The Forbidden City - The Secrets of China's Imperial Palace
Wednesday 03 June 2015
A Storrington Decorative & Fine Arts Society lecture by Anne Haworth.
The 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 and now houses the Palace Museum.
The complex began in 1406 and consists of 980 buildings, covering 7,800,000 sq ft. Construction lasted 15 years, and required more than a million workers. This lecture looks at the lives and rituals of the Imperial Family from the first Ming Emperors to China's last Emperor in Beijing's former Imperial Palace.
2.30pm at West Chiltington Village Hall RH20 2PZ. Coffee at 1.45pm.
Non-members welcome to attend any two lectures per year at a cost of £5.00 per lecture by prior arrangement with the Membership Secretary (01798 813693). Click here to view the society`s lecture programme and click here and scroll down to see the other events that are on this month.
Picture: North West Tower of the Forbidden City
