The Shenyang Palace Museum is located in Shenhe District, Shenyang City, and is one of the two complete palace architectural complexes that still exist in China. The imperial palace before the Later Jin Dynasty entered China was also the Shengjing Palace (also known as Fengtian Palace) after the Qing Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing. The Shenyang Palace Museum is not only renowned for its exquisite ancient palace architecture, but also for its rich collection of precious treasures both domestically and internationally. The museum houses a large number of palace relics left over from the old palace, which can be viewed in various exhibition halls within the palace.
The Shenyang Forbidden City is divided into three parts according to the architectural layout and construction order: the East Road is the Great Political Hall and the Ten Kings Pavilion built during the Nurhaci period; Zhonglu is a large and medium-sized palace that was built during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty, including the Great Qing Gate, Chongzheng Hall, Phoenix Tower, as well as Qingning Palace, Guanju Palace, Yanqing Palace, Yongfu Palace, etc; The West Road was built during the Qianlong period, including the Wensu Pavilion. The whole palace is magnificent with towering pavilions, carved beams and painted rafters.
The Daqingmen Gate, commonly known as the Meridian Gate, is the main gate of the Shengjing Imperial Palace. It is a flush gable roof style building with five rooms in width. The roof is covered with glazed tiles, decorated with green trimmings, and decorated with protruding sea water dragons and various animals symbolizing auspiciousness. It is exquisite and lifelike. The Great Qing Gate is solemn and magnificent, seamlessly integrated with the entire palace architecture, appearing very harmonious.
The Chongzheng Hall, commonly known as the "Golden Luang Hall", was an important place for Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty to handle political affairs and receive foreign envoys on a daily basis. The hall displays precious cultural relics such as a golden lacquer cloud dragon screen, a carved golden dragon throne, and a gilded bronze bell shaped stove. The "Zhengda Guangming" plaque hanging above the throne in the Chongzheng Hall was personally inscribed by Emperor Qianlong.
The Dazheng Hall, commonly known as the "Octagonal Hall", was also referred to as the "Great Hall" or "Dugong Hall" before the Qing Dynasty entered the country. It was an important palace built by the Qing Dynasty's founder Nurhaci and a major building on the eastern route. Before the Qing Dynasty entered the country, this was a place for important celebrations such as the coronation of the emperor, New Year's Day, Wanshou Festival, and banquet ceremonies. During peacetime, it was used for holding meetings of ministers and ministers to discuss politics or issuing important edicts. The hall is decorated with precious cultural relics such as golden dragon thrones, golden lacquer screens, and enamel elephant caravans, as well as ink marks left by Kang, Qian, Jia, and Dao during their eastern tours of Shengjing, reproducing the original appearance of the Great Political Hall at that time.
The Phoenix Tower is located north of the Chongzheng Hall and is built on a 4-meter-high green brick platform. It has three floors and a three drop gable style corridor with yellow glazed tiles on the top and green trimmed edges. This building is known as one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Shengjing", such as "Fenglou Xiaori" and "Fenglou Guanta". The Phoenix Tower houses a plaque inscribed by Emperor Qianlong himself with the words' Purple Qi Comes from the East '.
The Wensu Pavilion was built in 1782 (the 47th year of the Qianlong reign) specifically for storing the "Complete Library of the Four Treasures of the Wensu Pavilion". It is the main building on the West Road of the Shenyang Imperial Palace, and the "Collection of Ancient and Modern Books" is also stored in the pavilion. The architectural form of Wensu Pavilion is completely different from other palaces with red and gold decorations on the outer eaves. Its painted themes do not use the common dragon and phoenix motifs in palaces, but instead use patterns such as "White Horse Offering Books" and "Hanmo Scroll Books" that are in harmony with the functions of the library, giving people a sense of antiquity and freshness. Just because this was the place where Emperor Qianlong studied during his "Eastern Tour".
Address:No. 171 Shenyang Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City
Telephone:024-24843001 Opening Hours:04/10-10/10 Tuesday Sunday 08:30-17:30; 10/11-04/09 Tuesday Sunday 09:00-16:30; From 04/10 to 10/10, it is closed all day on Monday; 10/11-04/09 Monday all day closed; Labor Day, Loong Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day 08:30-17:30; New Year's Day, Spring Festival 09:00-16:30; 2/11-2/12 is closed all day; 2/15-2/15 09:00-16:30; Qingming Festival 09:00-16:30
Admission ticket:CNY60