Chinese History in the Forbidden City
by Zhai Chenxu
About This Novel
The first half of "The History of China in the Forbidden City" tells the story: from Kublai Khan's founding of the Yuan Dynasty, to the move of the capital to the Forbidden City in the 18th year of Yongle's reign, and finally to the discovery of Emperor Chongzhen's body at Dongzhimen in the Ming Dynasty. Taking the construction and maturity of the Forbidden City as the axis, it uses humorous and vivid language to write about the joys and sorrows that happened in the palace, as well as many historical events witnessed by the Forbidden City. At the same time, it combines the knowledge of ancient architecture to introduce the construction of the main palaces and the knowledge behind them. The second half is about: starting from the Forbidden City in Shenyang, to the time spent in the Forbidden City during the prosperous ages of Kangxi and Qianlong, and finally to the historical twilight and twists and turns of the Forbidden City's fate in modern history under the smoke of artillery fire. At the same time, it is further clarified that the historical system of the Forbidden City has passed through the Xinyou Coup, the Second Opium War, the Secret Gate Disturbance, the Reform Movement of 1898, etc., Including the buildings of the Summer Palace, Xiyuan, and Summer Resort. At the end of the book, it is supplemented by Wang Guowei's watering in Kunming Lake and the removal of the cultural relics of the Forbidden City during the war, comprehensively showing the rise and fall of the Forbidden City over six hundred years.
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