Jianting Pavilion

What travelers say:

The arrow pavilion is located outside the Jingyun Gate in the east of the Forbidden City, on an open flat ground in the south of Fengxian Hall. It was built in Qing Dynasty in the eight years of Qing Dynasty (1730). It is a place where the emperor and his descendants practice horse riding and archery. The arrow pavilion is called the "pavilion" and is essentially a separate hall. Its surface is 5, into the depth of 3, Huang glazed tiles on the top of the mountain, four sides of the corridor. The 20 Zhulace columns in the hall directly support the beam frame, reducing the level of the arch stacking, which is relatively rare in the palace architecture. The gables on the east and west sides of the arrow pavilion are grinding tiles against the seams, and the windows are not opened; The north and south opens a flower door, and the south 5 north 3 have 8 doors. The temple is set in the middle of the throne, and there is a reclining seat on the east of the throne. It is engraved in Qianlong 17 years (1752), and its content is to ask the nobles of the Manqing Dynasty "clothes language, to observe the old system", "playing skills and practicing riding and shooting from time to time", and admonishing their children to "stay the law forever." The arrow pavilion is spacious and open in front of it. It is necessary to test the martial arts and martial arts skills in the hall. At that time, you need to test horse steps, arches, and knife stones. In the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808), Qing Renzongxuan also erected a stone monument on the west side of the hall, and once again warned the children that it is not effective in Han customs. The purpose of the archery pavilion was to prevent the annihilation of the Manchu people from assimilation of the Han people, where both Qianlong and Jiaqing emperors had archery and martial arts. Whenever the emperor and his descendants are here to run horse and archery, arrow targets are set in front of the pavilion, and the samurai on both sides are lined up to wave flags and cheer, and the scene is spectacular.