Editing Chinese culture (section)

=== Chinese palace ===
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The Chinese palace is an imperial complex where the royal court and the civil government resided. Its structures are considerable and elaborate. The Chinese character ''gong'' (宮; meaning "palace") represents two connected rooms (呂) under a roof (宀). Originally the character applied to any residence or mansion, but it was used in reference to solely the imperial residence since the [[Qin dynasty]] (3rd century BC). A Chinese palace is composed of many buildings. It has large areas surrounded by walls and moats. It contains large halls (殿) for ceremonies and official business, as well as smaller buildings, [[Chinese temple|temples]], towers, residences, galleries, courtyards, [[Chinese garden|gardens]], and outbuildings. Apart from the main imperial palace, [[Chinese dynasties]] also had several other imperial palaces in the capital city where the empress, crown prince, or other members of the imperial family dwelled. There also existed palaces outside of the capital city called "away palaces" (離宮/离宫) where the emperors resided when traveling. Empress dowager [[Empress Dowager Cixi|Cixi]] (慈禧太后) built the [[Summer Palace]] or Yiheyuan (頤和園/颐和园 – "The Garden of Nurtured Harmony") near the [[Old Summer Palace]], but on a much smaller scale than the Old Summer Palace.{{efn|There are currently some projects in China to rebuild the Imperial Gardens, but this appears as a colossal undertaking, and no rebuilding has started.}}