January 1st｜Traveling around Beijing: Explore the Forbidden City with Professor Yuan Tengfei and spend a New Year's Day with a lot of knowledge

Throughout the year, the Forbidden City always has different scenery to see

There are always different historical stories to listen to.

This time, Mr. Yuan Tengfei will take you to the Forbidden City

Tell you about the 600-year history of the Forbidden City

 

Team leader

Teacher Yuan Tengfei

Hailed by fans as " the best history teacher in history "

 

The Forbidden City was the place where 24 emperors and their concubines lived and worked during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is also one of the largest and most intact ancient wooden structures in the world.

After the Jingnan Campaign, although Emperor Zhu Di was in Nanjing, his heart was in Beijing, so he began a series of preparations to move the capital. First, he changed Beiping Prefecture to Shuntian Prefecture to improve its administrative status; then he began to relocate people to enrich Beijing.

In the fourth year of Yongle ( 1406 ), Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty issued an edict to build the Beijing Imperial Palace and city walls based on the Nanjing Imperial Palace. The entire construction process of the Forbidden City took 11 years of preparation work, and it was not completed until the 18th year of Yongle ( 1420 ).

The picture is provided by fan Mocunjun

Fast forward to 1925. With the success of the Xinhai Revolution and the peaceful abdication of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, the Forbidden City , a royal palace that had existed for more than 500 years, was officially renamed the " Gugong " , meaning " the old imperial palace " . On October 10 of the same year, the once strictly confined royal palace became accessible to the general public - the Palace Museum, which is what we are about to see.

Other well-known historical sites such as the Weiyang Palace of the Han Dynasty and the Daming Palace of the Tang Dynasty have disappeared in the torrent of history, leaving only ruins. Only the Forbidden City of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the antiques and treasures collected by its successive owners have been basically preserved intact.

The picture is provided by fan Mocunjun

How much history do we not know about the Forbidden City? How much misunderstanding do we have about the Forbidden City? How far are the popular costume dramas and Qing Dynasty dramas from the real history? Let us follow the top star and walk into the Forbidden City to restore a true 600-year history.

The picture is provided by fan Mocunjun

 

Registration Information

Event Time

● January 1 , 2025 (New Year’s Day)

Event Location 

●Beijing - Forbidden City

* The specific meeting place will be sent to your mobile phone by our customer service staff about three days before the group starts. Please pay attention to the push notifications.

* After successful registration, you must go to the gathering place and participate in the event together. After the event, you will be dismissed at the same place.

The Palace Museum: No. 4 , Jingshanqian Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing

Number of participants

●No more than 40 people

●Children under 6 years old are not recommended to participate. Minors aged 6-14 years old must be accompanied by a guardian

●Refuse to drop in temporarily

Activity Fees

The fee includes: explanation by expert lecturer; tour guide service throughout the trip; audio guide.

The fee does not include: round trip travel before and after the meeting; other personal expenses.

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Hassle-free refund policy

● If the event is unable to take place due to the organizer’s reasons or force majeure, all fees can be refunded to you (the place can be reserved if it is postponed);

●In addition to the above, no fees will be refunded once the registration is successful (transferable places);

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* Note: In order to ensure the sustainability of offline activities, recording and videotaping are prohibited throughout the event. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding

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