Gate of Glorious Harmony
| Gate of Glorious Harmony | |
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熙和门 | |
_-_China-6147.jpg) Eastern Side of the Gate of Glorious Harmony | |
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| Former names | Gate of Right Obedience |
| Alternative names | Gate of Xihe, Xihemen |
| General information | |
| Type | Gate |
| Coordinates | 39°54′53″N 116°23′45″E / 39.914592°N 116.395868°E |
| Opened | 1420 |
The Gate of Glorious Harmony (simplified Chinese: 熙和门; traditional Chinese: 熙和門; Manchu: ᡳᠵᡳᠰᡥᡡᠨ
ᡥᡡᠸᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠮᠪᡠᡵᡝ
ᡩᡠᡴᠠ ijishūn hūwaliyambure duka), or the Gate of Xihe, Xihemen is a gate sits on the central road of the outer court of the Forbidden Palace. It is on the outer side of the Gate of Supreme Harmony, and eastern to the Gate of Blending Harmony It was first built on the 18th year of Yongle (1420) and was named Gate of Right Obedience. The current building is built on the 23rd year of Qianlong (1758).[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "熙和门 - 故宫博物院". www.dpm.org.cn. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Gate of Glorious Harmony". The Palace Museum. Archived from the original on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
External links
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