• If they choose the former, then the Gate of Heavenly Purity marks the portal through which they transition between the outer and inner courts of the palace.
  • After passing through this gate, you can see the Palace of Heavenly Purity which is how this gate came to be called the Gate of Heavenly Purity.
  • The Gate of Heavenly Purity (simplified Chinese: 乾清门; traditional Chinese: 乾清門; Manchu: ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨᠴᡳᠩᠮᡝᠨ kiyan cing men)...
  • Also named Gate of Celestial Purity or Qianqingmen, the Gate of Heavenly Purity is on the central axis divides the Forbidden City into two parts...
  • The Gate of Heavenly Purity, called in Chinese Qianqingmen, is on the central North-South axis that divides the Forbidden City into two equal parts, but it is...
  • In the Qing Dynasty, the emperors would call on the ministers and officials to pay their respects and to discuss the state affairs at the Gate of Heavenly Purity.
  • The gate once led people to Forbidden City's residential quarters. It is connected to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and near the Gate of Thriving Imperial Clan.
  • Flanked by 2 gilded lions, the Gate of Heavenly Purity was once the main entrance not just to the Forbidden City’s inner court, but also to the residential quarters.
  • The Gate of Heavenly Purity was the main portal between the outer and inner courts of the Forbidden City.
  • Beijing Forbidden City - Bronze Lion in front of the Gate of Heavenly Purity The Gate of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing Men) separates the palace into the Outer and...