Union Hall Forbidden City (Gugong)

Union Hall, Forbidden City (Gugong), China

The Hall of Union (Jiaotai dian), located in the Forbidden City's Inner Court, is a small, square building bridging the Emperor's Palace of Heavenly Purity and the Empress's Palace of Earthly Tranquility. It symbolized the harmonious union of yin and yang, the emperor and empress, and was used to store the 25 imperial jade seals. Read a guide to The Forbidden City - Beijing's premier attraction.

Union Hall, Beijing, China.
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