- In Beijing lies the Forbidden City, a vast, ancient site with a ghostly past. Spanning 980 buildings, it covers dark secrets from China’s history.
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- Designed to function as the center of the ancient walled city of Beijing, the Forbidden City was cocooned by a larger Imperial City.
- Thus protected by two rows of ramparts, that of the city and that of the palace, the forbidden city was built on a strategic location.
- Later, in the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), the Yongle Emperor – Zhu Di – built the Forbidden City on the site of the Yuan Dynasty's capital city.
- Welcome to The Forbidden City web site. The Forbidden City in Beijing was the Chinese imperial palace during the mid-Ming and the Qing Dynasties.
- The Forbidden City as depicted in a Ming dynasty painting. A depiction of the Forbidden City from the German magazine Die Gartenlaube (1853).
- All Inclusive Private City Tour to Temple of Heaven, Tian'anmen Square Forbidden City and Summer Palace.
- But when on a tour in Beijing, I learned all about its fascinating history. Chinese history was never my forte so a visit to the Forbidden City was a complete surprise.
