Hall of Preserving Harmony (Baohedian) Beijing

The Forbidden City, Beijing , China
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    Beijing!

    ... 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 ...

  • 2

    That's a lot of rooms

    41 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 3

    Traditional Beijing tourist stuff

    18 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 4

    Beijing: Part I

    10 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 5

    Chinese History

    ... 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 ...

  • 6

    Beijing, September 27, 2008, Saturday

    19 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 7

    The Essence of China

    32 photos

    ... 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 ...

  • 8

    Gueule de bois et Cite Interdite...

    23 photos

    ... plus importants en terme de pouvoir, qui en Chine se situe toujours dans la partie nord. Me rends ensuite au Hall of Preserving Harmony, qui servait pour les banquets,. Au milieu des marches se trouve une dalle en marbre de 250 tonnes, graves ...

  • 9

    Old & New

    61 photos

    ... of historical importance..... The Hall of Supreme harmony,, not to be confused with the Hall of Middle Harmony or Hall of Preserving Harmony for that matter. At this point a historian would be in heaven but we were hot and bored so ...

  • 10

    Ghosts of the Forbidden City

    9 photos

    ... in a north-south axis, and bear poetic names: the Gate of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Perfect Harmony, Hall of Preserving Harmony, the Palace of Celestial Purity.   The buildings are grand, to be sure. On the corners ...