An Inspirational Tour of the Forbidden City

    图说北京——魂游故宫

    Yang Zi

    羊子编绘

    Contents: The Ancient Chinese astronomers divided the sky, with the Polestar as the center, into three enclosures and 28 constellations. The former include the Purple Forbidden, Supreme Palace and Heavenly Market enclosures. The Purple Forbidden Enclosure covers the region around the Polestar. The ancient Chinese believed that it was fixed in the sky as a center around which all stars rotate. Therefore, the Polestar was called the Emperor Star, and the Purple Forbidden Enclosure was believed to be the place where the Heavenly Emperor lived.

    ISBN 7119039008 P 210×210mm

    80pp paperback

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