American troops occupied the Forbidden City. 1900 happened? Gengzi national disaster? Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu fled the capital, symbolizing the supreme imperial power, and immediately lost their owners. On August 28th of that year, Eight-Nation Alliance held a ceremony to enter the city here, which was occupied by both Japanese and American troops. This is the first time that the Forbidden City has been humiliated by foreign powers. 1860, the British and French allied forces also occupied the capital, but did not enter the palace.
Hall of mental cultivation entrance where Empress Dowager Cixi works. The photos selected in this paper are from the book From Amur to Beijing and then to the Forbidden City by Burton Holmes, an American. 190 1 year, Burton visited the Forbidden City, saw the living quarters of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu, and took these photos. With the help of his works, we can restore the landscape of the Forbidden City under Japanese and American occupation.
Empress Dowager Cixi's seat in hall of mental cultivation. When Burton took photos in the Forbidden City, Empress Dowager Cixi was hiding in xi 'an, and the mess in Beijing was handed over to Li Hongzhang, governor of Zhili, and Yi Kuang, prince of Qing Dynasty.
Emperor Guangxu's dragon bed. The emperor's most intimate living space was exposed to the great powers, which really swept away the majesty of the emperor.
The front of the Hall of Supreme Harmony is covered with weeds. The Hall of Supreme Harmony is what people call the Golden Throne Hall, which is the largest and highest hall in the Forbidden City. The length-width ratio of the palace is carefully designed to be nine to five, which represents the ninth five-year plan of the emperor and has supreme power and status. Important ceremonies such as the enthronement, wedding, knighthood, command and expedition of emperors in Ming and Qing dynasties were held here.
The overgrown Taihe Gate Square. After Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu fled, there were only a few eunuchs left in the Forbidden City, and the daily cleaning and maintenance could not be carried out normally, so what we saw was a scene of overgrown weeds. This is consistent with the stormy and embattled environment faced by the Qing court.