With the huge area of ​​the Forbidden City, there have been many debates about how many rooms this building has. In 1972, architectural experts conducted comprehensive statistics according to the standard of “four pillars and one room” (meaning that each space is equal to 4 columns counted as one room). Statistical results show that the Forbidden City has a total of 9,687 rooms. However, among all those rooms, there is one place where no one has lived for a long time, which is the Kunning Palace. Kunning Palace The royal family members living in the Forbidden City all have their own residences: The Emperor lives in the Can Thanh Palace, the Empress lives in the Kunning Palace, the Empress Dowager lives in the Tu Ninh Palace, and with the Supreme Emperor is the Ninh Tho Palace. Each place has its own meaning. The position of the empress is opposite to the emperor, the emperor is heaven, the empress is the earth, so the word “Kun” in “Kunning” is taken from the hexagram “Kun” in “Chu Yi”, meaning that a gentleman uses virtue. to support all things. The bow of Khon Ninh is understood as “Knowing of the land of security”, which means that this is a place where the land is safe and clear. Beginning in the Ming Dynasty, Kunning Palace was used as a royal palace for the empress. Red is the main color of Kunning to represent love and fertility. The emperors will stay with their queens in this palace right after the wedding day in the hope that they can soon have a son. Empresses after being ordained will live at the Kunning Palace until their death. If the queen moves out of the palace, it is usually due to two reasons, one is that the emperor has died, the queen has moved to the empress dowager’s palace, or the worse case is when the queen is deposed. With such a good place to live, why did the Kunning Palace later become a gloomy, uninhabited place? Top 5 little-known facts about the Forbidden City Contrary to the name, which means peace, Khon Ninh Palace is considered a turbulent place. During the Ming Dynasty, Empress Chu – the empress of Minh Tu Tong Chong Trinh De hanged himself here. In the Qing Dynasty, King Khang Hi had a total of 4 concubines, but two of his empresses died inside the Kunning Palace, which made Khang Hi extremely miserable and never married again. After these haunting events, the Kunning Palace was left empty for more than 30 years because it was considered a curse. According to the analysis of experts, the main reason why the Kunning Palace is uninhabited is due to the policy of building Di Hoa Vien by the Qing royal family. Many concubines were moved to Di Hoa Vien, so the existence of the harem is very dim, the old Kunning palace is also increasingly empty. Although always vacant, according to royal etiquette, this Kunning Palace is still the place where the emperor and empress get married, they will live there for 3 days before moving to another palace. Later, the Kunning Palace was used mainly as a place of sacrifice to the gods of the Manchu people. Although not frequented by people, this place is still decorated with splendid architecture and interiors according to royal standards. However, the fact that it was only used as a place of incense for a long time without people living made the Kunning Palace become murky and scary. The dark space and many dark legends will make visitors to the Forbidden City feel extremely scared when entering this palace.

In October of the following year, her body was buried in Dong Lang. It is rumored that when Empress Dowager Cixi was buried, inside her coffin and inside her tomb were buried countless jewels and ivory, arranged in mountains after mountains. It was also because of that number of treasures of inter-city value that Tu Xi’s grave was infiltrated and plundered by Sun Dien Anh, creating the famous “Dong Lang tomb robbery” in Chinese history. In July 1928, about 20 years after Empress Dowager Cixi was buried, a branch of warlords led by Sun Dien Anh came to destroy the queen’s eternal sleep in the palace, while another branch advanced. Emperor Qianlong’s mausoleum. They broke open coffins, plundered treasures, and sent a large number of precious items to foreign countries, causing great damage to the history of Chinese artifacts. At that time, the army led by Ton Dien Anh was an army branch sent by the Nationalist Army to destroy the bandits. On the way, Ton Dien Anh was attracted by the magnificence and wealth of the Dong mausoleum, because he wanted to rob the gold and silver in it, he devised a way to steal the grave. To hide the eyes and ears of others, Sun Dien Anh used the excuse that the army needed to practice, sent the small group of soldiers guarding the mausoleum to another place, and then began to prepare to carry out his theft. Sun Dien Anh is holding a relic taken from the Tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi. The entrance to the tomb of the Royal Family is very secret and discreet, just to prevent tomb thieves from stealing. Initially, Ton Dien Anh’s group could not find the entrance to the underground palace, they dug around, demolished many places but still could not find the entrance. Later, when they heard that an old man had built a mausoleum before, they knew that behind the Ming Lou there was a “silent institute”, specializing in recruiting dumb workers to build and repair the Qing mausoleum. Behind the lapis lazuli relief wall on the north side of the courtyard is the entrance to the palace where Emperor Qianlong is buried. Tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi is different, you have to go to the door of an ancient cave at the foot of Minh long before you can enter the palace. Whether it is Emperor Qianlong’s tomb or Empress Dowager Cixi’s tomb, the entrance is extremely solid, the “diamond” doors are not easy to open. The group of Ton Dien Anh people with greedy minds directly used dynamite to blow up the entrance, so both tombs have traces of being destroyed by explosives. Sun Dien Anh led a group of bandits to excavate the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi, entering the palace earlier than the group that robbed Emperor Qianlong’s tomb. The group of grave robbers carried things out of the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi. After they violently destroyed Cixi’s coffin, they were dazzled by countless gold and silver jewels in it. Therefore, the bandits frantically plundered, looted and buried the treasures in the coffin, and Tu Xi’s body was also destroyed. According to the rehabilitation staff, there was an incision in the mouth of the Empress Dowager, which was caused when Ton Dien Anh wanted to steal the Da Ming Chau in her mouth, even personal items such as hats. phoenix, robes… were all robbed, and Cixi’s body was then thrown next to the coffin. Emperor Qianlong’s palace was also seriously damaged, the underground palace already had standing water inside, after the treasure was robbed, the bones of the Qianlong Emperor were also lost along the water. As for the remains of Empress Hieu Hien and the three concubines, they were also lost in one place, only Queen Hieu Nghi was preserved because the body had not rotted. After the incident was revealed, the whole country’s public opinion boiled, especially the remaining descendants of the royal family of the Manchu dynasty, they were extremely angry when the ancestor’s tomb was stolen, the ancestor’s body was destroyed. Pray for strict punishment for stealing the grave of Ton Dien Anh. But Ton Dien Anh, because he wanted to get rid of the crime, took the stolen treasures to be scattered everywhere, on the contrary, he also found a dignified excuse to justify that: “The Manchus harmed our ancestors of three generations, stole and destroyed The grave is just for the sake of revenge, which is a reluctant thing to do.” Then, under the reconciliation of the parties, the tomb thief Dong Lang Ton Dien Anh also escaped punishment. After the grave robbery, Ton Dien Anh lived as an outlaw for more than 20 years, was finally captured by the liberation army, and died in a war crime prison in 1947. Son of Ton Dien Anh The only son of Ton Dien Anh, Ton Thien Nghia, took a completely different path from his father. He is a talented person, having held the position of Principal of Xi’an Foreign Language School, Vice President of China Translators Association, Vice President of China Association for International Education Exchange… With his contributions and dedication, Ton Thien Nghia is considered as a person who is “industrious, devoted, rigorously academically researched”. Moreover, he also has a very special identity, that is the guardian of the Emperor’s mausoleum. Ton Thien Nghia holds the position of Chairman of the Tomb Conservation Budget, has made great contributions to the protection of cultural artifacts and the restoration of antiquities. The path of Ton Thien Nghia is completely opposite to his father’s theft and robbery in the past. Mr. Ton Thien Nghia.

Map of the Forbidden City with more than 9,000 rooms. Photo: Ton That Minh Khoi With the huge area of ​​the Forbidden City, there have been many debates about how many rooms this building has. In 1972, architectural experts conducted comprehensive statistics according to the standard of “four pillars and one room” (meaning that each space is equal to 4 columns as a room). Statistical results show that the Forbidden City has a total of 9,687 rooms. However, among all those rooms, there is one place where no one has lived for a long time, which is the Kunning Palace. Kunning Palace The royal family members living in the Forbidden City all have their own residences: The Emperor lives in the Can Thanh Palace, the Empress lives in the Kunning Palace, the Empress Dowager lives in the Tu Ninh Palace, and with the Supreme Emperor is the Ninh Tho Palace. Each place has its own meaning. If the Qianqing sign represents the positive, the Kunning sign represents the negative. Photo: Sohu The position of the empress is opposite to the emperor, the emperor is heaven, the empress is the earth, so the word “Kun” in “Kunning” is taken from the hexagram “Kun” in “Chu Yi”, meaning that a gentleman uses virtue. to support all things. The bow of Khon Ninh is understood as “Knowing of the land of security”, which means that this is a place where the land is safe and clear. Beginning in the Ming Dynasty, Kunning Palace was used as a royal palace for the empress. Red is the main color of Kunning to represent love and fertility. The emperors will stay with their queens in this palace right after the wedding day in the hope that they can soon have a son. Empresses after being ordained will live at the Kunning Palace until their death. If the queen moves out of the palace, it is usually due to two reasons, one is that the emperor has died, the queen has moved to the empress dowager’s palace, or the worse case is when the queen is deposed. With such a good place to live, why did the Kunning Palace later become a gloomy, uninhabited place? “Death land” queen Contrary to the name, which means peace, Khon Ninh Palace is considered a turbulent place. During the Ming Dynasty, Empress Chu – the empress of Minh Tu Tong Chong Trinh De hanged himself here. In the Qing Dynasty, King Khang Hi had a total of 4 concubines, but two of his empresses died inside the Kunning Palace, which made Khang Hi extremely miserable and never married again. After these haunting events, the Kunning Palace was left empty for more than 30 years because it was considered a curse. The decoration inside the Kunning Palace is only for the emperor’s wedding day, the rest of the year is used as a place of worship. Photo: Sohu According to the analysis of experts, the main reason why Kunning Palace is uninhabited is because of the policy of building Di Hoa Vien by the Qing royal family. Many concubines were moved to Di Hoa Vien, so the existence of the harem is very dim, the old Kunning palace is also increasingly empty. Although always vacant, according to royal etiquette, this Kunning Palace is still the place where the emperor and empress get married, they will live there for 3 days before moving to another palace. Later, the Kunning Palace was used mainly as a place of sacrifice to the gods of the Manchu people. Although not frequented by people, this place is still decorated with splendid architecture and interiors according to royal standards. However, the fact that it was only used as a place of incense for a long time without people living made the Kunning Palace become murky and scary. The dark space and many dark legends will make visitors to the Forbidden City feel extremely scared when entering this palace.