【正文】 l was also used for mourning services.(Inside the Palace of Union and Peace)this hall sits between the Hall of heavenly Purity and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility, symbolizing the union of heaven and earth, as well as national was first built in 1420 and reconstructed in hall is square in shape, and is smaller than the Hall of plete will see a plaque here inscribed with two Chinese characters, wu wei, which were handwritten by Emperor throne sits in the middle of the hall with a screen behind the throne there hangs a caisson, or covered emperor held birthday celebrations and other major events 1748 during Emperor Qianlong39。s reign, 25 jade seals representing imperial authority were kept in this seals were allowed out of the room without the prior consent of the each flack there is a water clock and a chiming clock.(Inside the palace of earthly tranquility)This used to be the central hall where successive Ming empresses the Qing dynasty, it was converted into a place where sacrifices and wedding ceremonies were room on the western side was used for sacrifices and the room on the east was the seeding CLadies and Gentlemen:You have seen the three main halls of the Forbidden I39。d like to show you around scenes of interest along the eastern first is the Treasure mansion is called the Hall of Imperial is where Sing Emperor Quailing lived after 1,000 artifacts and treasures are on display here, among which the Golden Hair Tower is one of the most tower is in height and its base is meters in was built under the order of Emperor Quailing to be used to collect fallen hair in memoration of his is also a ―Day harnessing Water Jade Hill‖ on display was a legendary monarch of the remote Ixia his leadership, the people learned how to harness the Yellow jade assemblage, 224 centimeters in height and 5 tons in weight, is the largest jade artwork in mat was woven with peeled artifacts are among China39。s rarest treasures.(In front of the NineDragon Screen)This is the NineDragon Relief in 1773,it is meters in height and meters in is a foundation made of surface of the screen is laid with a total of 270 colored, glazed tiles in the design of 9 dragons, some rocky mountains, clouds and the was meant to ward off evil spirits The ancient Chinese regarded 9 dragons, some rocky mountains, clouds and the was meant to ward off evil ancient Chinese regarded 9 as the largest numeral and the dragon as a auspicious 9 dragons are different in color and posture and all are made of glazed a piece of the third dragon from the left is made of is believe that when the Ninedragon Screen was almost finished, a piece of glazed tile was Qianlong was scheduled to inspect the work the following quick wits, the craftsman in question molded the missing piece with clay and sailed through the imperial , he asked a carpenter to carve a wooden one to replace the one made of clay.(Approaching the Imperial Garden)Behind the Palace of Earthly Tranquility and trading the northsouth axis is the imperial are old trees, rare flowers and exotic rock formation in this cover a space of 11,700 square meters, or roughly percent of the Forbidden of the structures in the garden are symmetrically , each is different in terms of pattern and clumps of bamboo screen off the garden and strengthens its deep and serene main structure of the Imperial Garden is the Qin39。an in the centralnorthern part of the garden, this hall is flanked by other halls and pavilions on the east and hall sits on a marble Taoist deity of Zhenwu is enshrined here and emperor would pay homage here a quarterly rites were held during the reign of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming front of the hall there is a cypress that is 400 years all there are a dozen such rare trees in the garden, and most of them are cypresses or the northwest of the hall, there is the Yanhui(Sustaining Sunshine)Pavilion and to the northeast there lies the Duixiu(Accumulated Refinement) Hill was built over the foundation of the Guanhua(Admiring Flowers)Hall of the Ming is 14 meters in height and made of al kinds of rocks quarried in Jiangsu its base stand two stone lions, each carrying a dragon shooting water 10 meters up into the air from its are meandering paths leading to the the top of Duixiu Hill sits the Yujing(Imperial Viewing), On the day of the Double Ninth Festival(the ninth day of the ninth lunar month), the emperor, his consort, and his concubines would climb up to Yujing Pavilion to enjoy the the southeastern corner of the Garden is Jiangxue(Crimson Snowy) to the southwest lies Yangxing Study(study of the cultivation of nature).The yangxing study was used as a royal library during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Puyi once studied English front of the Jiangxue Verandah some Chinese flowering crabapples structure got its name from the crabapples who blossoms from crimson to snowy front of the Verandah, there grows a rare flower that was brought from henna Province under the order of Empress dowager the northeast is Chizao Tang(Hall of Using Flowery Language), once used as a library where rare books were are also specific pavilions symbolizing the four halls of Wanchun and Qianqiu, representing spring and autumn respectively, are square in shape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bellshape and are coupled with multiple eaves and bellshaped halls of Chengrui and Fubi, dedicated to winter and summer, are characterized by two verandahs and bridges at their were paved with colorful pebbles and arranged in 900 different Imperial Garden can be accessed through the Qiong yuan(Jade Garden)West gate or the qiong yuan east third gate, the shunzhen(Obedience and Fidelity)Gate, opens to the doors are laid in glazed tiles and it was only used by the empress or our tour of the Forbidden City draws to a close, I hope that I have helped you understand why the Palace is a treasure of China and on