Palace of Tranquile Longevity

The Palace of Tranquil Longevity, literally, "peaceful old age palace", also called the Qianlong Garden, Qianlong Palace, Qianlong District or the Palace of Tranquility and Longevity, is a palace in , , located in the northeast corner of the .
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  • Type: Palace
  • Description: palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
  • Also known as: “Ningshou Gong”, “Ningshou Palace”, “Ningshougong”, “Palace of Tranquil Longevity”, “Qianlong Garden”, “Qianlong Palace”, and “寧壽宮”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Forbidden City and Forbidden City.

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The , located at the centre of , was the main palace of Imperial China for five centuries, until the early 20th century. It today houses the Palace Museum, one of China's largest national museums, with an extensive collection based on the former imperial collection.

Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national complex housed in the at the core of , China. is situated 330 metres southwest of Palace of Tranquile Longevity.

Palace
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The , or Qianqing Palace is a palace in the in , China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court, located at the northern end of the Forbidden City. is situated 290 metres west of Palace of Tranquile Longevity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, , . is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.

Suburb
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is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , . It contains 8 communities. The subdistrict has a total area of 1.64 square kilometers, and as of 2020, it has a population of 25,374.

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Dongcheng District is in . It means "east city" and appropriately enough covers the eastern half of the old, imperial city. Most visitors to the city will come here to visit both Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace.

Palace of Tranquile Longevity

Latitude
39.91887° or 39° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
116.39412° or 116° 23′ 39″ east
Open location code
8PFRW99V+GJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40592356
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­palace
Wiki­data ID
Q7126256
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Palace of Tranquile Longevity” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “宁寿宫”
  • Chinese: “寧壽宮”
  • Japanese: “寧寿宮”
  • Manchu: “ᡝᠯᡥᡝ ᠵᠠᠯᠠᡶᡠᠩᡤᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠩ”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Longevității Liniștite”
  • Vietnamese: “Ninh Thọ Cung”

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