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Travel from page 12 All three halls have thrones.
The Inner Court likewise has
particularly the number nine, dominate many of the city’s three halls. From south to north,
architectural elements. they are the Hall of Heavenly
The Golden Water River meanders around the Meridian Purity, Hall of Celestial and
Gate, which is the main south gate to the Forbidden City and Terrestrial Union, and Palace of
the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Five bridges cross the river; Earthly Tranquility. These halls
each were designated to allow passage of a certain class were the official residence of
of people. The smaller building to the north of the Hall of the emperor and empress. The Northwest corner of the Forbidden City. Photo by Charlie Fong
Supreme Harmony is the Hall of Central Harmony, where the emperor, representing yang and
emperor rested between ceremonies where he would be out the heavens, occupied the Hall of Heavenly Purity, while the The Palace Museum still contains a record number of
of view of the people. The next building in line is the Hall of empress, representing yin and the earth, occupied the Palace artistic works. They count 340,000 pieces of ceramic and
Preserving Harmony, where ceremonial rehearsals were held. of Earthly Tranquility. It is said that the Hall of Celestial and porcelain; 50,000 paintings, with more than 400 before the
Terrestrial Union, located between them, is where yin and Yuan Dynasty; 10,000 bronze pieces, with more than 1,000
yang produced harmony. pieces dated before 220 B.C.; 1,000 18 and 19 century
th
th
The Imperial Gardens are located to the north of these timepieces; 30,000 pieces of carved jade; and numerous
three halls, with the Gate of Divine Might along the north artifacts of the imperial families and court.
wall being the exit to the outside world. The north gate of the Needless to say, a visit to the Forbidden City is one of those
Forbidden City is purposely smaller than the southern entrance “once in a lifetime” experiences.
as dictated by feng shui. Likewise, the main axis is north and Don Kiselewski writes from his personal experiences,
south – although in actuality, the Forbidden City’s axis is a little having traveled in 122 countries and cruised the oceans, seas
more than 2 degrees off of north to match Xanadu, the other and rivers of the world. Palm Beach Gardens Travel Leaders,
capital of the empire that was designed in the Yang Dynasty. his family owned and operated agency, is located at Mirasol
Town Square, 11360 North Jog Road, Building A, Suite 102-6,
Palm Beach Gardens. The agency has been serving the travel
needs of the South Florida area for over a quarter of a century.
Contact him at (561) 694-9696 or Aussie@PBGTravel.com.
Located in the Imperial Gardens, the rock was formed by Photos by Don Kiselewski
the ocean waves to provoke meditation.
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A carved ramp over which the Emperors were carried to gain
The Dragon Throne entrance to the Hall of Supreme Harmony

Pet Matters

by Pat Deshong, President of Furry Friends Featured Adoptables
Adoption Clinic & Ranch, October 2021
Colbert
Colbert was rescued as a
stray kitten with his brothers
and sisters. He is a 6 mo.
old domestic shorthair and
is very sweet. He has been
thoroughly enjoying the
foster home he has been
staying in, but now it is time
he finds a permanent home
of his own. Colbert is well
socialized and will make a
great addition to your heart
and home.
Denver
Denver is a sweet 1 yr. old
young dog who already has
mastered basic tricks! Denver
can sit and lay down on cue
and also walks very nicely
on the leash. Denver recently
went to a baseball game and
met people of all ages, size,
and sex and loved every
single one of them. Denver
can’t wait to meet his new
fur-ever family!

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