The big kiss at both ends of the main ridge of the Hall of Supreme Harmony consists of 13 pieces of glazed components, 3.4 meters high and weighing about 43 tons. The surface is decorated with dragon patterns, also known as dragon kisses. There are fairy beasts in the four corners of the eaves, also called small beasts. Generally, ancient buildings use odd numbers, up to nine, but the Hall of Supreme Harmony has 10, which is an isolated case of ancient buildings decorated with glass. The animals under the eaves of the Hall of Supreme Harmony are arranged in the order of dragon, phoenix, lion, hippocampus, Tianma, gambling fish, sister-in-law, bullfighting and walking, which is different from that contained in the Hall of Qinghui.
Basic information
The Hall of Supreme Harmony, commonly known as the Golden Throne Hall, is a palace building in the Forbidden City in Beijing in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and one of the three major halls in the East. It is the largest existing wooden hall in China, which is located in a prominent position on the north-south main axis of the Forbidden City.
In the 18th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (1420), the Fengtian Hall in Nanjing Forbidden City was built in imitation of it, and it was called Fengtian Hall. In the forty-first year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1562), it was renamed as Neiting, and in the second year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1645), it was renamed as today.
After the completion of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, it was burned and rebuilt many times. This temple was rebuilt in the thirty-fourth year of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty (1695). It carries the roof of the double-eaved palace, sits on three white marble steps, and uses golden dragons and seals to paint. There are as many fairy beasts on the roof as 1 1, and the bays of 1 1 all adopt the highest shape. The plaque "Ji Jian Sui Yi" in the Hall of Supreme Harmony is the imperial pen of Emperor Qianlong, and the existing plaque is a replica. The original one was replaced and lost when Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor.