“Celebrating the 600th Anniversary of the Forbidden City”
a talk & dinner with Matthew Hu, founder of The Courtyard Institute
WHAT: “Celebrating the 600th Anniversary of the Forbidden City”, a talk & dinner with Matthew Hu, founder of The Courtyard Institute
WHEN: February 3, 2020, Wednesday 6-9:30PM
WHERE: The Courtyard Institute & Black Sesame Kitchen, #28 Zhonglao Hutong, Dongcheng district, Beijing
MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: In an in-person talk and slideshow, architectural and history expert Matthew Hu will reveal how one of the world’s best-preserved wooden palaces was built and how palace intrigues unfolded from the 1420 arrival of the Ming Dynasty until the departure of the last Qing emperor Pu Yi. In its dramatic 600-year history, the Forbidden City was palace and home to 24 emperors. Each was seen to be the Son of Heaven (天子), a perception embedded in the iconic structure’s design.