In the reign of Jia Jing in the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese emperor Jia Jing built religious buildings, which were the Hall of Imperial Peace for Taoist practices and the Hall for Worshipping Ancestors in the Forbidden City.  Similarly, the Chinese emperor Qian Long in the Ching Dynasty built the Pavilion of the Rain of Flowers for the Lamaism practices and renovated the Hall for Worshipping Ancestors.  However, they treated the reading rooms, libraries, and theaters differently in the Forbidden City.  The Chinese emperor Jia Jing in the Ming Dynasty only changed the study room of the crowned prince to his study room.  On the other hand, the Chinese emperor Qian Long in the Ching Dynasty renovated some of these libraries and ordered scholars to compile these books in these buildings.  In addition, the Chinese emperor Jia Jing did not build any theater in the Forbidden City while the Chinese emperor Qian Long built theaters in the Forbidden City.

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