• The gate once led people to Forbidden City's residential quarters.[1][2] It is connected to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, and near the Gate of Thriving Imperial...
  • 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...
  • 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 is just after the Hall of Preserving Harmony and before the Palace of Heavenly Purity.
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • In the north is Palace of Heavenly Purity Go west to see Hall of Mental Cultivation Go east to see Hall for Ancestry Worship & Six Eastern Palaces.
  • The Gate of Heavenly Purity (Qianqing Men) separates the palace into the Outer and Inner Court. Behind the gate is the residential area of the palace.