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Defending the Emperor and the Imperial City

Forbidden City The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palacefrom the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.Chinese palaceMing DynastyQing Dynasty Located in Beijing

980 Buildings and 8,700 rooms Built by the Ming emperor Zhu Di (Yongle Emperor) in the 1400s –Took 15 years to build

Many things in the Forbidden City are yellow because yellow was the color of the emperor

How the Ming Dynasty Showed the Significance of a Building This is from the tomb of the Hongwu Emperor. The Forbidden city has 10 figures on its lintels.

Questions on the Forbidden City What was the purpose of the Hall of Supreme Harmony? How many emperor’s lived in the Forbidden City? How are male and female guardian lions differentiated? What do the five bridges crossing the Golden Water Symbolize? What numbers were used to design the Forbidden City? What would happen in the Hall of Middle Harmony? What would the emperor review at the Meridian Gate?

Protecting the Imperial City

The Walls of Nanjing What do you see on the brick?

Why Would the Emperor Demand the Bricks be Stamped?

Walls of Xi’an – Longest City Wall in the World

Protecting the Emperor’s Soul

The Sacred Way

Sun Tzu Chinese philosopher and military strategist Wrote the famous book “The Art of War” –Explains how to win battles

Quotes from the Art of War For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley. A leader leads by example not by force