摘要
ZHU Jianshen(1447-1487),a Ming Dynasty sovereign of the Forbidden City from 1465 to 1487,was more of a romantic artist than an emperor, and he was fascinated by the lives of those beyond the imperial walls. During the Lantern Festival of 1485,he ordered a duplication of folk celebrations in the palace.In no time,a spacious courtyard was converted into a lantern fair;archways made of branches were erected and hung with row
ZHU Jianshen（1447-1487）,a Ming Dynasty sovereign of the Forbidden City from 1465 to 1487,was more of a romantic artist than an emperor, and he was fascinated by the lives of those beyond the imperial walls. During the Lantern Festival of 1485,he ordered a duplication of folk celebrations in the palace.In no time,a spacious courtyard was converted into a lantern fair;
