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Palace of Heavenly Purity

The Palace of Heavenly Purity, 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.
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  • Type: Palace
  • Description: Ming and Qing emperors‘ bedchamber; one of the three interior palaces of the Forbidden City, China
  • Also known as: “Qianqing Gong”, “Qianqinggong”, and “乾清宮”

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 150 metres south of Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Palace
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The is a building in the , in , . It stands between the Palace of Heavenly Purity and the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Dongcheng and Gulou.

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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.

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is a part of Dongcheng District in , . The name "Gulou" translates to Drum Tower, which is one of the main attractions here. is considered the most charming area in Beijing.

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is the name of an intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Dongcheng District, . , at the intersection of what is now Avenues North, South and West and Inner Street, dates to the Yuan dynasty. is situated 2½ km northeast of Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Palace of Heavenly Purity

Latitude
39.91875° or 39° 55′ 8″ north
Longitude
116.39067° or 116° 23′ 26″ east
Height
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8PFRW99R+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 638981317
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­palace
Wiki­data ID
Q7126241
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Palace of Heavenly Purity” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Palau de la Puresa Celestial”
  • Chinese: “Khiân-chheng-kiong”
  • Chinese: “Qiánqīnggōng”
  • Chinese: “乾清宫”
  • Chinese: “乾清宮”
  • Chinese: “弘德殿”
  • Chinese: “昭仁殿”
  • Chinese: “皇帝的寢宮”
  • Esperanto: “Palaco de Ĉiela Puro”
  • French: “Palais de l’Harmonie célèste”
  • French: “palais de la Pureté céleste”
  • French: “Palais de la Pureté céleste”
  • German: “Palast der Himmlischen Reinheit”
  • Indonesian: “Istana Kemurnian Surgawi”
  • Japanese: “乾清宮”
  • Korean: “건청궁”
  • Manchu: “ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠴᡳᠩ ᡤᡠᠩ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Khiân-chheng-kiong”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Den himmelske renhets palass”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qiangqing-palasset”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qiangqingpalasset”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qianqing Gong”
  • Norwegian: “Den himmelske renhets palass”
  • Polish: “Pałac Niebiańskiej Czystości”
  • Romanian: “Palatul Purității Cerești”
  • Russian: “дворец Небесной чистоты”
  • Spanish: “Palacio de la Pureza Celestial”
  • Thai: “พระตำหนักเฉียนชิง”
  • Thai: “พระที่นั่งเฉียนชิง”
  • Vietnamese: “Càn Thanh Cung”
  • Vietnamese: “Cung Càn Thanh”
  • Wu Chinese: “乾清宮”
  • Yue Chinese: “乾清宮”

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