Monday, May 5, 2008Beijing
Behind the Hall of Supreme Harmony there are two more ceremonial halls—the small, square Hall of Middle Harmony (foreground) and the larger Hall of Preserving Harmony. The former is the smallest of the three halls in the Outer Court, in sharp contrast to the preceding Hall of Supreme Harmony from where I just came, which is by far, the largest.
For a little hall, this one’s worn a lot of monikers: The Hall of Middle Harmony, The Hall of Balancing Harmony, The Hall of Complete Harmony, The Hall of Central Harmony, and The Hall of Medium Harmony. During the Ming Dynasty, this was where the Emperor received High Officials in private before proceeding to official grand ceremonies.
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