Gate of Blending Harmony

Coordinates: 39°54′52″N 116°23′55″E / 39.914527°N 116.398516°E

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Gate of Blending Harmony
协和门
Looking from the eastern side to the Gate of Blending Harmony

Former names	Gate of Left Obedience
Alternative names	Gate of Xiehe, Xiehemen
General information
Type	Gate
Town or city	Forbidden City
Coordinates	39°54′52″N 116°23′55″E / 39.914527°N 116.398516°E / 39.914527; 116.398516

The Gate of Blending Harmony (Chinese: 协和门), or the Gate of Xiehe, Xiehemen, is a gate sits on the central road of the outer court of the Forbidden City, outside of the Gate of Supreme Harmony. On the eastern and opposite of the road to the Gate of Glorious Harmony. It was first built in the 18th year of Yongle and named the Gate of Left Obedience. The current one is re-built in the early years of Shunzhi and named so.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "协和门 - 故宫博物院". www.dpm.org.cn. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
^ "Gate of Blending Harmony". Forbidden City. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

External links

Media related to Gate of Blending Harmony (Forbidden City) at Wikimedia Commons

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Forbidden City · History of the Forbidden City

Outer

Central Rd	Meridian Gate Gate of Glorious Harmony Gate of Blending Harmony Gate of Supreme Harmony Gate of Manifest Virtue Gate of Correct Conduct Hall of Supreme Harmony Hall of Central Harmony Hall of Preserving Harmony Belvedere of Embodying Benevolence Belvedere of Spreading Righteousness
East Rd	Hall of Literary Brilliance Belvedere of Literary Profundity

Inner

Central Rd	Gate of Heavenly Purity Palace of Heavenly Purity Hall of Union Palace of Earthly Tranquility Gate of Earthly Tranquility Gate of Thriving Imperial Clan Gate of Divine Prowess
West Rd	Hall of Mental Cultivation Palace of Eternal Longevity Hall of the Supreme Principle Palace of Eternal Spring Palace of Earthly Honour Palace of Universal Happiness Palace of Gathering Elegance
East Rd	Palace of Prolonging Happiness
Far East Rd	Palace of Tranquil Longevity

Architect

Kuai Xiang

Branches

Mainland China
- Beijing
  - Palace Museum
- Kulangsu
  - Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artifacts from the Palace Museum Collection
- Shenyang
  - Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum
- Nanjing
  - Nanjing Museum
Hong Kong
- West Kowloon
  - Hong Kong Palace Museum
Taiwan
- Taipei
  - National Palace Museum
- Chiayi
  - Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum

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