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The eaves of the imperial building of the Palace Museum in Beijing, China

Beijing Tiananmen Gate at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

The Forbidden City, Beijing, China. The entrance to the Forbidden City with a sign saying 'Meridian Gate'. View from outside the Forbidden City.

Beijing, China- November 7, 2020: The Tiananmen Square is the geographic center of Beijing and the heart of China. Here is the Tiananmen Gatetower.

Beijing, China - Mar 16, 2018: View of people visiting the Forbidden City in Beijing. It is a palace complex in Beijing and a popular tourist attraction.

Outside of Forbidden city during and a bit after sunrise. Mostly Forbidden city is surrounded by moat and each corner is ancient watch tower.

Forbidden City The Palace Museum in Beijing, China

Beijing,China - March 29 ,2011 : View of Forbidden city look from Jinshan Park in Beijing,China.The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Beijing, China - December 16, 2019. A wide-angle view of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, showing ongoing restoration work on the central walkway leading up to the iconic gate. The setup includes protective coverings and equipment, with the portrait of Mao Zedong overlooking the scene. Patriotic banners flank the entrance, emphasizing the importance of this historic and politically significant location.

Deoksugung Palace is the palace of the Joseon Dynasty.

Beijing, China. October 28th, 2023. Visitors walking inside the Forbidden City’s squares and buildings.

Beijing,China - JANUARY 16, 2019: The Forbidden palace at the Beijing City, China. It's the greatest palace in China. The famous ancient Forbidden City,the Palace is the royal palace of China's Ming and Qing dynasties.

his palace complex close to the West Heavenly Gate was used by the emperor for three days prior to conducting the winter solstice ceremony at the Round Altar. Purification was achieved by abstaining from meat, alcohol and sex.

Huangji hall in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China

Palace Museum, Forbidden City, Beijing, China

Autumn view of the Palace Museum in Beijing

The Forbidden City Sunset in Beijing, China

Beijing, China - December 5, 2013: Huangji Hall in Forbidden City, the grade is second only to Taihe Hall.

$he Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and artifacts were built upon the imperial collections of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987.\nThe complex consists of 980 buildings, encompassing 8,886 rooms and covering 720,000 square metres (72 hectares)/178 acres. The palace exemplifies the opulence of the residences of the Chinese emperor and the traditional Chinese palatial architecture and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere.$

Beijing, China - Jan 9 2020: Wumen (Meridian Gate) of the Forbidden City located in the north and it is the next gate after the Duanmen Gate

Enterance gate of Beiling Park, Shenyang, China. The park is based on the Zhaoling, the tomb of Hong Taiji (1592-1643), second emperor of Qing Dynasty. UNESCO world heritage.

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