Meridian Gate

The Imperial Ancestral Temple is located in the southeast of the Forbidden City, opposite Zhongshan Park. The Imperial Ancestral Temple and Zhongshan Park are symmetrically distributed on the left and right of the square in front of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City. When passing by the Meridian Gate, you can see that the Forbidden City is always crowded with people.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City. The three platforms on the east, west and north sides are connected, surrounding a square square. The north gatehouse is nine bays wide and has a double-eaved yellow tiled roof. There are thirteen verandas on each of the east and west platforms, which are arranged from both sides of the gatehouse to the south, shaped like goose wings, also known as the Goose Wing Building. There is a double-eaved pavilion with a pointed roof at the north and south ends of the east and west goose wings. The majestic Meridian Gate is like three mountains surrounded by five peaks, which are majestic and magnificent, so it is commonly known as the Five Phoenix Building. The Meridian Gate is where the emperor issued edicts. The emperor gave spring pancakes on the beginning of spring; cold cakes on the Dragon Boat Festival and flower cakes on the Double Ninth Festival. On the first day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, the calendar for the next year is issued. On the first day of the twelfth lunar month every year, the "Banshuo" ceremony to issue the calendar for the next year is held at the Meridian Gate. In the event of a major war, when the army returns victorious, a "prisoner offering ceremony" to present prisoners of war to the emperor is held at the Meridian Gate.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City. It is commonly known as the Five Phoenix Tower. The east, west and north sides are connected by 12-meter-high city platforms, which surround a square square. Its plane is concave. In the middle is a double-story building, which is a 9-room wide hall with a double-eaved hip roof. On the two city walls extending to the left and right, there are four pavilions with connected eaves and ridges, connected by open corridors. The two wings each have 13 rooms extending to the south, and there are tall corner pavilions at the four corners, supporting the main hall. This group of buildings on the city is the highest peak in the palace complex of the Forbidden City.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, which is now the southern entrance of the Palace Museum. It is located in the imperial capital and on the central axis of the Forbidden City. It faces the sun and is located at the meridian, so it is called the Meridian Gate. At the same time, it is also the highest-level que tower in the imperial capital. In ancient times, it was also a manifestation of a defense mechanism. It is 9 bays wide, with golden glazed tiles, double-eaved hip roofs, and decorated with golden dragons and imperial seals. According to the established theory of roof levels that was passed down to the Qing Dynasty, this is already the highest-level roof, which shows the importance of the Meridian Gate.

During the epidemic, you can only enter the Palace Museum from the Meridian Gate. You can only enter after showing your ID card and Beijing health code confirmation.

Every time I come to the Forbidden City, I enter through this gate. The legendary beheading outside the Meridian Gate took place here. Of course, it's just a legend, the emperor would not kill people outside his own gate.

The only entrance to the Forbidden City. The square is very wide and there are many people feeding the pigeons.

A must-visit for locals. Tickets are divided into morning tickets and afternoon tickets. You can go directly to the ticket gate to swipe your disability certificate. If you want to ensure that you go on the same day, it is best to book tickets one day in advance. You can go to the Forbidden City's official website, China-TravelNote, and WeChat public account.

On the left is the queue for entry. Opposite is the "Wu Men". "Beheaded at Wu Men" is exactly this Wu Men!

Today, the ground is filled with doves, symbols of peace…

After entering from the Duanmen Gate, we soon arrived at the Wumen Gate. I had the impression that the Wumen Gate was used for beheadings, which was a sequelae of watching too many ancient dramas.

The Meridian Gate is really tall. Look at the foreigners standing next to it, and then look at the comparison between it and the city wall. It is hard to imagine how the army used their lives to break through such a magnificent Chinese castle when there were no siege machines! In addition to the ladders and wooden pillars to attack the main gate, this city wall is much taller and more powerful than the ancient city wall of Xi'an!

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City. It is located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City and is 37.95 meters high. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), rebuilt in the 4th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), and repaired again in the 6th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1801).

There are many things to pay attention to about the Meridian Gate. In dramas and literary works, the "beheading at the Meridian Gate" that we often hear is purely fictional. Because, as a supreme place, the Meridian Gate could never be a place of execution.

At the corner of the Wumen Tower and the Yanchi Tower, you can see the inconspicuous Yemen (left).

The Meridian Gate is also open at night. When the weather is good, you can take photos of star trails here. It is also the entrance to the Forbidden City. Tickets to the Forbidden City are purchased here.

The Forbidden City, the seat of successive dynasties, is home to countless treasures. It was built with the wisdom and hard work of countless working people to create this world-class palace.

The main gate of the Forbidden City, which is now the main gate of the Beijing Palace Museum, requires a ticket to enter. From here, you can see the majesty of the Forbidden City in the past.

Meridian Gate, I often hear on TV that people are taken out of Meridian Gate and beheaded! Now it is a lively place, the entrance is here.

Looking at the Forbidden City from a high place gives you a completely different perspective.

There is a "Qingping Fulai" Qi Baishi calligraphy and painting exhibition on the Meridian Gate. After entering the Meridian Gate, turn left and take the steps to the Meridian Gate.

Entering the exhibition hall of the Meridian Gate, there is a white stone at the entrance with the words "Bai Shi" written on it, which is quite interesting.

There were quite a few tourists visiting the calligraphy and painting exhibition, and many of them were taking photos, including me.

The exhibition is worth a visit, especially for those who are interested in Chinese painting.

We chose to enter the Forbidden City from Xihua Gate. There were a lot of people during the Spring Festival. People lined up for security check under Wumen Gate! The security check was very fast! After passing the security check, you can directly enter the Forbidden City with your ID card! Very convenient!

The exit of the north gate of the Forbidden City is opposite Jingshan Park, where you can continue to play. The most impressive thing is the words of beheading at the Meridian Gate.

The largest single building in the Forbidden City, the main gate, has five towers.

You have to check your ticket here to enter the Palace Museum. . .

Before entering the Forbidden City, I was stunned by the Meridian Gate, which is the main gate of the Forbidden City. Its imposing manner is worthy of being the gate of the imperial palace. It makes people feel that the emperor's palace is sacred and inviolable.

There are regular exhibitions on the Meridian Gate, which are included in the ticket price. If you have time, you must go and see them. After entering the Meridian Gate, walk 100 meters to the left and you can climb the stairs to the Meridian Gate Tower. If you want to see the corner tower, you can also go upstairs from here, go to the city wall, and walk along the city wall to the corner tower

Further ahead is the Meridian Gate, which is also the ticket office of the Forbidden City. The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City. It was built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420 AD). It is located in the center and faces the sun, and is located at the meridian, so it is named Meridian Gate. There are often rumors of "beheading at Meridian Gate" among the people, which is actually a misunderstanding. Just think about it, since "Meridian Gate" is the main gate of the royal family, how can you behead and bleed in front of your own home? It is so unlucky. The gates in front of the Ming and Qing imperial palaces were extremely strict, and the beheading of prisoners was carried out in the execution grounds of Chaishi (now Xisi) or Caishi. However, the popular spanking ("court caning") in the Ming Dynasty was indeed carried out on the imperial road in front of the Meridian Gate, and people were indeed beaten to death, but there is an essential difference between beheading and spanking.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), rebuilt in the 4th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), and repaired again in the 6th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1801).

The Meridian Gate beheading mentioned in movies and TV dramas is this place. It is also the place where you can buy tickets to enter the palace and borrow the tour guide's tape recorder.

Because it is located on the meridian, the midday sunlight is particularly bright red, highlighting the grandeur and majesty of the palace.

The gate that must be passed to enter the Forbidden City is often mentioned in movies and TV dramas.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City and is also the main gate of the Palace Museum today.

The main gate of the Forbidden City, the largest of the four city gates, has a history of nearly 600 years and is now an important exhibition hall of the Palace Museum.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City, located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City. This gate is in the middle and faces the sun, and is located at the meridian, so it is called the Meridian Gate.

The Meridian Gate was the place where beheadings took place. Looking at the Meridian Gate, one can imagine the bloody scene at that time.

When we arrived at the Meridian Gate, there were already many tourists queuing up, but most of them were groups, waiting for the staff to unlock the door at 8:30 before they could go through security checks and enter the Forbidden City! Looking at the world behind the door from the center, it is magnificent and mysterious! At first, I stood stupidly in the center of the Meridian Gate waiting for the gate to open. Later, I found out that only the two side doors were open, and the teams had already lined up at the door in rows! We quietly followed the team closest to the door! The "Sino-French Treasure Art Exhibition" is on stage at the Meridian Gate until July 2. Friends who are going to play during this period can go up and take a look. The intersection has been marked. The treasures are indeed beautiful. Even if it is not for the treasures, climbing the Meridian Gate Tower is also a different experience! The entire exhibition environment is also very dreamy. There are too many cultural relics on display, but they are also extremely beautiful. P.S. There are different exhibitions at different times, and you can go up and meet the cultural relics.

Entering the Meridian Gate, the first thing that caught our eyes was the Golden Water Bridge. My son actually remembered the name mentioned in the book. I have to give him a big thumbs up for his studious nature. He also found his first little monster here, so he was reluctant to leave for a long time. My son, this is the starting point of the cultural journey, but we are not in a hurry at all, so let the child do whatever he wants!

People have always believed that the Meridian Gate was a place for beheadings, but in fact it was not. After officials made mistakes, the emperor ordered them to be brought to the Meridian Gate for corporal punishment. The officials died due to physical weakness and other reasons, and thus were charged with the crime of "beheading".

A place that often appears in TV dramas! ~

After passing the Meridian Gate, you have entered the Forbidden City, which is magnificent.

The famous cultural relics and historical sites are majestic and magnificent.

Outside the five gates, the execution was carried out, and it was not good to rush out of the door.

The Meridian Gate is crowded outside, but not so scary inside. Since the Forbidden City limits the number of visitors to 80,000 per day during holidays, it can still guarantee the sightseeing effect of tourists. But remember to buy tickets online in advance, otherwise you will become one of the people in the first picture, and your trip will be in vain.

Noon should mean noon, when the sun is highest in a day, so this is the southernmost gate of the entire Forbidden City, the place closest to the sun. This is my personal understanding. Without a tour guide, I can only guess. . . . This is just one person's opinion, and I am not responsible for anything else. . . . .



Of course, the most common phrase is: beheaded outside the Meridian Gate. In fact, the beheading was not done at the Meridian Gate, but more likely at the Caishikou near the South Station. This is an art of language, just like when I say my monthly income is less than 100,000 yuan, more than 90,000 yuan is less than 100,000 yuan, and more than 10,000 yuan is still less than 100,000 yuan. The same is true for the Meridian Gate. Does beheading outside the Meridian Gate mean beheading at the Meridian Gate? That's impossible. In fact, the subtext is: chop him off for me, and don't chop him off at my house, wait until you get out of my house...

You can go up to the Meridian Gate, and there are a large number of tourists entering.

There happened to be a jewelry exhibition going on inside the Meridian Gate Tower, but I was actually more looking forward to the scenery behind it.

It is the main gate of the Forbidden City, located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City, with a total height of 37.95 meters. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), rebuilt in the 4th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), and repaired again in the 6th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1801).

My Essay

Pushed out of the Meridian Gate,

The city is inside.

How many heroes died,

Leave a wise word.

The Yanchi Buildings on both sides of the red gate will occasionally hold some fine exhibitions. In May, there will be a French jewelry exhibition and an Afghan Museum collection exhibition. I strongly recommend girls to go and have a look. When you come back, you will know that you still have higher pursuits in this life. I strongly recommend boys not to bring their girlfriends, because you will find that you cannot satisfy women's desire for jewelry in this life, hahahaha

In the past, I always heard the sentence of death row prisoners in costume TV dramas: "Push out the Meridian Gate and behead!" But I didn't know where the Meridian Gate was. This time when I went to Beijing, I finally saw the legendary "Meridian Gate". It didn't feel like a place with a lot of evil spirits. It was just a palace gate that you must pass through to enter the Forbidden City. Later, I specially checked and found out that "Push out the Meridian Gate and behead" does not mean beheading at the "Meridian Gate". Those who are interested can go and find out. So there is definitely no sense of evil spirit here...

Only after entering the Forbidden City did I realize how tired the palace maids and eunuchs in ancient times were. They were too exhausted. They would go in in the morning and come out in the afternoon. They felt exhausted, with back pain, leg cramps, and they almost collapsed.

It is really magnificent, worthy of being the home of an emperor.

Solemn and dignified, but I always think of the phrase "beheaded at the Meridian Gate", haha, I've read too many novels

As for the Meridian Gate, I went there several times and heard crows calling. It’s really hard to describe. It’s hard to say…

The Meridian Gate is the entrance to the Forbidden City. It is closed on Mondays and is suitable for taking photos. It is usually crowded with people.

This is the Meridian Gate. This is the main gate to the real palace. There are five of them in total. It seems that the ministers are not allowed to use the middle gate. They all enter from the side gates. When you enter the long alleys of the city wall of the Forbidden City, the wind is like a sea breeze. It is so strong that it makes people feel awe and solemn.

I thought the door would be in the middle like last year, but this year there were two seats on the right side of the Meridian Gate. Enter according to the order of the signs. If you want to be the first to enter the Forbidden City, of course you can only be in seat number 1.

This is a must-see when visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing;

The Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City and the largest of the four gates in the Forbidden City. It was built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1420 BC).



The Meridian Gate is also known as the "Five Phoenix Tower" because there are two square pavilions on the east and west sides of the city platforms extending forward on both sides of the main tower, which echo the main building in the center and look like a vermilion bird spreading its wings.

There are people everywhere at a glance. There are quite a lot of queues. When I went there before, students were always selling tickets. I have encountered a situation where one student ID card was used to buy multiple tickets. The security check is also good and fast, and they are also considerate of special groups.

This must be the Meridian Gate mentioned in the TV series...

The Meridian Gate has five doorways, but from the front, it seems to have three. In fact, there are two side gates on the left and right sides of the front, which are opened on the inner side of the east and west city platforms, one facing west and the other facing east. These two doorways extend into the platform to the east and west respectively, then turn north and go out from the north side of the city platform. Therefore, from the back of the Meridian Gate, there are five doorways, so there is a saying of "three visible and five hidden". Only the emperor can enter and exit the main gate at ordinary times; when the emperor gets married, the empress can enter once; the three people who pass the palace examination can walk out of this gate once.

The place for executions in ancient times was very low-key and simple, but it was said that the energy here could ward off evil spirits, hehe.

Give a stunning view of the Meridian Gate! The Meridian Gate is even more beautiful in the evening!

The place where executions were carried out in the past is now the entrance to the Forbidden City.

The Meridian Gate is the main gate of the Forbidden City. It is located on the north-south axis of the Forbidden City and is 37.95 meters high. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty (1420), rebuilt in the 4th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1647), and repaired again in the 6th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1801).

The Meridian Gate is now accessible, and the entire tower has been transformed into a modern exhibition hall. You can go up the west wall and walk to the east corner tower for a visit.

The official entrance to the Palace Museum, and also the way to leave the Palace Museum. Very majestic.

The retro atmosphere is great. The old buildings were really unique.

A very formal and majestic gate. On the red city wall, soldiers marched in formation.

After entering from Donghua Gate and walking along the city wall for about ten minutes, you will arrive at Wumen Gate. The advantage of booking tickets online is that you can just swipe your ID card.

There are so many people at the Meridian Gate...

There are so many people here, and there are so many travel agency flags everywhere. We have been queuing for a long time. This is the Meridian Gate. Yes, it is the place where people are beheaded. Any murderers or traitors will be brought out here and beheaded for public display.



The Meridian Gate looks like a particularly grand gate to me. It is so large that standing in the middle feels like being surrounded.

There is an exhibition at the Meridian Gate now, with free electronic commentary, which is definitely worth a visit.

The Meridian Gate is in the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is really worth visiting. http://www.mafengwo.cn/i/5374607.html My Beijing Travel Notes

The Meridian Gate is tall and majestic, but it’s a pity that I didn’t climb up to visit it.

The Meridian Gate is the main entrance to the Forbidden City in Beijing and also the main entrance to the Palace Museum. There is a small square in front of it. Tickets need to be purchased here to enter the Palace Museum. The gatehouse is nine bays wide, with a yellow glazed tile double-flying eaves hip roof, which looks extremely majestic.

I passed by here when I entered the Forbidden City, but it didn't seem like much.

It is a must-visit place when visiting the Forbidden City. It is very magnificent. In the past few years, there were often paid exhibitions on the Meridian Gate, and you could go up and visit. I wonder if it is still there now.

Meridian Gate, the last gate of the Forbidden City, is solemn and majestic. You should come here early in the morning, otherwise there will be a lot of people all day long.