The Historical Information of the Decorative Polychrome Painting in the Hall of Mental Cultivation Complex, Forbidden City

Abstract This paper analyses the decorative polychrome painting of architectural members (caihua) that has survived in the Hall of Mental Cultivation (Yangxindian) in the Forbidden City, Beijing. Beginning with the Yongzheng emperor, the Hall of Mental Cultivation was the residence and centre of dai...

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Main Authors: Hong Yang, Jiawei Xie, Lifang Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-03-01
Series:Built Heritage
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/BF03545700