Imperial Archives

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  • Address
    136 Nanchizi Dajie, Huangshi Cheng
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  • Transport
    train: Tiananmen Dong
  • 09:00 - 19:00

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The old Imperial Archive is the former repository for the imperial records, decrees, the 'Jade Book' (the imperial genealogical record) and huge encyclopaedic works, including the Yongle Dadian and the Daqing Huidian . You can peer through the closed door and make out the chests in which the archives were stored. With strong echoes of the splendid imperial palace, the courtyard contains well-preserved halls and the Wan Fung Art Gallery.