Built in the late period of the Golden Destiny (1625) and completed in the first year of Chongde in Qing Dynasty (1636), it covers an area of more than 60,000 square meters, with more than 90 buildings and more than 300 rooms, with distinctive Manchu characteristics. Among the existing palace buildings in China, its historical value and artistic value are second only to the Forbidden City. Its architectural layout can be divided into east, west and east roads.
The building in the middle road is mainly Chongzheng Hall, starting from Daqingmen in the south and reaching Qingning Palace in the north. Chongzheng Hall, also known as the main hall, is the place where Emperor Taizong of the Qing Dynasty handled military and political affairs and received foreign envoys and representatives of frontier ethnic minorities. The hall is a five-corridor hard mountain style, with corridors in front and back, stone railings around it, and water spitting and beheading under the watchcolumn.
The roof is covered with yellow glazed tiles and edged with green. There is a big screen and throne in the temple, with a golden dragon fan on it, and fuming stoves, incense booths and candlesticks on both sides. There is a big platform in front of the temple, a sundial in the east and Jialiangge in the west. There is a yard behind Chongzheng Temple. From Yimen on the left and right, there are Shishanzhai and Rihua Building in the east and Xiezhongzhai and Qixia Building in the west. Are hard shingle roofs. To the north is a four-meter-high blue brick platform with a brick ladder for going up and down.
South of Gao Tai is Phoenix Building, formerly known as Xiangfeng Building, which was the imperial study of Huang Taiji and the building of Shenyang at that time. "Phoenix Tower and Dawn" is known as one of the eight scenic spots in Shenyang.
To the north is the Qingning Palace, which is the bedroom of Huang Taiji and Queen Bolzigit. There are east and west palaces on both sides of Qingning Palace. There are Guanluo Palace and Yongfu Palace in the east, Linzhi Palace and Yanqing Palace in the west. Yongfu Palace is the biological mother of Fu Lin, the emperor shunzhi, and also the bedroom of the talented woman Zhuangfei. Linzhi Palace and Yongfu Palace changed their plaques and names during the Qianlong period.
There is a group of buildings on both sides of Chongzhen Hall and Gao Tai. The buildings on the east side mainly include: Yihe Hall, Jiezhi Palace and Jingdian Pavilion; The buildings on the west side mainly include: Diguang Hall, Baoji Palace, Jisizhai and Chongmo Pavilion.
The main building of East Road is Dazheng Hall, with "Ten Kings Pavilion" on both sides. The main hall, formerly known as the Dugong Hall, has an octagonal structure with two eaves and a porch on all sides, all of which are separated by "axe eyes". Below is the Sumeru base about 1.5 meters high, surrounded by finely carved lotus net bottle stone railings. The top of the main hall is covered with yellow glazed tiles, with green edges and a fire bead roof in the middle. There are exquisite arches, algae wells and ceilings in the hall. Liang Wenting in front of the main hall is the main building of West Road, and the auxiliary buildings are Yangxizhai and Jiayin Hall.
Wenshui Pavilion, built at 1782, is one of the seven pavilions specially built in China for storing Sikuquanshu. It has the width of six rooms, with three floors, two double eaves, the appearance of hard mountains, and corridors in front and back. The pavilion is covered with black glazed tiles and decorated with green. There is a tablet pavilion in the east of the pavilion, which contains the tablet of Biography of Wensui Pavilion written by Gan Long, which records the construction of Wensui Pavilion and the collection of Siku Quanshu.
Shenyang Forbidden City attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists with its unique architectural style and rich collections. Shenyang Forbidden City was included in the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units on 196 1.