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A Comparison Between the Orient and the WestA Comparison Between the Orient and the West
From architectures of the Forbidden City and Washington,D.C.
From architectures of the Forbidden City and Washington,D.C.
Forbidden City Forbidden City
• Beijing, China
• Built from 1406 to 1420
• 980 surviving buildings
• World's largest surviving palace complex• World Heritage Site 1987, UNSCO
• Now the China Palace Museum
• Beijing, China
• Built from 1406 to 1420
• 980 surviving buildings
• World's largest surviving palace complex• World Heritage Site 1987, UNSCO
• Now the China Palace Museum
AppendixTaipei National Palace MuseumAppendixTaipei National Palace Museum
• So-called Taipei Forbidden City
• One of the largest collection of China artifacts and artworks
• Built after the Chinese Civil War (1927-1940)
• So-called Taipei Forbidden City
• One of the largest collection of China artifacts and artworks
• Built after the Chinese Civil War (1927-1940)
Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
• Founded on July 16, 1790
• Named after G. Washington
• Planner: Pierre Charles L’Enfant Andrew Ellicott …
ShapeTraditional Household in ChinaShapeTraditional Household in China
• The Courtyard House ( Si He Yuan) --- Origin of the Forbidden City
• The Courtyard House ( Si He Yuan) --- Origin of the Forbidden City
• Square• Cardinal Direction• Meridian
ShapeThe Forbidden CityShapeThe Forbidden City • Square shaped
• Wall• Meridian
twenty-six feet high wall
ShapeWashington, D.C.ShapeWashington, D.C.
• Diamond Shape• Compass Skeleton• Relationship with the land
LocationUnbearable Living ConditionLocationUnbearable Living Condition
Beijing SandstormsBeijing Sandstorms
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& lack of water“the Beijing apocalypse”
LocationUnbearable Living ConditionLocationUnbearable Living Condition
Low-lying area, fog concentrate
• Old Naval Observatory• U.S. Department of State• George Washington Univ. …
LocationLuck: Feng Shui Benefit LocationLuck: Feng Shui Benefit
Route of Dragon:Kun Lun Mountain Range
Kun Lun, 1864- mile long, 19685- feet high
LocationLuck: Feng Shui BenefitLocationLuck: Feng Shui Benefit
NW of Beijing
LocationLuck: resemblance to the RomeLocationLuck: resemblance to the Rome
• Jenkins Hill --- Capitol Hill• Goose Creek --- Tiber Outlet
• Capitoline Hill --- Capitol• Palatine Hill --- Palace (the White House)• Forum --- National Mall
LocationPolitics: Control over the NorthLocationPolitics: Control over the North
Greater control over the North
LocationPoliticsLocationPolitics Centrality: from St Croix to St Marys
LocationPoliticsLocationPolitics
Access to the West
The Use of AstrologyForbidden CityThe Use of AstrologyForbidden City
Chinese Name:
Zi (the North Star)
Jin (forbidden)
Cheng (city)
The Use of Astrologythe Federal Triangle The Use of Astrologythe Federal Triangle
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Federal Triangle,L’Enfant’s Plan
Triangle in Sky
MeridianIn the Forbidden CityMeridianIn the Forbidden City
Meridian in Forbidden City
MeridianIn Washington, D.C.MeridianIn Washington, D.C.
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Second Meridian