Palace of Heavenly Purity

The Palace of Heavenly Purity, or Qianqing Palace (Chinese: 乾清宫; pinyin: qiánqīng gōng; Manchu:ᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨᠴᡳᠩᡤᡠᠩ; Möllendorff: kiyan cing gung) is a palace in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is the largest of the three halls of the Inner Court (the other two being the Hall of Union and the Palace of Earthly Tranquility), located at the northern end of the Forbidden City. During the Qing dynasty, the palace often served as the Emperor's audience hall, where he held council with the Grand Council.

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Palace of Heavenly Purity ranks #1,132 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #28 of the 115 mapped in China. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 6,420 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 16 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Beijing, 2 km away. See how China compares in the castle statistics.

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