Ming Palace, Nanjing

Ming Palace, Nanjing

Ming Palace (Chinese: 明故宫; pinyin: Míng gù​gōng) in Nanjing, present day Jiangsu province, China was the 14th century imperial palace of the Hongwu Emperor, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

History

The palace lost its position as the emperor's main residence Beijing's Forbidden City when Hongwu's son, the Yongle Emperor, relocated the imperial capital to Beijing. However, Nanjing retained the status of the "reserve" capital throughout the almost three centuries of the Ming era, and the palace was maintained, at least to some extent.

After the fall of Beijng to Li Zicheng's rebels (and, soon thereafter, to the Manchu Qing Empire) in 1644, the Nanjing Ming Palace briefly became the seat of the Hongguang Emperor who tried to establish the so-called Southern Ming Dynasty. However, the following year (1645) the Qing armies reached Nanjing. The Hongguang Emperor fled, and the Nanjing Ming Palace was destroyed by the Manchus. Today only some foundations, walls, carved stones and columns remain of the once majestic palace.

  • 明故宫午门遗址

  • 午门正面

  • 柱础

  • 午朝门公园

  • 石柱础

  • 明宫城东华门遗址

  • 西华门

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