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The Hall of Preserved Elegance is one of the six Eastern Palaces. The Pavilion of Cheerful Melodies is a three-story building and the largest of its kind in the Forbidden City.

The Garden of the Palace of Peaceful Longevity is located in the Western rear corner of the Palace of Peaceful Longevity.

The six Western palaces are symmetrical to the six Eastern palaces.

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