The Palace Museum: a history of 600 years

From the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420) to 2020, the Forbidden City (Palace Museum) has a history of exactly 600 years. The unparalleled regal atmosphere of the Forbidden City has been shining brightly after 600 years of wind and frost. The interaction and interpretation of the architecture, collections, characters, and other elements of the Forbidden City have made its history spanning 600 years. This book is a series of lectures on the Forbidden City by the famous historian Yan Chongnian. The book is divided into two parts, with a total of 100 lectures, six chapters, and more than 200 selected pictures. Taking time as the clue, it tells the history of the Ming and Qing Dynasties spanning more than 600 years, while also covering Forbidden City’s history in the era of the Republic of China, and the new China. It vividly reproduces the ups and downs of the Forbidden City for six hundred years, and is a must-read for readers interested in the Palace and its history.