July 26, 2025｜Visiting the Shenyang Imperial Palace: The rowing captain tells you the history behind Liaoning’s “Forbidden City”

“ The birthplace of one dynasty, the capital of two generations of emperors ”

This is the destination of this offline tour - Shenyang

It can be said that the city of Shenyang witnessed the entire process of the rise of the Qing Dynasty.

Nurhaci built his capital here

In 1636 , Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor in Shenyang and changed the country's name to Qing.

The location of the imperial palace in the early Qing Dynasty is the Shenyang Imperial Palace

As the capital palace after the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass

It took a total of 158 years to build.

It was also the place where many emperors of the Qing Dynasty stayed during their " Eastern Tour ".

So, how did the Shenyang Imperial Palace influence the course of history, and what legendary stories are contained in it?

Everything is in the offline activities of the rowing captain at the Shenyang Imperial Palace

Team leader

Special contributor and speaker of Xunji Lecture Hall

The first generation of military fans, second-hand poets, third-generation crosstalk amateurs, four major modern navy enthusiasts, five Ling young men, six pieces of bath scrubbers. The main lecture columns are "The Spear That Never Sets - British Royal Navy" and "Xunji Xiaojiang".

Event Highlights

1. Imperial Ancestral Temple

In the Imperial Ancestral Temple of the Shenyang Imperial Palace, not only the four ancestors of the Jianzhou Jurchens are enshrined, but also five ministers who are not only second to the Beile, but also have the privilege of listening to the state affairs together with the Khan. So, who are these five people, and why do they have such an honor?

2. The Dazheng Hall, the Ten Kings Pavilion, and the French Cannons

The earliest building of Shenyang Imperial Palace was the office area of ​​the Qing emperor, which was closely related to the early Jurchen tribal habits. Their traditional habit was to have an office area in the west and a daily living area in the east. However, Shenyang Imperial Palace was not the earliest capital of the Jurchens. Their capital was called Hetuala, and later moved to Liaoyang, which was the most prosperous city in Liaodong at that time. Why did Nurhaci leave the glamorous world of Liaoyang and move the capital to Shenyang? 

The Ten Kings Pavilion, located on both sides of the Dazheng Hall in the Shenyang Imperial Palace, was the office of the Eight Banners leaders of the Qing Dynasty. This building retains the form of camping and office work in the early Jurchen tribal period. So how did the Eight Banners rise? How did they disappear?

In the long-term tug-of-war with the Ming Dynasty, the Jurchens also realized that relying on the Eight Banners Army's fearlessness and bravery alone would not work. It was not until they got the French machine, a " weapon of mass destruction " that allowed the Qing army to surpass the Ming Dynasty in technology, that this thing could influence and even determine the battlefield situation. So, how did the Qing army get this weapon? When they met the European army at the same time, who was better?

3. Chongzheng Hall

Chongzheng Hall is the palace where Huang Taiji held court, and it is also the highest-ranking and most important building in the Shenyang Imperial Palace. As the only Qing emperor to ascend the throne in the Shenyang Imperial Palace, how did Huang Taiji take power into his own hands? How did the military democracy in the early Qing Dynasty become the supreme power of the emperor?

4. Five Great Palaces and Solon Pole

The Five Great Palaces were where Huang Taiji and his concubines lived at the time, which was equivalent to the harem of the Forbidden City. In order to strengthen their own power, the emperors of the Qing Dynasty made many friends and weakened their enemies. They even sold their bodies and married Mongolian nobles. This tradition of marriage between Manchu and Mongolian nobles was not abandoned even after the Manchus entered the Central Plains, and has been passed down.

Was the love between Huang Taiji and Hai Lanzhu true or false? Why did the Southern Ming fabricate the gossip about Xiaozhuang and Dorgon? Why did the Jurchens believe in shamans who performed " shaman dances " ? Why do the names of the Jurchens sound simple and crude? The Qing Dynasty once had the most elite unit, called the " Sauron Cavalry " . When you see what happened to this unit, you will understand that such a dynasty deserved to perish.

5. Wensui Pavilion, stage

The Wensu Pavilion in the Shenyang Imperial Palace once stored the highest achievement of Emperor Qianlong's literary governance , the Siku Quanshu. However, many of these books were destroyed in the war. So, is the Siku Quanshu approved by Emperor Qianlong the pride of the Chinese nation? Is it an important contribution of the Chinese nation to human civilization?

Why did the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties launch a literary inquisition? Why were all the wise and holy rulers in history books so sensitive? Besides loving to listen to operas, why did Emperor Qianlong personally edit the operas?

Registration Instructions

Event Time

● July 26, 2025 ( Saturday)

Precautions

● Customer service will contact you 3 days in advance after registration, please keep your WeChat and phone open;

●Children under 6 years old are not recommended to participate. Minors aged 6-14 and seniors over 70 years old must be accompanied by family members to register together;

  

Event Location

●Shenyang - Liaoning Provincial Museum

* 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.

Shenyang Palace Museum: No. 171 , Shenyang Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province

Number of participants

●No more than 30 people

●Children under 6 years old are not recommended to participate. Minors aged 6-14 and seniors over 70 years old must be accompanied by a guardian

●Refuse to temporarily parachute

Activity Fees

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

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

Hassle-free refund policy

●If the event is cancelled due to reasons of the organizer, all fees will be refunded;

● If the event is cancelled due to force majeure, the unincurred fees will be refunded;

●If you are unable to attend the event due to personal reasons, no fees will be refunded (the spot is transferable). Please do not take pictures if you mind. Thank you for your understanding.