Palace of Blessings to the Mother Earth (3) Palace of Eternal Spring (10) Palace of Gathering Excellence (3) Palace of Heavenly Purity (6) Palace of Peace and Longevity (1) Palace of Universal Happiness (5) Pavilion of Beautiful Scenery (3) Pavilion of Bestowing Wine Pavilion of Cheerful Melodies (1) Pavilion of Crimson Snow Pavilion of Deposited Jade Pavilion of Floating Greenery Pavilion of Reading (3) Pavilion of Study of the Cultivation of Nature Pavilion of Ten Thousand Spring Seasons Pavilion of the Usher Light Porte de la Tranquillité Terrestre (1) Satellite photograph of the Forbidden City The Gate of Supreme Harmony (2) The Hall of Central Harmony (1) The Hall of Preserving Harmony (1) The Palace of Prolonging Happiness Thousand-Year Pavilion Three levels of marble stone base (1) West Wing (7) Yard before the Forbidden City (4) Park(s) and Garden(s) Imperial Garden Sculpture Nine Dragon Screen Wall