Hall of Mental Cultivation

The Hall of Mental Cultivation is a building in the inner courtyard of the in , . The hall is a wooden structure with dome coffered ceilings, and was first built during the Ming dynasty in 1537, and was reconstructed during the Qing dynasty.
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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 150 metres southeast of Hall of Mental Cultivation.

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 110 metres east of Hall of Mental Cultivation.

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, , China. is located within this subdistrict. As of 2020, it has a total population of 38,090.

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is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , 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.

Suburb
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Subdistrict is a subdistrict in Dongcheng District, , China. It contains 7 communities within 1.57 km2 of land, as of 2020 it has a permanent population of 31,951.

Hall of Mental Cultivation

Latitude
39.91836° or 39° 55′ 6″ north
Longitude
116.38942° or 116° 23′ 22″ east
Height
3 metres (9.8 feet)
Roof shape
hipped
Open location code
8PFRW99Q+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40606461
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5642706
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Hall of Mental Cultivation” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “养心殿”
  • Czech: “Síň duševní kultivace”
  • Dutch: “Hal van de Mentale Cultivering”
  • Esperanto: “Halo de Mensa Kultivo”
  • French: “Halle du développement mental”
  • Indonesian: “Aula Penyejuk Hati”
  • Japanese: “養心殿”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sinnsdyrkelsens hall”
  • Norwegian: “Sinnsdyrkelsens hall”
  • Polish: “Pawilon Kształtowania Charakteru”
  • Romanian: “Sala Cultivării Mentale”
  • Thai: “พระที่นั่งหย่างซิน”
  • Vietnamese: “Dưỡng Tâm Điện”

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