Six Hundred Years of Construction of the Forbidden City
by Jin Hongkui
About This Novel
On the fourth day of November in the 18th year of Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor issued an edict and solemnly announced the good news to the world that the construction of Beijing was completed. We regard this day as the birthday of the city of Beijing and the palace of Beijing in the Ming Dynasty. According to the Gregorian calendar, it is December 8, 1420. It will be six hundred years ago in 2020. During the long period of ten years, the capital of the Ming Dynasty and its core palace buildings were later naturally accepted by the rulers of the Qing Dynasty as their own capital and Forbidden City. To commemorate this 600-year-old great ancient architectural complex, Mr. Jin Hongkui, an ancient architect and former deputy director of the Forbidden City, wrote the book "Six Hundred Years of Construction of the Forbidden City" to let readers understand the long construction history from the city's founding in the Yuan and Ming dynasties to the completion of the palace. This book is an introductory book on Forbidden City architecture written by professional scholars for readers, and it has a good balance between academic and popularization.
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