The 14th century
Ming Palace in
Nanjing' , abbreviated in Chinese as Ning , is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture...
,
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
was the imperial palace of the
Hongwu EmperorThe Hongwu Emperor , known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang and by the temple name Taizu of the Ming was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China...
, the first emperor of the
Ming DynastyThe Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history," was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
. This palace was replicated in
BeijingBeijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
in the form of the
Forbidden CityThe Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum...
by his son, the
Yongle EmperorThe Yongle Emperor , born Zhu Di , was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. His era name "Yongle" means "Perpetual Happiness"...
, when he moved the capital to Beijing. The palace was destroyed by the Qing in 1644, and today only some foundations, walls, carved stones and columns remain.
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The 14th century
Ming Palace in
Nanjing' , abbreviated in Chinese as Ning , is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture...
,
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
was the imperial palace of the
Hongwu EmperorThe Hongwu Emperor , known variably by his given name Zhu Yuanzhang and by the temple name Taizu of the Ming was the founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China...
, the first emperor of the
Ming DynastyThe Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history," was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
. This palace was replicated in
BeijingBeijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China...
in the form of the
Forbidden CityThe Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum...
by his son, the
Yongle EmperorThe Yongle Emperor , born Zhu Di , was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. His era name "Yongle" means "Perpetual Happiness"...
, when he moved the capital to Beijing. The palace was destroyed by the Qing in 1644, and today only some foundations, walls, carved stones and columns remain.