The National Government wanted to demolish the Forbidden City, and a telegram from him changed the fate of the Forbidden City

The first Time I saw the film, I thought it would be a great success.

The Forbidden City was nearly demolished in the early days of the Republic. (Photo/reproduced from Pixabay)

The first time I saw the movie, I was able to see it. He became the leading figure in the Northern Warlords and reached the peak of prestige and power in his Life.

The first time, the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was the only one to oppose the demolition of the Forbidden City, and the Beiyang government had to cancel the reconstruction plan for fear of its power. (Photo: taken from Wikipedia)

In 1912, the Senate and the House of Representatives of the National Government moved from Nanjing to the Forbidden City in Beijing, and the office was chosen at the site of the Xuanwu Gate Capital Institute, but because the place was too small to meet the needs of the members of the National Assembly, the National Government decided in 1923 to demolish the three major palaces of the Forbidden City, including the Taihe Hall, Zhonghe Hall and Baohe Hall, and transform them into modern office buildings. Qing Palace to supplement the building materials, and at that time even have invited the famous Swedish architect to design.

After Wu Pei Fu learned of this, he was very dissatisfied with the matter, and considered it a great damage to the historical and cultural monuments of the Chinese nation, so he sent a telegram to President Li Yuanhong, the State Premier and others, strongly opposing the demolition of the Three Great Halls, and the news was immediately followed by many patriots, and have put pressure on the Beiyang government, because the Beiyang government on the one hand, due to the pressure of public opinion, and on the other hand, fear of Wu Pei Fu’s power and prestige, so they canceled the plan to alter the three halls of the Forbidden City, no one dared to mention it again.