The palace was built in 1420 and rebuilt in 1798,
from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing emperor KangxiÄs reign, it was the place
where the emperor lived and handled state affairs. After the Qing emperor
Yong-Zheng ascended the throne, this palace was used as the place for holding
great ceremonies and granting audiences to all sorts of officials as well as
foreign evoys. During the emperor Yong Zheng’s reign, the crown prince was
selected with a secret way – the emperor put into a box his testament
regarding his choice of a son as sucessor and hid it behind the horizontal board
above the imperial throne in this palace: the box was taken down and opened as
soon as the emperor die and then the appointed crown prince ascended the throne.
Palast der Himmlischen Klarheit (Qianqinggong)
Schrein beim Palast der Himmlischen Klarheit (Qianqinggong)
Im Inneren des Palastes der Himmlischen Klarheit (Qianqinggong)
