Palace of Prolonging Happiness | |
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延禧宫 | |
Former names | Palace of Longevity |
Alternative names | Yanxi Palace |
General information | |
Type | Palace |
Town or city | Forbidden City, Beijing |
Coordinates | 39°55′08″N 116°23′33″E / 39.918870°N 116.392410°E |
Completed | 1420 |
The Palace of Prolonging Happiness (Chinese: 延禧宫; pinyin: Yánxǐgōng), also known as Yanxi Palace, is one of the Six Eastern Palaces in the inner court of the Forbidden City. It is situated behind the Hall for Ancestral Worship (奉先殿; Fèngxiāndiàn).[1]