The Hall of Preserving Harmony (;

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

: ''enteheme hūwaliyambure deyen'') is one of the three halls of the Outer Court of the

Forbidden City The Forbidden City () is a Chinese palace, palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples includ ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

, China, along with the

Hall of Supreme Harmony The Hall of Supreme Harmony (; Manchu: ; Möllendorff: ''amba hūwaliyambure deyen'') is the largest hall within the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. It is located at its central axis, behind the Gate of Supreme Harmony. Built above three leve ...

and

Hall of Central Harmony The Hall of Central Harmony (; Manchu: ''dulimba-i hūwaliyambure deyen'') is one of the three halls of the Outer Court of the Forbidden City, in Beijing, China, along with the Hall of Supreme Harmony and Hall of Preserving Harmony The Hall o ...

. Rectangular in plan, the Hall of Preserving Harmony is similar to, but smaller in scale than, the

. It was used for rehearsing ceremonies, and was also the site of the final stage of the

Imperial examination The imperial examination (; lit. "subject recommendation") refers to a civil-service examination system in Imperial China, administered for the purpose of selecting candidates for the state bureaucracy. The concept of choosing bureaucrats by ...

. Both of these halls also feature imperial thrones, though to a slightly smaller scale than that in the

.p 70, Yu (1984)

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