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Hall for Receiving Celestial Favor
Hall for Receiving Celestial Favor
Cheng Qian Gong
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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

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Constructed in 1420 during the Ming Dynasty, this hall originally named Yong Ning Gong (Hall of Eternal Tranquility) and was renamed Cheng Qian Gong in 1632. It was renovated in 1655 during the Qing Dynasty, essentially maintaining its original layout.
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During the Ming Dynasty, it was used by crown princes or high-ranking concubines. In the Qing Dynasty empresses and imperial concubines lived here. During the Qing Dynastie, Empress Xiaoxian (Concubine Dong'e) and Empress Xiaoquancheng (Emperor Xianfeng's mother) of Emperor Daoguang once lived in this hall. The eastern chamber once served as a kitchen for empress. The words "Gheng Qian" mean "following the will of Heaven". Cheng Qian Gong and Yi Kun Gong (Palace of Blessings to Mother Earth), one of the six western palaces, are located symmetrically along both sides of Qian Qing Gong (Palace of Heavenly Purity) and Kub Ning Gong (Hall of Earthly Tranquility).
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Ming Dynasty
1420
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