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Landscape of the Summer Palace in Beijing

Beijing Tiananmen Gate at the Forbidden City in Beijing, China

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

Summer landscape of Temple of Heaven park in China

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

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.

The Forbidden City in China China's building of Beijing the imperial palace

A breathtaking aerial view of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China, bathed in the warm hues of the setting sun.

Forbidden City in Beijing ,China. Forbidden City is a palace complex and famous destination in central Beijing, China.

Shenyang, Liaoning, China- March 3, 2012: Zhaoling Tomb, also called North Tomb due to its location in the north of Shenyang, is the tomb of Hongtaiji (the Second Emperor in Qing Dynasty) and his wife. As one of tourist attractions and historic sites in Shenyang, Zhaoling Tomb is the essence of China's ancient architectures, and also the representative of cultural communication between Manchus and Han nationalities.

China Beijing Tiananmen gate entrance to Forbidden city

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

The Forbidden City Sunset in Beijing, China

The Yanchi Tower, or Wild Goose Winged Tower, is a building next to the main gate of the Forbidden City, the Meridian Gate. There are 2 of them, situated to the east and west side of the main gate separately.

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 - 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.

Tian 'anmen and Huabiao in Beijing, ChinaQianmen Gate on Tiananmen Square and the entrance to the Palace Museum in Beijing (Gugun).Inscription-Long live the People's Republic of China! Long live the solidarity of the peoples of the world! Tiananmen square in Beijing, China

Seoul Gwanghwamun Gate, Gyeongbokgung Korea

Tiananmen Square, Beijing China - Gate of Heavenly Peace.

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

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