Grand Council
The Grand Council or Junji Chu, officially the Banli Junji Shiwu Chu, was an important policy-making body of China during the Qing dynasty. It was established in 1733 by the Yongzheng Emperor.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forbidden City and Forbidden City.
Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City, located at the centre of Beijing, 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.
Forbidden City
Museum
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The Palace Museum, also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China.
Palace of Heavenly Purity
Palace
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The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court, located at the northern end of the Forbidden City. Palace of Heavenly Purity is situated 150 metres northeast of Grand Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Donghuamen and Jingshan Subdistrict.
Donghuamen
Suburb
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Donghuamen Subdistrict is a subdistrict at the center of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. Tiananmen Square is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.
Jingshan Subdistrict
Suburb
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Jingshan Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. 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.
Jiaodaokou
Suburb
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Jiaodaokou Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China. It contains 7 communities within 1.57 km2 of land, as of 2020 it has a permanent population of 31,951.
Grand Council
- Type: Building
- Description: Qing dynasty policy-making body
- Location: Beijing, North China, China, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.91766° or 39° 55′ 4″ northLongitude
116.38969° or 116° 23′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8PFRW99Q+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 40605848OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q1347854
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Grand Council” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “Jūnjīchù”
- Chinese: “军机处”
- Chinese: “军机房”
- Chinese: “总理处”
- Chinese: “清朝军机处”
- Chinese: “軍機”
- Chinese: “軍機處”
- Chinese: “辦理軍機事務處”
- French: “Grand Conseil”
- French: “Junjichu”
- Indonesian: “Dewan Agung (Dinasti Qing)”
- Indonesian: “Dewan Agung”
- Italian: “Gran consiglio”
- Italian: “Gran Consiglio”
- Italian: “Junjichu”
- Japanese: “弁理軍機処”
- Japanese: “軍機処”
- Japanese: “軍機房”
- Korean: “군기처”
- Manchu: “ᠴᠣᠣᡥᠠᡳ ᠨᠠᠰᡥᡡᠨ ᡳ ᠪᠠ”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Storrådet”
- Norwegian: “Storrådet”
- Polish: “Rada Wojenna”
- Portuguese: “Grande Conselho”
- Spanish: “Gran Consejo (dinastía Qing)”
- Spanish: “Gran Consejo”
- Tamil: “மாபெரும் சபை (சிங் வம்சம்)”
- Tamil: “மாபெரும் சபை”
- Thai: “จฺวินจีชู่”
- Ukrainian: “Відомство військових таємниць”
- Ukrainian: “Цзюньцзі-фан”
- Ukrainian: “Цзюньцзі-чу”
- Vietnamese: “Quân cơ xứ”
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