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BEIJING - MARCH 11 2009: Chinese soldier guards inside the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Military service in China is compulsory for all men who attain the age of 18.

soul tower of East Cemetery in Malanyu county, Zunhua, Hebei Province, China

Beijing, China - October 5, 2020: Chinese classical architectural landscape in the temple of heaven, Beijing

Beijing, China - November 9, 2017: Soldiers in the Chinese Armed Forces stand by pro Chinese Communist Party sign at Tiananmen Square.

Beijing, China - April 27, 2010: People and traffic in front of dominantly red and orange main entrance to Forbidden City under light blue sky. Mao photo and red flags.

The Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987

Buildings and tourists inside the Palace Museum during Chinese New Year, Beijing, China

Crowd of tourists sightseeing the Dazheng Hall, an octagonal heavy-duty building at Mukden Palace, or Shenyang Imperial Palace, the former palace of the Later Jin dynasty and the early Qing dynasty. It was built in 1625, and the first three Qing emperors lived there from 1625 to 1644. It lies in the center of Shenyang, Liaoning.

White marble railing in the park, Beijing

Beijing, China - October 27, 2015: A lonly visitor near The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City in Beijing China. Hall of Supreme Harmony is the largest hall within the Forbidden City

The Tiananmen, Gate of Heavenly Peace, entrance to the Palace Museum (Forbidden City) in Beijing, China on 19 April 2024

Unrecognizable group of Chinese soldiers standing in line and seen from behind. Wearing uniforms including caps. The soldiers belong to the Chinese armed forces.

Panorama of the Forbidden City after snow,Beijing,China, there are white snow on the roof and on the ground.

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty. It is located in the center of Beijing, China and served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.

Beijing, China - Jan 9 2020: Unidentified Chinese military officer march through the Meridian Gate at the Forbidden City

$The Temple of the Earth (traditional Chinese: 地壇; simplified Chinese: 地坛; pinyin: Dìtán) in Beijing, China, is located in the northern part of central Beijing, around the Andingmen area and just outside Beijing's second ring road. It is also located just a few hundred yards north of Yonghe Temple. At 42.7 hectares, it is the second largest of the four Temples of Beijing behind only the Temple of Heaven.\nIt was built in 1530 during the Ming dynasty. Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties would attend the annual summer solstice ritual of offerings to the heaven.$

Beijing, China - May 14th 2016 - Security Guards in Beijing Tiananmen Square in Rainy Time

Snow day overlooking the panorama of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Beijing, China - Mar 1, 2018. A Chinese guard standing at Tiananmen Gate of Beijing, China.

Raining in Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China

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