“皇城根儿”自然是指离皇城最近的地方。皇城在金、元、明、清时期主要是皇族、官衙的办公和居住地。明代以前的皇城是不允许百姓随便出入的;到了清代,皇城不仅可以随便出入,而且还不再限时;到了清末,开始允许百姓久居皇城,更有大批满族权贵为扩充地盘而迁出皇城移居至“皇城 “Imperial root children” naturally refers to the nearest place from Imperial City. The Imperial City in the gold, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties is mainly the royal family, government office and residence. Before the Ming Dynasty imperial city does not allow people to casually access; to the Qing Dynasty, Imperial City can not only discrepancy, but also no longer limited time; to the late Qing Dynasty, began to allow people living in the Imperial City, a large number of Manchu elite to expand the site to move Out of the imperial city emigrated to "imperial city