"My sacred and indulgent father had, in the year that he began to rule alone, silently settled that the divine utensil (the throne) should devolve on my contemptible person. The Daoguang Emperor is said to have referred to his throne as "the divine utensil." Metonymically, "the Dragon Throne" can also refer to the Chinese sovereign and to the Chinese monarchy itself. The term can refer to very specific seating, as in the special seating in various structures in the Forbidden City of Beijing or in the palaces of the Old Summer Palace. As the dragon was the emblem of divine imperial power, the throne of the Emperor was known as the Dragon Throne. The Dragon Throne ( simplified Chinese: 龙椅 traditional Chinese: 龍椅 pinyin: lóng yǐ) was the throne of the Emperor of China. The series of gates and passages a visitor had to pass through before reaching the emperor was intended to inspire awe. Throne of the Chinese emperor In Chinese history, the Dragon Throne of the Emperor of China (pictured here in the Palace of Heavenly Purity) was erected at the center of the Forbidden City, which was itself regarded as the centre of the world.
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