Chinese palace
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A Chinese palace is an imperial complex where the court, civil government, royal garden and defensive fortress resided. Its structures are considerable and elaborate. The Chinese character Gong repres
Hall of Supreme Harmony within the Forbidden City of Beijing
Model of Xianyang Palace (1st millennium BCE); with architectural styles typical of pre-imperial China
Games taking place in Northern Song palace gardens (c.10th century). These imperial 'backyards' often came with grand artificial lakes and man-made islands.
Linde Hall of Daming Palace, used for recreational purposes and the entertaining foreign embassies.
Mukden Palace
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Mukden Palace, or Shenyang Imperial Palace, is the former palace of the Later Jin dynasty and the early Qing dynasty. It was built in 1625, and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1
Bird's-eye view of the Mukden Palace
Dazheng Hall, the earliest building in the palace