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Hall of the Joyful Longevity
Hall of the Joyful Longevity
Le Shou Tang
Section 57 on 58

Forbidden City
Outdoor Architecture

Histoire de la Chine
Qing Dynasty (from 1644 to 1911)

1776

Area related : Pékin

UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1987

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The hall was constructed in 1776 during the Qing Dynasty as a copy of the Chun Huan (Purity Studio) in Chang Chun Yuan (Garden of Eternal Spring) for Emperor Qianlong's retirement. In front of the hall, on the wall of the covered corridor, there is a stone inscription reprocucing the "Ribbings of Model Calligraphy in Jingheng Studio".
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Since the Qing Dynasty, a huge jade carving titled "Yu the Great Quelling the Floods" has been preserved in the hall. It is the largest jade carving in the Palace Museum. After the celebration of her 60th birthday, Empress Dowager Ci Xi lived in the west chamber of this hall. The words "Le Shou" come from "The Analects of Confucius", meaning "intelligent people are happy people, and the benevolent live long".
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