Video 7: The Palace of Heavenly Purity
Video 7 Quiz
1. What is this palace’s Chinese name?
a. QianqingGong
b. QianchengGong
c. QianGuangGong
2. There is a small plaque in the throne room, what is that meaning?
a. be fair and open
b. be cruel and disgrace
c. be a good boy
3. What did this palace use for?
a. To have meeting with foreign high officers
b. To celebrate their festival
c. To give some punishment.
a. QianqingGong
b. QianchengGong
c. QianGuangGong
2. There is a small plaque in the throne room, what is that meaning?
a. be fair and open
b. be cruel and disgrace
c. be a good boy
3. What did this palace use for?
a. To have meeting with foreign high officers
b. To celebrate their festival
c. To give some punishment.
Video 7 Transcript
The
palace of heavenly purity is most important architecture in inner court
Forbidden City. This Palace is also the largest of the three rear palaces. It
was built in 1420 and was burnt down several times. In front of the Palace of
Heavenly purity, there is a small miniature pavilion on each side. One is
called Jiangshan pavilion. Representing territorial integrity; the other is
Sheji Temple, the God of Land and Grain, Symbolizing a bumper harvest. This
building was used as an audience chamber where the emperor received envoys from
vassal states who presented their tributes to the emperor. Foreign ambassadors
were also received here. When an emperor died, his coffin would be placed here
for a period of mourning. Above the throne hangs a tablet with a right to left
script “正大光明” (Zheng Da Guang míng), written by Emperor Shunzhi.
This tablet was revealed in several ways. It is often used as a Chinese Idiom,
which means “To be decent, honest and generous,” or “do not have secrets or
making an indecent act.
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Video 6: Hall of Supreme Harmony Video 7: Palace of Heavenly Purity Video 8: Palace of Earthly Tranquility Video 9: The Imperial Garden
Video 10: Imperial Sight Pavilion Video 11: Palace Defenses Video 12: Daily Life of the Emperor Video 13: Lives of the Concubines
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Video 1: The Meridian Gate Video 2: The Golden River Video 3: The Outer Court Video 4: The Lives of the Eunuchs Video 5: Ming Power Structure
Video 6: Hall of Supreme Harmony Video 7: Palace of Heavenly Purity Video 8: Palace of Earthly Tranquility Video 9: The Imperial Garden
Video 10: Imperial Sight Pavilion Video 11: Palace Defenses Video 12: Daily Life of the Emperor Video 13: Lives of the Concubines
Ming Tombs Videos
Video 14: Death and the Ming Tombs Video 15: The Ming Dynasty Video 16: Admiral Zheng He