Preface
Brief Introduction to the Palace Museum
Part One Arehiteeture and Historie Relies
1.Orientation and Arrangement
��1�� Forbidden City Orientation
��2�� ArrangemerU of the Palaces and Halls
2.Imperial City Walls and Moat
��1�� Moat
��2�� Palace Walls
��3�� Corner Towers
��4�� Palace Gates
3.Outer Court
��1�� The Central Route
��2�� Fast and Wesc Wings
4.Inner Court
��1�� The Central Route
��2�� The Inner East Route
��3�� The Inner West Route
��4�� The Outer East Route�� Palace Conzplex of Tranquil Longevity
��5�� 7be Outer West Route
Part Two Collections and Eaehilitions of the Palace Museum
1.Imperial Historic Cultural Artifacts
��1�� Artifacts of Imperial Seals and Court Decrees
��2�� Donzestic Artifacts
��3�� Religious Artifacts
2.Ancient Art Treasures
��1�� Calligrapby��Paintings and Rubbings
��2�� Ceramics
��3�� Bronzes
��4�� Jades
��5�� Cloisonne
��6�� Bamboo�� Wood��Bone and Ivory
��7�� Otber Handicrafts
3.Collected Books and Archives of the Qing Dynasty
��1�� Ancient Books of Earlier Dynasties
��2��Imperial Manuscripts of the Qing Dynasty
��3�� Imperial Printed Books of the Qing Dynasty
��4�� Local Gazetteers�� Arcbives and Otber Documents
Postseript