Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian) Beijing

... Middle Harmony which served as a transit lounge for the emperor (where he’d put his robe on).  The third hall is the Hall of Preserving Harmony which was used for banquets.   To the rear of the last hall is a 250 ton marble carving ...

... Middle Harmony was used by the Emperor for any last minute preparations. And the final hall behind this was the Hall of Preserving Harmony, used for banqueting. We spent quite a while looking at the buildings surrounding these main halls as they were ...

... also surrounded by a moat. We then worked our way through the crowd to take pictures of the Emperor's chair in the Hall of Preserving Harmony (after having gone through another gateway). It was a struggle to get some pictures, but we did at least learn ...

... open, the Chinese pushing and shoving and no system in place. Carrying on there are two more great halls, the Zonghe Hall (Hall of Preserving Harmony) and Baohe Hall and then we got to the Qianqing Gate, or Gate of Heavenly Purity through which we ...

... and walked about half of it.  So many rooms with so many names.  The Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central Harmony, Hall of preserving Harmony, The Large Hall of Peace and Tranquility, The Medium Hall of Tranquility, and The Small Hall of ...

... area by the Emperor, with its attractive square shape and pyramid-shaped roof and behind that the larger rectangular Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohe) for rehearsals and examinations. Both had open doors to look through to the throne rooms (one had a ...

... we entered the Forbidden City through the Northern (Shenwu) Gate. We walked from the Imperial Garden to the core of the City: the Hall of Preserving Harmony, the Hall of Middle Harmony, and the Hall of Supreme Harmony. As this was a national holiday ...

... of like a transit lounge where the Emperor would prepare speeches and get ready to greet his guests. The third was The Hall of Preserving Harmony where banquest of immense proportion were held and later Imperial Examinations. Outside of this Hall was an ...

... there were considerably fewer people here, so PingPing and I now knew the worst was behind us. Next one in a row was the Hall of Preserving Harmony, or Băohé Diàn, where the emperor would take a bite every now and then, so they used it for ...

... occasions; THE HALL OF MIDDLE HARMONY - a transit lounge for the emperor and used to receive ministers; THE HALL OF PRESERVING HARMONY used for banquets. The halls are painted gold and red symbolising royalty and happiness respectively. Ornate statues ...