Brief introduction of Jiaotai Hall in Forbidden City

Located between Gan Qing Palace and Kunning Palace, it was rebuilt in the 12th year of Shunzhi (1655) and 8th year of Kangxi (1669). In the second year of Jiaqing (1797), Gan Qing Palace caught fire and was rebuilt in.

"Jiaotai" takes the meaning of "Yitai Gua" as the symbol of "Shang Kun". Thai hexagrams symbolize the intersection of heaven and earth. "Yi Tai Xun Chuan" said, "Tai, from small to large, Ji Heng. It is the turn of heaven and earth, and everything is connected. The name "Jiaotai" has auspicious meaning. There is a Jiaotai Hall in Xingqing Palace in the Tang Dynasty. " Don Yao Hui's Volume 30 records: "On April 21st, Tianbao was ten years old. Xingqing Palace built the Jiaotai Hall. "

Jiaotai Palace was built before Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. The Records of Imperial Mansions in the History of Ming Dynasty records: "When Beijing was founded in the eighteenth year, the palaces were as grand as Nanjing ... The clean palace was named Zhengshui, followed by Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace." Jiajing used to call it the "Central Plains Temple", imitating the "Provincial Bow Hall" in Nanjing (the Provincial Bow Hall was built during the reign of Wen Jian, in order to cooperate with Gankun divination and avoid passive divination). As a temple retired from the dynasty, it was originally a square eaves dome building with Gaihua Hall.

Jiaotai Hall is square in plane, 3 rooms deep and 3 rooms wide, with a pyramid roof with one eaves and four corners, a gold-plated copper roof, yellow glazed tiles, double-sided arches, dragons and phoenixes decorated with beams and painted seals. There are four sides, three intersecting six diamonds, four doors on the dragon and phoenix skirt, sill windows on the south side and walls on the other three sides. At the top of the hall is a pearl-holding algae well with gold bricks on the ground.

There was a throne in the Ming Dynasty, on which hung the plaque of "inaction" written by Emperor Kangxi. There is a screen behind the throne, which reads the inscription of Jiaotai Hall made by Emperor Qianlong. On both sides of the column are couplets inscribed by Emperor Qianlong: "Forever salty and harmonious, sleep in the sky; Guan Yulin's toe is the beginning of Wang Hua. " A copper pot is set in the east to drip water, which will not be used after years of dry growth. Dzmz was set between the Western Dynasties, and the palace time was based on this.

In the Qing Dynasty, Jiaotai Hall was a place to celebrate the Millennium Festival of the Queen. On the day of Qian Qiu Festival, the celebration will be held in Jiaotai Hall. The imperial concubine, concubines, concubines, princesses, Fujin and Mingmu will all come to Jiaotai Hall to congratulate the queen. Then the prince saluted the queen.

Emperor Qianlong treasured 25 precious seals in this temple. In the first month of each year, the Qin dynasty chose an auspicious day to set up a case to open Chen Bao, where the emperor came to burn incense and salute. The iron sign of "Inner Palace does not interfere in political affairs" set by the Qing Sai-zu once stood here. When the emperor got married, the queen's book and the security guard set up a case in the temple. Every spring, the first silkworm is sacrificed, and the Queen looks for mulberry picking equipment here on the first day.