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In 1402, Yong le decided to inter into Nan jing to take over the capital. In doing so emperor Jiang wen fled never to be seen again. Overtime Yong le did not feel comfortable in teh city becuase to many Nan jing was still teh city of Jiang wen. He one day decided to move the capital to a new city, he decided to move it to Bei ping which is k=now known as Beijing. | In 1402, Yong le decided to inter into Nan jing to take over the capital. In doing so emperor Jiang wen fled never to be seen again. Overtime Yong le did not feel comfortable in teh city becuase to many Nan jing was still teh city of Jiang wen. He one day decided to move the capital to a new city, he decided to move it to Bei ping which is k=now known as Beijing. | ||
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In 1417, the building began and Eunuchs were in charge decoration and supervision. It took 100 thousand craftsmen and engineers to build the palace. In addition it took 3 years to erect 1000 buildings which included offices, temples, theaters halls, etc. Each building was made my columns and beams, there was not one nail used. Also there were 188 acres of flooring that all had ceramic tiles. Finally in 1420 the construction was complete. | In 1417, the building began and Eunuchs were in charge decoration and supervision. It took 100 thousand craftsmen and engineers to build the palace. In addition it took 3 years to erect 1000 buildings which included offices, temples, theaters halls, etc. Each building was made my columns and beams, there was not one nail used. Also there were 188 acres of flooring that all had ceramic tiles. Finally in 1420 the construction was complete. | ||
Revision as of 01:43, 19 April 2012
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City also known as "Gu Gong" （故宫). It is thet the biggest palace ever in the history of man, furthermore it is a major symbol to Chinese people as their greatness and glory. There are any ancient Chinese constructions that are symbols that are of imperial and ancient China, however The forbidden City is much more advanced and superior in construction then past buildings or creations. The palace is grand and complex, there are over nine thousand rooms and each room is each carefully designed.
History
The creation and construction of the palace all began back in the time of the Ming Dynasty. The MIng Emperor Taizu had a few sons, one of his sons "Yong le" was a General that was based and commanded the empires army out of the city in Bei ping (also know now as Beijing). As teh Ming emperor got older and was ready to pass on the Empire he had two choices, it was between Yong le and his eldest grandson Jiang wen whom was only 15 years old at the time. Not in Yong le's favor, Emperor Taizu selected Jiang wen as the new Emperor. in 1398 the Emperor Taizu died and then Jiang wen took over as new Emperor, Yong le was angry and he was even more angry to see that the empire was changing to a society of scholars and education. Yong le felt that if the empire were to continue like that, the enemy Mongols could and would easily take over China.
In 1402, Yong le decided to inter into Nan jing to take over the capital. In doing so emperor Jiang wen fled never to be seen again. Overtime Yong le did not feel comfortable in teh city becuase to many Nan jing was still teh city of Jiang wen. He one day decided to move the capital to a new city, he decided to move it to Bei ping which is k=now known as Beijing.
Construction
In 1405, plans were created for the construction of the palace. Over 1 millions people were sent all over China to gather materials, the conditions that these people faced were harsh and many of them did not make it out alive. In addition the people were unpaid and beat by soldiers. The wood that was used came from the South West part of China and the stone that used came from the North making distance a big obstacle. In order to transport wood and other material, the Chinese created a canal system that would allow for easy travel.
In 1417, the building began and Eunuchs were in charge decoration and supervision. It took 100 thousand craftsmen and engineers to build the palace. In addition it took 3 years to erect 1000 buildings which included offices, temples, theaters halls, etc. Each building was made my columns and beams, there was not one nail used. Also there were 188 acres of flooring that all had ceramic tiles. Finally in 1420 the construction was complete.