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The image shows an informational sign in front of the Minor Western Heaven (Xiaotian) in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, located at latitude 39.927 and longitude 116.381. The sign is brown with white lettering and is mounted on a red wooden post. The text on the sign is in both Chinese and English, describing the history and features of the structure. The sign is tilted at an angle and is partially obscured by a tree branch in the background. The structure is a two-year construction project built in 1768-1770 to honor the emperor’s mother’s birthday and to pray for happiness and longevity. The core structure is a 13.5-meter wooden beam, the largest palatial hall in the style of a square pavilion in China. The hall has elaborately carved casaments on the interior walls, and a golden overhead plaque with Emperor Qianlong's calligraphy that is surrounded by water, accessible by bridges. The hall is surrounded by water, overhead by a shining octagonal caisson ceiling with intricate dragon motif cartouches. Each corner is a small square pavilion, and the south side is a crescent river spanned by a stone bridge with carved railings. Inside the hall is a clay sculpture of Mount Putuo with 226 statues, thus also known as "Arhat Mountain" and "The Islet".
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