The sixth house of things. Do people who live in the East Palace have higher status than those who live in the West Palace? How is the East Sixth Palace sorted?

Nominally, the East Palace is higher than the West Palace, but in fact there will be differences. For example, Cixi is the West Palace, and her actual status is higher than that of the East Palace.

Dongliugong refers to Ren Jing Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Chenggan Palace, Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace and Yan Xi Palace? , there is no exact order.

The West Sixth Palace refers to Yikun Palace in Palace of Gathered Elegance, Yongshou Palace in Changchun Palace, Qixiang Palace and Xianfu Palace.

Extended data:

The center of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City is Gan Qing Palace, Jiaotai Palace and Kunning Palace, collectively referred to as the last three palaces, which are the main palaces where emperors and empresses live. Followed by the imperial garden. On both sides of the last three palaces, there are six palaces in the east and west, which are places where empresses live and rest.

The Eastern Sixth Palace refers to Ren Jing Palace, Chenggan Palace, Zhongcui Palace, Jingyang Palace, Yonghe Palace and Yan Xi Palace, while the Western Sixth Palace refers to Yongshou Palace, Yikun Palace, Palace of Gathered Elegance, Xianfu Palace, Changchun Palace and Qixiang Palace (Taiji Hall). The six eastern and western palaces (sometimes called the twelve eastern and western palaces) are also sandwiched between the three central palaces like two axes, thus corresponding to the so-called one court in ancient times.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-six palaces of east and west