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China > Pékin > Forbidden City > Palace of Gathering Excellence Palace of Gathering Excellence Palace of Gathering Excellence Chu Xiu Gong Section 38 on 58 Forbidden City Outdoor Architecture Histoire de la Chine Ming Dynasty (from 1368 to 1644) between 1420 and 1655 Area related : Pékin UNESCO World Heritage Site (Définitif) : 1987 Chu Xiu Gong was built in 1420 and rebuilt in 1655, during the Ming and the Qing dynasties. It was the residence of Empress and imperial concubines. Ci Xi once lived here in 1852 when she was created honourable person Lan. She gave birth to the Emperor Tongzhi here in 1856 when she was promoted to Concubine Yi. See the tabloid Classification by : names artists type periods Description    In 1884, the Empresse Dowager Ci Xi moved her residence to this palace in celebration of her 50th birthday. The inscriptions on the wall at the corridor in the yard are poems praying for Empress Dowager's longevity. 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 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