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The main color of the Forbidden City in Ming Dynasty
The Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty was scarlet and yellow.

The use of Zhu color, first of all, is because their surname is Zhu, and secondly, because Zhu color in past dynasties is more magnificent, giving people a sense of majesty.

The yellow homonym "Emperor". Usually the emperor's robes are yellow, and bright yellow is a symbol of power and status.

This is the main color.

Other palaces are mainly scarlet, supplemented by blue and green.

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Zhu Yuanzhang first built the Forbidden City in Nanjing, which was sponsored by Shen Wansan. The walls are made of glutinous rice stone and marble and are gray.

Judy later moved to Beijing and built the Forbidden City. At first it was blue-gray, and later it was changed to vermilion.

"Ming Hui Dian" contains: Jiajing, with Wenhua Dian as the upper position, facing Yu Bie Dian, changed to yellow tile.

It can be seen that cinnabar was already used at that time, and yellow tiles were used everywhere the emperor wanted to go.