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Hall of Central Harmony

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The Hall of Central Harmony (Zhonghe Hall) is one of ‘the three main palaces’ in Beijing Forbidden City. It is located between the Hall of Supreme Harmony and the Hall of Preserving Harmony. The hall was the place for the emperor to take a rest before holding grand ceremony and accepting officials' worship in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. While holding a memorial ceremony for the heaven and earth, the emperor would review the congratulatory message the day before; also would check the seed and farm implements before the altar of the god of agriculture. Central Harmony means ‘everything should be finished in a perfect way so that the harmony comes into being'.

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The flat surface of the Hall of Central Harmony is square with 3 rooms outwardly and 3 rooms deeply. It is paved by gold bricks and covers an area of structure of 580 m². Its roof has four sharp angles covered by yellow glazed tiles. Each sides of the palace. All the four sides have stepstone with cloud and dragon embossment imperial road. Both sides of the gate have black brick and sill wall. The outer and inner eaves are both decorated with golden dragon patterns. A land screen throne is located in the middle of the hall.

The two sides of the throne have two golden animals which is an imaginary auspicious beast. It is said that kylin is an animal with full of wisdom, can understand all kinds of languages and can walk 9000 km one day. Setting in each sides of the throne meant the keen intelligence and excellent judgment of the emperor, and they were also used as a censer. Two copper furnace on each sides of the platform in the hall were used to get warm. Two palanagog were put beside the throne which were generally known as sedan. They are the internal used vehicle for the emperor of Qing Dynasty in the palace. There was a strict rule about the suitable sedan for each occasion for the emperor and the queen.

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